A conversation with Myrrl Byler — Part 2
In this second video, John F. Lapp, senior executive for International Partner Engagement at Mennonite Mission Network, continues his conversation with 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 […]
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.
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 […]
The newborn of God renews older congregation
Shortly after Christmas last year, Naun Cerrato, a participant in Mennonite Mission Network’s Sent Network church-planting training, was primed to launch Iglesia Menonita Piedra Viva (Life Stone Mennonite Church), a new Hispanic peace congregation in Elkhart, Indiana. But without rental finances, his fledging community feared there would be "no room at the inn" in which to be born. At about […]
El recién nacido de Dios renueva una congregación más antigua
Poco después de Navidad del año pasado, Naun Cerrato, un participante de la capacitación sobre plantación de iglesias de la Red Sent (Enviados) de la Red Menonita de Misión, estaba listo para el lanzamiento de la Iglesia Menonita Piedra Viva, una congregación de paz hispana nueva en Elkhart, Indiana. Pero sin seguridad financiera para alquilar […]
A conversation with José Oyanguren and Maria Alfonsina Finger
Alfonsina Finger and José Oyanguren and their family live in Castelli in the Argentine Chaco where they work with indigenous churches and communities. Their sending church is Iglesia Menonita Bragado in central Argentina, and two Ohio congregations, Sonnnenberg (Kidron) and Pike (Elida), partner through Mennonite Mission Network. This video emerged through an initiative from Sonnenberg […]
A conversation with Deb Byler
Deb Byler is an international partner for Mennonite Mission Network. She serves in Guatemala, focusing on spiritual growth and leadership development among the women leaders in the Kekchi Mennonite Church. Latin America Area Director Linda Shelly interviews Deb as part of The Hope Series.
Latin America workers, partners show faith-based resilience in unraveling times
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) — Mennonite Mission Network partners in Ecuador and Peru are transforming financial aid into the "loaves and fishes" of groceries and rent assistance for their members suffering from impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of $4,000 is empowering Mennonite churches in Iquitos, Peru, and the Quito Mennonite Church in […]
Hopi Community hub reaching next generations
Four-year-old Kamryn sang with his preschool classmates at Peace Academic Center during a concert last November on the Hopi Reservation in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. When he saw his mother, Yvonne Kaye, blowing him kisses, he stopped singing, wildly waved his joy, and blew kisses back to her. The strong tug of love between them pulled audience […]
El Centro de la comunidad Hopi llega a las generaciones siguientes
El pequeño Kamryn de cuatro años cantaba con sus compañeros de prejardín en el Peace Academic Center (Centro Académico de la Paz) durante un concierto realizado el pasado mes de noviembre en la Reserva Hopi en Kykotsmovi, Arizona. Cuando vio que su madre, Yvonne Kaye, le tiraba besos, dejó de cantar y lleno de alegría […]
Peace volunteers bring hope to volatile campus
The Angel gave Mary God’s promise: "The Lord is with you. Have no fear." We know that the son she awaited was to be the Good News on Earth, the Christ. Through the arrival of this small child, God’s promise extends to all people around the world. During this Christmas season, let’s celebrate all that […]