A conversation with Toni and Matthew Krabill — Part2
The second video in a two part series, Sharon Norton, co-director for Africa and Europe ministries for Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Toni and Matthew Krabill about their experience during this time of COVID-19 and social distancing. Toni and Matthew are based in Paris, France, at the Paris Mennonite Center. They help resource French-speaking churches throughout Europe […]
A conversation with Toni and Matthew Krabill — Part 1
The first video in a two part series, Sharon Norton, co-director for Africa and Europe ministries for Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Toni and Matthew Krabill about their experience during this time of COVID-19 and social distancing. Toni and Matthew are based in Paris, France, at the Paris Mennonite Center. They help resource French-speaking churches throughout […]
Holy in Mercy—Missional Meditations
Looking at the scriptures with an eye toward mission. Joe Sawatzky shares a Missional Meditation entitled, "Holy in mercy," based on the Revised Common Lectionary for September 13, 2020. As we extend God’s mercy, a watching world comes to believe. Matthew 18:21-35 Romans 14:1-12 Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 114 Thank you for watching!
A calling to mission in Europe
Alisha and Joshua Garber, with their son, Asher, have served for the past three years in Barcelona, Catalonia (a region where allegiance to Spain vies with voices calling for independence). Before that time, they served for four years in Lithuania. During their service, they’ve spent much time dispelling myths about their mission work in Europe. […]
Farewell and blessings to my successor
Leaving is always bittersweet. Even if it is a decision for good reasons, I find no consolation in stepping away from a job that I have loved and felt privileged to be engaged in for almost three decades. During those years, I had the honor of visiting with you in your office, at home, or […]
A conversation with Myrrl Byler
John F. Lapp, senior executive for International Partner Engagement at Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Myrrl Byler, executive director of Mennonite Partners in China, as part of The Hope Series. Mission Network partners with MPC. MPC has carried out a wide variety of academic exchange programs in China for nearly 40 years.
A conversation with Elena and Freddy Satalaya
Linda Shelly, director for Latin America ministries with Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Elena and Freddy Satalaya in Iquitos, Peru, where they serve with Iglesia Cristiana Menonita del Perú in children’s and youth ministries, including education. In the interview Freddy and Elena share the impact of Covid-19 on the city and especially the families involved in […]
Responding to a renewed peace commitment
When they launched the Brooklyn Peace Church and Center in New York City this past January, Jason and Vonetta Storbakken and Ruth Yoder Wenger did not know that two months later a pandemic and protests would threaten to stop them in their tracks. Rather than stopping them, however, the COVID-19 lockdown and protests over the […]
En respuesta a un compromiso renovado con la paz
Cuando en enero inauguraron la Iglesia y el Centro de Paz de Brooklyn en la ciudad de Nueva York, Jason y Vonetta Storbakken y Ruth Yoder Wenger no sabían que dos meses después una pandemia y múltiples protestas repentinamente amenazarían con inmovilizarlos. Sin embargo, en lugar de paralizarlos, la cuarentena por el COVID-19 y las […]
What is Service Adventure like?
Hear the 2019-2020 Jackson, Mississippi, unit share about daily life in the house of a Service Adventure unit. Read more reflections about Service Adventure in our story archive.
Videos from Ecuador workers highlight ministries
We are sharing two videos developed by workers in Ecuador, Delicia Bravo and Peter Wigginton, and Jane and Jerrell Ross Richer, who serve with Mennonite Mission Network through the Ecuador Partnership. We also encourage you to read an article that features Jaden Hostetter, a new worker in Ecuador. The two primary priorities of the partnership […]
A conversation with Kate Widmer
Sharon Norton, co-director for Africa and Europe ministries for Mennonite Mission Network, interviews Kate Widmer about her experience during this time of COVID-19 and social distancing. Kate serves alongside La Prairie Mennonite Church in Montbéliard, France, in their community outreach programs.