The Doctrine of Discovery is at work in the U.S.A.
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. See Prayer for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Complex grief of climate change
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. I grew up in […]
Redefining the future of service
Are service programs dying? No! Maybe? But there’s no doubt we need to get back to viewing service as an alternative way of life. This article first appeared in the March issue of Anabaptist World. Are service programs dying? This is a question I get asked through my role as a representative for Mennonite Mission Network. It usually […]
Service Adventure: A bold leap
Heather and Jason Potsander describe their experience with Service Adventure as risking an unknown, bold leap in life that came with a safety net and a built-in community. "We were well taken care of," Heather says. "It was simple living, but it wasn’t hard." Read more about how Service Adventure continues to shape the incredible […]
Your support makes worldwide partnerships happen!
Learn how Christy and Peter, workers with Mennonite Mission Network, join in partnership with their colleagues and community in N’Djamena, Chad, Africa! In this bonus interview, Peter Sensenig tells a story of his colleague’s journey of forgiveness. The Harrison Sensenig family serves with Mennonite Mission Network and Eastern Mennonite Missions in N’Djamena. There, Christy works at […]
Your support makes theological education happen!
Joel Beachy (pastor at East Union Mennonite Church in Kalona, Iowa) and Nathan Luitjens (executive conference minister with Central Plains Mennonite Conference) talk about their conference’s partnership with Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia and Mennonite Mission Network. Conversations and visits beginning in 1990 led to Mission Network forming a partnership for work in Ecuador and Venezuela together with Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de […]
Grow somewhere new with MVS!
Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) helps you grow into a community by learning about its strengths and needs through service placements with grassroots non-profits. For Jake Myers, being part of the Alamosa, Colorado, MVS unit meant engaging with water rights, agriculture and rural housing insecurity through his placement with a community educational garden. Where will you […]
The secret to living simply? It’s complicated!
What does it mean to practice ‘living simply’ during an Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS) term? For Theo Yoder, it was the challenge that helped him grow into a deeper understanding of money and priorities. Where will you grow next? Visit the MVS website to learn more and to apply. Apply by January 31… before the August […]
Service Adventure units welcome new participants
NEWTON, Kansas (Mennonite Mission Network) – Service Adventure is often described as a ‘gap year experience’ – a year after high school to gain perspective before diving back into school, a job, or whatever is next. This gap year is not a pause in education, but it is a shift in growth: from academic to […]