Hope

Emily Keefer and her grandmother, Esther. Photo provided.
Service Adventure
Northern lights in Alaska
Mission support
Photo Sharp Laura Nick 2025
MVS
Joanna Lawrence Shenk (far right), with the 2024-25 San Francisco MVS participants: Conrad Liechty, Sav Roth Walter and Ana Esperanza Neufeld Weaver. Photo by Milo Jones.
MVS = community commitment
By Travis Duerksen
United States
Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples Pilgrimage
Mt. Adams
Just Peace Pilgrimages
Andrew Suderman (left) and Joani Miller (right) give their presentation on Just Peace Pilgrimages at Pastors and Leaders Conference on February 19. Photo by Sara (née Gurulé) Peachey.
Pilgrimages are a journey of lament and authentic hope
By Joani Miller and Andrew Suderman
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MVS
Tucson MVS members walk through the desert in Mexico near the U.S. border wall. From left are Zing Bawi Ken, Hannah Lehman, Schyler Entz and Lisa Showalter (local program coordinator for the unit). Photo provided.
Advent
Jonah Yang when he was a young boy. Photo provided.
International ministry
From left, Maria and Barb Thuma pose after Sunday church service on their last day in Allada. Their bespoke dresses were gifted to them the day before as a going-away present from La Casa Grande Director Bienvenu Kadja and his wife Chimene Kadja, a member of the staff.
Doctrine of Discovery
Members of Apache Stronghold and the Coalition for Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery hold a prayer gathering.