BenderJulie and Philip Bender provide a Christian presence and teach English to undergraduates, graduate students, doctors and teachers at Sichuan University of Arts and Science. GaeddertDon and Marie teach university-level English classes in Nanchong. Aratani, Epp The Epp Aratanis are directors of Menno Village, an urban/rural food and agricultural initiative of Mennonite churches in Sapporo. BartschMark and Stephanie Bartsch minister in Kobe. Both are active in their international church, and Mark teaches at a Christian high school. BeylerMary works with the Mennonite congregations in Hokkaido, teaching, preaching, leading music, and serving on several conference committees. SherrillSince 2008, Mike has worked as chaplain and associate professor of Christian Studies at Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College. YamanakaTomoki and Angela (Wenger) Yamanaka are associate copastors of the Asahikawa Gospel Church, a Holiness (Wesleyan) church in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. McCullySydney teaches small-group, customized English conversation, intensive and conversational English classes at Connexus. SpicherKaren works with Connexus Language Institute, an education ministry affiliated with the Korea Anabaptist Center. VeithThe Veiths are part of a team of mission and local workers that leads the church in various types of ministry (children's tutoring, English classes, visitation, small groups, outreach, pastoral care, prayer counseling). SchlabachLaura serves as the Joint Christian Services (JCS) representative for Bayanhongor, a province 630 km (394 miles) from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. | NafzigerDale and Bethsaba serve in a variety of economic development positions. They are also part of the pastoral team in their church congregation in Kathmandu. WullimanTad assists Faith Academy in development of a master building plan. He works at Northern Translation Center with transition work, and Barbara homeschools three young children there. SawatzkySheldon is general secretary for Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan; Marietta teaches English. HoumphanPat and Rad are involved in evangelism and church planting among the Isaan people in northeastern Thailand. The majority of Isaan, or Lao-Thai, practice Buddhism mixed with ancient animism. A number of Isaans have become Christians. |