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A prayer for peace
Posted: April 16, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through force? When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through fighting? When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come... more/más/suite
Blessed are the peacemakers
Posted: April 5, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
As Christians, we may look to our Bibles to interpret today’s realities in light of long ago promises. The answer to this question is different for each faith community, says Dorothy Jean Weaver. A Jewish community’s answers arise from the Hebrew... more/más/suite
World Mennonites pray for courage and love
Posted: March 22, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
“What a good way to end our day praying together as a global church,” says Sushant Nand, a leader in Mennonite Church India. He led a breakout room for Online Prayer Hour, a bimonthly event at 14:00 UTC that gathers Anabaptist-Mennonites from around... more/más/suite
Becoming part of God’s bigger picture
Posted: February 29, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
From sleepy Antakiya Mennonite Church in rural Kodopali, India, to Iglesia Hermanos Menonitas Concordia in bustling Asuncion, Paraguay to the open-walled gathering place of the Mennonite Church in Ntale, Uganda, to congregations in North America and... more/más/suite
Beneath the baobab: A journey of unity, laughter and inspirations
Posted: February 27, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
Assuming the role of the YABs Representative for Africa is not just a title; it is an immersive experience into a world of diverse perspectives. Collaborating with fellow representatives is a profound learning journey, encompassing cultural... more/más/suite
We would not have killed each other
Posted: February 19, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
The Meserete Kristos Church Development Commission (MKC-DC) with the financial support of MCC-Ethiopia launched a peacebuilding project in the four zones of southern Ethiopia regional state at the end of 2023. The project aims to heal the traumatic... more/más/suite
Equipping future church leaders
Posted: February 16, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
As a generation of experienced pastor enters retirement age, many churches around the world are seeing a shortage of trained leaders. Pastoral candidates who have studied Anabaptist theology are even more rare. However, the three Anabaptist-... more/más/suite
We will continue to pray
Posted: January 31, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
“Praise God we had a meaningful prayer time for unity of Spirit to pray for suffering and bleeding humanity. May God have mercy over this world. We will continue pray for shared points,” says participant Rechal Bagh. more/más/suite
Striving for integrity
Posted: January 24, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
Andre Wiederkehr, of Ontario, Canada, doesn’t have a driver’s license. That’s because he chooses not to use fossil fuels to get around. Without using a car, attending Hanover Mennonite Church on Sundays means riding 21 kilometers by bike. “None of... more/más/suite
Isolated churches seek connection
Posted: January 24, 2024 | Category: Testimonies
“We are here to walk together as churches so we can help each other follow Jesus,” says Arli Klassen, MWC regional representatives coordinator. She gave that message as she visited the five Caribbean countries with MWC member churches in November... more/más/suite
Less rain, less shade, more people
Posted: December 20, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
January to April is the rainy season in Guayaquil, a port city on the coast of Ecuador. But this past year, says Sara Noemi Viteri Moreno, a member of Iglesia Jesus el Buen Pastor (Jesus the good shepherd, a Mennonite church) in Guayaquil, it hardly... more/más/suite
Celebrating God’s presence this Christmas
Posted: December 15, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
From wars to climate disasters and slower-than-expected economic recovery post-pandemic, 2023 has been a challenging year. As we navigate through these world events and ponder their impact on our lives, Christmas approaches. How do we embrace the... more/más/suite
One new step each year
Posted: November 27, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
You are invited! Join us for Climate Pollinators, a webinar series on creation care. See below! On a map of Green Churches in the Netherlands, there is a green dot for the Mennonite congregation in Aalsmeer. Another dot represents Arboretumkerk (... more/más/suite
Eco-theology reconciles the church with nature
Posted: October 30, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
You are invited! Join us for Climate Pollinators, a webinar series on creation care. See below! When human beings were created in Genesis, “This was the first mission of the human… to both enjoy but also to protect and take care of creation,” says... more/más/suite
Meeting Jesus in another culture
Posted: October 26, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
Before Esther Aguilar began her Bolivian adventure, she asked God for one thing: to teach her in a deeper sense the commandment where Jesus says, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. (…) A second is... more/más/suite
All kinds of gifts to share
Posted: October 24, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
“Beautiful friendships! and a better understanding of Anabaptism.” Lois Friesen from Towanda, Kansas, USA, has no doubt about what she receives through connection with the global family. “As Anabaptists we believe in community. You need people to... more/más/suite
Interconnected family celebrates peace
Posted: October 21, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
Peace (English) – Paix (French) – Amani (Swahili) – Mirembe (Luganda): children at a Uganda Mennonite church wrote “Peace” in multiple languages. (See photo below.) Each year, the Peace Commission prepares a worship resource for Peace Sunday... more/más/suite
Kenya Mennonite: a living church
Posted: September 11, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
After an eight-year gap, leaders and members of Kenya Mennonite Church (KMC) held its national convention in in the town of Migori in August 2023, attended by 1 300 people. A delegation from Mennonite World Conference consisted of president Henk... more/más/suite
Living everyday is a miracle
Posted: August 7, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. We’re unique in some ways but the same with the rest of African countries in some other ways. We’re a very poor country with a population of around 110 million. more/más/suite
The rule of ayni: reciprocal relationship
Posted: August 4, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
In Kichwa, there is a word, ayni , that describes the rule and practice of interdependence. “One does not exist unless the community exists,” says Julian Guamán. In the Kichwa worldview, that community includes all of creation, not just humans. Ayni... more/más/suite
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