{"id":107925,"date":"2024-12-18T17:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?post_type=mwcresource&#038;p=107925"},"modified":"2025-03-15T09:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T09:19:57","slug":"courier-2024-39-4","status":"publish","type":"mwcresource","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/courier-2024-39-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Courier 2024 \/ 39.4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspiration and reflection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/bring-what-is-in-your-hand\/\">Bring what is in your hand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perspectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/?p=109578\">Following Jesus in a very big house<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/following-jesus-from-bengal-to-bhutan-and-beyond\/\">Following Jesus from Bengal to Bhutan and beyond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/living-out-unity-in-spain\/\">Living out unity in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/building-peace-with-holistic-services\/\">Building peace with holistic services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/living-out-unity-with-boots-and-shovels\/\">Living out unity with boots and shovels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/anabaptist-world-fellowship-sunday-2025\/\">Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2025 Worship Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/we-are-one\/\">We are one<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/a-spirit-of-teamwork\/\">A spirit of teamwork<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Secretary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-road-and-the-destination\/\">The road and the destination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN_RGB_FIN.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN-228x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107940 size-medium lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN-777x1024.png 777w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN-768x1012.png 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/39.4-EN.png 1125w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 228px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 228\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A foretaste of the kingdom&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s think as citizens of a new nation in which there is not a gap between rich and poor, but where economic equality exists between all people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s think as citizens of a new nation in which there is not racial discrimination, but where cultural diversity is affirmed and celebrated.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s continue experiencing the reality of this new kingdom among us today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s continue sending micro-communities that live out this kind of mission. Our church is called to be a foretaste of the kingdom! That is our mission!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda, Mennonite World Conference\u2019s general secretary, lays out this vision and calling in <em>God\u2019s People in Mission: An Anabaptist Perspective.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue of <em>Courier<\/em> shares stories of how MWC\u2019s Network members equip the church to live out this foretaste of the kingdom:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Benin, the doors of Casa Grande are open wide to welcome orphans into a home of love, offer an education and equip with vocational skills for both economic and environmental sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, graduates from Little Flock Discipleship School are transforming remote village with education and a message of hope from Jesus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Spain, a diverse collection of Anabaptist-related churches minister to the needs in their local contexts, and come together for fellowship and inspiration despite their different origins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Paraguay, ASCIM is reaching into Indigenous communities with trained care workers who show the love of Jesus through medical treatment and vocational training.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In North America, Mennonite Disaster Service crosses international boundaries and draws together volunteers from every Anabaptist stripe as they rebuild homes after disasters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These testimonies provide a taste of how Anabaptist churches around the world are living out mission. 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