{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mennonite World Conference","provider_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/","author_name":"Stephanie Setiawan","author_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/author\/stephanie\/","title":"YAMEN: Planting seeds of goodwill, transforming communities - Mennonite World Conference","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NKBsBJ2Fg8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/yamen-planting-seeds-of-goodwill-transforming-communities\/\">YAMEN: Planting seeds of goodwill, transforming communities<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/yamen-planting-seeds-of-goodwill-transforming-communities\/embed\/#?secret=NKBsBJ2Fg8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;YAMEN: Planting seeds of goodwill, transforming communities&#8221; &#8212; Mennonite World Conference\" data-secret=\"NKBsBJ2Fg8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0237.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1536,"description":"Sheila&nbsp;Rivera&nbsp;Pl\u00faa&nbsp;first&nbsp;heard&nbsp;about&nbsp;YAMEN&nbsp;eight&nbsp;years&nbsp;ago,&nbsp;when&nbsp;her&nbsp;parents&nbsp;became&nbsp;hosts for&nbsp;a&nbsp;YAMEN&nbsp;participant&nbsp;serving&nbsp;in&nbsp;her&nbsp;home&nbsp;city&nbsp;of&nbsp;Manta&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ecuador.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYAMEN* is an excellent program for professional, spiritual and personal growth,\u201d Sheila Rivera Pl\u00faa says. \u201cAnd this happens when you\u2019re willing to grow, to step outside your comfort zone, and to embrace the place and culture you\u2019re in.\u201d She is currently serving a one-year assignment in Arusha, Tanzania, the home city of MWC\u2019s [&hellip;]"}