Shia Muslims pray for Christ to revive humanity
When Peter Sensenig went to Iran to speak at a conference, he saw an Arabic wall-hanging with a prayer addressed to Jesus in his host’s home. Shia Muslims look for the return of Christ to restore justice to the earth. Sensenig states that in Advent, Christians, too, are waiting for the coming of Christ. What […]
Say, “Bonjour!” to Joseph and Rachel
Find out what a “typical” day looks like for Joseph and Rachel Givens, the facilitators for the Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France. Together with their family, the Givens welcome people who are on the move through Europe and seeking refuge en route to England. The Skobtsova house offers temporary shelter and meals. “[Our job is] […]
Meet Mission Network board member Rachel Gerber!
Each Mission Network board member brings their unique voice and perspective to the leadership team, and each one is passionate about Mission Network’s guiding vision: to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a broken world. Learn more about Mission Network leadership. Home: Bloomington, Indiana Home ongregation: Mennonite […]
Building community, building peace
I recall a piece of paper I held onto for years. This was before memes became popular on the internet, but it had the same feel, only it was in print, instead of on a screen. It was a line drawing of two birds sitting on a tree branch, with snowflakes falling all around. The text […]
Compassionate care to Laos
Jonah and Memee Yang are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. Their ministries in Southeast Asia include: Sister Care seminars for women, a program of Mennonite Women USA Compassionate Care seminars for couples Journey, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) missional leadership development program To learn how you and your congregation can support their ministry, click […]
Here with purpose: Gloria Guadarrama
Every organization has a purpose; an answer to the deceptively simple question, "Why?" At Mennonite Mission Network, that "why?" is to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ across the street, all through the marketplaces and around the world. In this Q&A series, Mission Network asks staff […]
Jonah and Memee Yang contextualize the gospel in the Hmong culture
?Jonah and Memee Yangs ministry grew out of their recommitment to follow Gods call to mend relationships and foster theology in Southeast Asia. NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) Jonah and Memee Yang kept running from their ministry. God kept chasing after them. Today, Jonah and Memee are mission associates with Mennonite Mission Network. They […]
Assembly Mennonite youth group Just Peace Pilgrimage in photos
?The youth group from Assembly Mennonite Church is on a Christ at the Border Just Peace Pilgrimage from June 24-30, where they will learn about the realities of migration, including the reasons causing it, as well as how churches and faith communities are responding to it. We will be sharing their activities here throughout the […]
Three decades of transformation in Mongolian mission work
Laura Schlabach, a long-term international worker in Mongolia, shared her insights on God’s work in Mongolia over the past three decades during a presentation in March at Mennonite Mission Network offices in Elkhart, Indiana. She highlighted the formation and evolution of the Mongolian Mission Partnership a group of six Wayne and Holmes County, Ohio churches […]
Mission experience informs development peacebuilding strategies
Peter Sensenig currently serves in Chad through Eastern Mennonite Missions and Mennonite Mission Network. From 2015-2020, he worked with the Zanzibar Interfaith Center, which partners with DanMission, a mission organization based in Denmark. Through these connections, he received an invitation from the Danish Mission Council and its development agency, the Center for Church-Based Development-CKU, to […]