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A pastoral letter regarding Ukraine
We call on Anabaptist-Mennonites around the world, and all who confess Christ as Lord, to join in praying for the peace of Ukraine. We grieve violence and we reject efforts by any nation to dominate another. We pray for leaders of Ukraine, Russia and allied nations as they respond to or participate in this crisis.
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A pastoral letter for Anabaptists in Ukraine
Dear Anabaptist Christians on all continents: This is a call to prayer for the peace of Ukraine, and for the well being of Anabaptist Christians living with the threat of a foreign military invasion. Hundreds of thousands of German-speaking Mennonites once lived in Ukraine. Nearly all migrated or were forcibly removed during political upheavals of
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A pastoral letter for Anabaptists in Burkina Faso
Beloved sisters and brothers: Anabaptist people on all continents, please join in praying for peace in Burkina Faso, where a military coup took place 24 January 2022. Remember especially MWC member church Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso as they minister and witness at this stressful time. Even when “nations are in an uproar,” our
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“We don’t live by fear”
Mennonites stand in the breach through prayer “And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land,” writes the prophet Ezekiel (22:30). On 19 November 2021, more than 110 members of Mennonite World Conference from Argentina to Zimbabwe rose to pray for the world.
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A pastoral letter for Anabaptists in British Columbia
Let us remember in prayer the people of British Columbia in western Canada. After a summer of heat waves and wildfires, a series of storms is battering the region, causing serious flooding and landslides. Thousands of homes and farms are affected in this region where many Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren church members live and work.…
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Bimonthly prayer unites across language and location
Despite a two-day headache and recovery from a COVID-19 infection, Madhur Lakra logged on at 19:30 local time to pray. He not only participated in but led a Hindi prayer room for MWC’s bimonthly online prayer hour in July. After a large group welcome in English with simultaneous interpretation, the 100 participants on the Zoom
