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Peace Sunday 2021 – Testimony
Do not be afraid The 17th of August 2011 is an unforgettable date for me. It is Indonesia’s independence day, one day after my 49th birthday Ð and the day the Chinese government tightened the regulation of bird’s nest imports from Indonesia. Many entrepreneurs collapsed due to Chinese government’s decision. We were one of…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Teaching resource
Finding Healing and Hope in Crisis Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14:22-33) and Jesus calms the storm (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41). You can imagine Jesus walking on top of the turbulent water thrashing against the boat, or the storm-high waves covering the boat, and understand the fear the disciples must have felt – to the…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Activities
Boat in the midst of the storm Have a large backdrop painted blue (blue sea and sky). Create a boat cut-out to place on the “sea” backdrop. Provide blue paper “wave” cut-outs. (Ensure colour is not too dark to see the writing on it.) Ask congregants to write on the “waves”: what issues or realities…
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MWC and Political Advocacy
Indonesia 2022: workshop This workshop will explore the way MWC gets involved in political advocacy and how MWC member churches can request such help. It will also explore how MWC can further support its member churches and some of their ongoing struggles. Presenters: Andrew Suderman is MWC Peace Commission secretary and a member of St.…
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Membership Application to the Global Anabaptist Peace Network (GAPN)
The Global Anabaptist Peace Network (GAPN) is a network that seeks to connect and support peace organizations (agencies, schools, training programs, research projects, think-tanks, activist-focused initiatives, activists, scholars) that have emerged from and serve our global Anabaptist-Mennonite church communion. Our hope is to provide a supportive community as we work together at making our world a better…
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Making peace a way of life
During the past two years, MWC asked member conferences for accounts of experiences in peacemaking. MWC’s Peace Council considered these stories during two days of meeting in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in August 2003. The following summary was developed out of that discussion. 1. Continuum of peacemaking activities: All Christians are called to be peacemakers, but this…
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Esuno kokoro Jesus heart
Verse 1: Esuno Kokoro uchini (The heart of Jesus is reflected in my heart) Verse 2: Esuno Heiwa uchini (I have the peace of Jesus in my heart). Composer and performer: Mitsuru Ishido is a church leader with Tokyo Chiku Menonaito Kyokai Rengo, an MWC member church in Japan.
