“If we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.”—1 John 4:12b-13
In this issue of Info, you can view the History of MWC video and Consensus Decision Making training videos for the Executive Committee, learn about developing plans for the Ethiopia Assembly and dive into Courier articles on Israel and Palestine.
The MWC Assembly in Ethiopia in 2028 takes its first steps toward celebration with the signing of a memorandum of understanding and appointment of a national advisory council (NAC). From 11-17 January 2024, MWC leaders Liesa Unger, Sunoko Lin, Lisa Carr-Pries...
Reverend Bleise Nzamba (1957-2024), legal represntative of Igreja da Comunidade Menonita em Angola (ICMA), died 30 March 2024. He served Mennonite World Conference on the General Council in Indonesia 2022 and Kenya 2018.
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 Bible, but as Christians, we are called...
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 by conquering others? When, O Lord, will we learn...
The Anabaptist movement dates its formal beginnings to 21 January 1525, when a group of young people gathered in a home close to the Grossmünster cathedral in Zurich, Switzerland, to commit adult baptism, a subversive act at the time.
This issue of Courier deals with a subject which is controversial at any time. As this issue goes to press, death has been rained down on two peoples in land...
For centuries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been plundered for its wealth and by the greed of those in power, whose sole concern is their own enrichment.
This affects the way people live together and the national cohesion. In the province of Grand Bandundu, where a large number of Mennonites live, there is armed unrest between the Bayaka and Bateke tribes.
In the east of the country, on the Rwanda-Burundi border, where Mennonites are gradually settling in, an armed rebellion is destabilizing the province. The collapse of the economy has given rise to tensions. Conditions are ripe for ethnic cleansing, which has already begun.
Please pray for the eradication of greed and corruption, and that the Mennonite Christians of DR Congo will give an example of peace in a troubled country. We need your prayerful support. —submitted by Reverend Professor Érik Kumedisa, Director of the Centre Biblique Anabaptiste, Kinshasa, DR Congo
Upcoming general elections
India − April / May 2024
We come before the throne of grace, asking God to guide both the voters and those seeking political office. May they aspire to act on values of equality, compassion and integrity. May their hearts and minds be attuned to wise counsel. May they turn away from temptations to corruption or exploitation. May they act with justice. Lord, you said where two or three gather in your name, you are here among us (Matthew 18:20). Hear our prayer.
On 3 April 2024, Taiwan was struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, which measured 7.5 in magnitude. Leaders of FOMCIT (the Mennonite church in Taiwan) report that no members are injured. However, at least nine people have been reported killed, more than 900 injured, and property damage is widespread. The Mennonite hospital in Hualien is prepared to receive emergency patients.
Let us pray for comfort for those who have lost loved ones and for the people who are suffering after the earthquake. Pray for the rescuers searching for trapped people in unstable wreckage with the possibility of aftershocks. Pray for medical teams that are helping the victims.
“If we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.”—1 John 4:12b-13
