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Her second term in Algeria, Marian Hostetler is pictured in 1965 teaching a class of 77 Chaouia girls, to read (The Chaouia tribal confederation come from a variety of Arab and Berber origins). She also taugh writing and arithmetic.
Remembering mission worker and educator, Marian Hostetler
By Mennonite Mission Network staff
Algeria
Make peace
Peter Sensenig, right, in Qom, Iran, in 2024 with Positive Global Ethics conference participants, from left, Mohammad Kashani, Mohammad-Taghi Eslami, Hamid Makarem and Mohammad Suri.
Dignity is the only way
By Peter Sensenig
New employee
Eric Dyck Hilty
Service Adventure
The Service Adventure teams in front of the house they helped construct with Mennonite Disaster Service. Left to right: Christian Stoltzfus (Colorado Springs unit co-leader), Adriana Duerksen, Michael Bergen, Mir Knego (Anchorage unit leader), Ruben Veigel, Ian Unzicker, Sam Abrahams. Photo provided.
Retiring
Before retirement, Marcella Hershberger held many titles at Mission Network. Most recently, she was the Divisional Coordinator for Ventures. Photo by David Fast.
A twice-hired journey of faith
By Zac Headings
United States
Conflict mediation
SADRA workshop participants
Couples Ministry
Jonah Yang (left, on stage) leads a session on leadership training during a Compassionate Care retreat in Southeast Asia. Photo by Memee Yang.
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Learning tour, Ghana
From left: Yvonne Maati Platts of Mosaic Conference, Sibonokuhle Ncube of Mennonite Mission Network, Lauren Francisco of C3 Hampton, Janice Bolden of Enon Tabernacle, Philadelphia, and Wil LaVeist of Mennonite Mission Network. (Not pictured is Pastor Felix Rocha of Evangelical Garifuna Church, New Orleans, who joined the delegation the following day).
Why church unity?
By Wil LaVeist
Ghana
Stories from 2025
Participants on a Just Peace Pilgrimage to the lands of Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation were greeted by Pahto (Mt. Adams), a sacred mountain at the center of Yakama cosmology. Photo by Bruce Kuhns.
Stories from 2025
Sawatzky and Teguh Karyanto, STAKWW professor and Sawatzky's host, share conversation over a meal. Photo provided.
Gift guide
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