The power of love
"Is it not obvious by now that love is the most powerful force in the world? What other power can heal people’s brokenness, reconcile enemies and restore the health of our soil?" — Akiko Aratani and Ray Epp, mission partners in Naganuma, Japan Photo by John Murray. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
People encounter God through love
"When we strive to embody Jesus, people encounter God in the purest form, love." — Alisha and Josh Garber, mission workers in Barcelona Photo by Josh Garber. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Love
"Love like Jesus." — Reuben Mgodeli Coordinator of Mennonite Bible School in South Africa Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Life’s purpose
"The whole purpose of my life is to love people into God’s kingdom." — Irene Weaver, mission worker in India and Africa from 1935-1978 Photo by Angela Rempel. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Be still
7 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. 8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil. Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash. Graphic Design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Where matters
5 Thus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the Lord.6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes.They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. 7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose […]
God is at work
1 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, 2 he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to […]
Love
1 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am […]
Good news
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor." Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Miracle for those with eyes of faith to see
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you […]
I will be with you
1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not […]
Adopted as God’s children
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. 5 He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, […]