Strengthening communities

Church planting
We took our annual MVS trip! This year, we drove down to San Diego for a few days. We spent the day in Tijuana, explored Balboa Park, chilled at the beach, and visited Joshua Tree National Park! Photo and caption from the San Francisco Mennonite Voluntary Service Facebook page.
International Ministry
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Mobilize for Peace
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International Ministry
Regional Director for Latin America Juan Sebastian Pacheco Lozano meets with the Rudeens and their first host family in Guatemala. From left: Lozano, Stephany and Seth Rudeen, Herbert Mancilla, Mirna Torres de Mancilla, José Peña.
International Ministry
Laura's cousin, Amaris Allan, her husband, Stuart, and their children are pictured with the Sharp family on a cable car overlooking El Paraíso in south Bogotá on June 14, 2026. Their relatives were visiting from Pennsylvania. Photo by Laura Sharp.
SOOP
Derrell Ness and Juan Witmer were housemates at the Tucson MVS unit house for spring 2026.. Photo by Dwight Mueller.
Partners
Rev. Suleman Tigga and Andi Santoso in front of Bihar Mennonite Mandli church, Bathet, India.
Sharing community meals with intentional community.
Immigration
A person on a wooden footbridge.
Urgent request
Some of the displaced community members of the South Sudan Mennonite Church. Photo by Pastor Stephen Dhuoney Dang Lual.
International service
Colegio Americano Menno's 18 teachers, principal, counselor, two office assistants, two janitor services ladies, and three volunteers pose at Restaurante Típico Juan José in La Mesa.  A farewell lunch for the Sharp family and MCC volunteer Bénédicte Nerolel was held on June 19, 2026. Photo by Guillermo Vargas Rincón.
A year of grace in Colombia
By Laura and Nick Sharp
Colombia