New film, ‘Unexpected Peace,’ inspired by producer’s mission experience

Naylul Maraam Islamic Center is a Quranic school in Harlem, founded and led by Ustaz Abdou Mbaye (far left). Jonathan Bornman is interviewing Serigne Afia Niang. Director of Photography Ehab Assal is seated at camera and crew member Josh Feezer is standing, on the second camera. Photo by D. Michael Hostetler.

Jonathan Bornman first encountered Muridiyya Muslims in Senegal, where he and his wife, Carol, served for 10 years — sent by a partnership between Friends of the Wolof (FOW), African Inter-Mennonite Mission and Mennonite Board of Missions (a predecessor agency of Mennonite Mission Network). Even though some of the Muridiyya joined the Bible study and nascent church fellowship that Bornman […]

Honoring Indigenous pathways and challenging the Doctrine of Discovery

The Season of Creation is a time when the global Christian family unites in prayer and action to protect the Earth, our home, starting September 1 with the Day of Prayer for Creation and ending with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, on October 4. Download the Mennonite Church […]

Peace and reconciliation workshop empowers Ecuador’s evangelical leaders

Peace and reconciliation workshop empowers Ecuador's Evangelical leaders

This article is based on a report from Consejo de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indigenas Evangélicos del Ecuador (Council of Indigenous Evangelical Peoples & Organizations – FEINE). Versión en español In the heart of Ecuador, FEINE Consejo de Pueblos y Organizaciones Indigenas Evangélicos del Ecuador (Council of Indigenous Evangelical Peoples & Organizations) began the Training School […]

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

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 Yang’s ministry grew out of their recommitment to follow God’s 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 […]

For a new dad, the thought of fatherhood is more mysterious than ever

?In recognition of Father’s Day on June 12, Travis Duerksen, writer and multimedia producer with Mennonite Mission Network, reflects on his experiences with newfound fatherhood. I was privileged to become a father last September. I earned this title through hours of teeth-gritting labor (and months of discomfort). Not of my own, but of another person […]

Here with purpose: Joe Sawatzky

Joe Sawatzky

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 […]

MC USA files new amicus brief in support of Apache-Stronghold

This article was originally published on the MC USA website on May 21, 2024. ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Church USA) — The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board and MC USA’s Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference filed an amicus brief on April 25, 2024, in support of Apache-Stronghold’s petition for a new full-court hearing on the potential destruction of Oak Flat, a sacred […]

Albuquerque Service Adventure shared a southwest blend of faith and friendship for 25 years

After 25 years, the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Service Adventure unit concludes, marking a quarter century-long grand adventure for its supporting community. NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – Every August, fresh-faced participants from the U.S. and abroad arrive at Service Adventure (a program of Mennonite Mission Network) units across the country, welcomed by local supporting church […]