{"id":108979,"date":"2025-01-16T02:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?page_id=108979"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:07:34","slug":"creation-care-task-force-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/creation-care-task-force\/creation-care-task-force-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation Care Task Force stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-126946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-earth-day network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Grants honour Lord over all creation\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"471\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-CCWG-grant-Malawi2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/471;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-CCWG-grant-Malawi2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-CCWG-grant-Malawi2-300x231.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">God created the world as an intricate web of relationships. When creation suffers, people suffer too, as part of creation.&nbsp; Recognizing our responsibility in this global challenge,&nbsp;Creation Care Working Group* of&nbsp;Mennonite World Conference has&nbsp;established&nbsp;a Creation Care Fund to&nbsp;play a small role in equipping MWC member churches to respond to&nbsp;our contemporary ecological crises.&nbsp; In&nbsp;April 2026&nbsp;the grant<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/grants-honour-lord-over-all-creation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-121408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-cop tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-marijke-van-duin network-creation-care-task-force network-creation-care-task-force-id network-creation-care-task-force-nl network-creation-care-task-force-hi network-creation-care-task-force-fr network-creation-care-task-force-es\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">COP 30 blogs by a Dutch Mennonite<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/United-Nations-climate-summit-COP30-amazonia-LWF-AlbinHillert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"COP30 Brazil banners\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/518;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/United-Nations-climate-summit-COP30-amazonia-LWF-AlbinHillert.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/United-Nations-climate-summit-COP30-amazonia-LWF-AlbinHillert-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/United-Nations-climate-summit-COP30-amazonia-LWF-AlbinHillert-768x497.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Updates from COP 29 \u2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) This year, Marijke van Duin was once again an observer at the annual United Nations Climate Summit as a delegate of the World Council of Churches. This 30th climate summit, COP 30, was held in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest. Marijke<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/cop-30-blogs-dutch-mennonite\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-112527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-anniversary tag-creation-care tag-executive-committee tag-general-council tag-tree-planting network-creation-care-task-force network-general-council\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">General Council leaves a mark\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"MWC tree at Germany, 2024\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2040px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2040\/1536;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1.jpeg 2040w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/202411LiesaUngerWhatsApp-Image-2024-11-09-at-08.03.26-1-1536x1157.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At a prayer meeting, a Mennonite World Conference staff member prayed that the presence of Anabaptists gathered in Germany for General Council meetings would leave a mark. Although the prayer was to leave behind the fragrance of Christ, there will also be a living memento of Mennonite World Conference\u2019s visit.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Executive Committee, Commissions, Creation<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/general-council-leaves-mark\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-107857 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-climate-change tag-cop tag-creation-care tag-doopsgezind network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">COP 29 blogs by a Dutch Mennonite<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-11-LWF-AlbinHillert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"People mill about below a banner declaring Faith. Climate. Action. Faith Pavilion.\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 799px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 799\/532;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-11-LWF-AlbinHillert.jpg 799w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-11-LWF-AlbinHillert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-11-LWF-AlbinHillert-768x511.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Updates from COP 29 \u2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) \u201cWe are witnessing terrible violence against God\u2019s beloved creation. And we are increasingly aware of how much we share in the harm, both as sinners and as sinned-against,\u201d says Thomas R Yoder Neufeld, chair of the Faith &amp; Life Commission. \u201cWe must<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/cop-29-blogs-by-a-dutch-mennonite\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8248 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-from-our-leaders tag-climate-change tag-creation-care network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Prayer: To hope and act with creation<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Season of Creation, an annual ecumenical initiative, concludes with the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on 4 October. Inspired by his Canticle of Creatures and Romans 8:19-25, this prayer invites us to praise, repent and lament, and then \u201cto hope and act with Creation\u201d.&nbsp; God, Creator of heaven and earth, We praise you<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/prayer-hope-and-act-creation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-faith-life-commission tag-theology network-creation-care-task-force network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Faithfulness in action<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The environmental crisis and our mandate to care for creation&nbsp; A word of encouragement from the MWC Faith &amp; Life Commission and the Creation Care Task Force.&nbsp; Part 2 of 2&nbsp; \u201cCreation care\u201d is taking on ever-increasing urgency.&nbsp; The news reminds us daily of alarming changes in our climate. We are witnessing terrible violence against<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/faithfulness-action\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8228 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-faith-life-commission tag-theology network-commissions network-creation-care-task-force network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">God so loved the cosmos&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1708;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The environmental crisis and our mandate to care for creation&nbsp; A word of encouragement from the MWC Faith &amp; Life Commission and the Creation Care Task Force.\u00a0 Part 1 of 2&nbsp; \u201cCreation care\u201d is taking on ever-increasing urgency.&nbsp; The news reminds us daily of alarming changes in our climate. As the Creation Care Task Force\u2019s<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/god-so-loved-cosmos\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-courier network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Striving for integrity<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"761\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot_2024-01-20_at_22.50.47.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/761;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot_2024-01-20_at_22.50.47.png 1280w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot_2024-01-20_at_22.50.47-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot_2024-01-20_at_22.50.47-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot_2024-01-20_at_22.50.47-768x457.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Andre Wiederkehr, of Ontario, Canada, doesn\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license. That\u2019s because he chooses not to use fossil fuels to get around.&nbsp; Without using a car, attending Hanover Mennonite Church on Sundays means riding 21 kilometers by bike. \u201cNone of us is really an enthusiastic biker,\u201d says Andre Wiederkehr, who lives on a farm with&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/striving-integrity\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-courier network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Less rain, less shade, more people<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/roman-synkevych-qpvbmsvmohs-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">January to April is the rainy season in Guayaquil, a port city on the coast of Ecuador. But this past year, says Sara Noemi Viteri Moreno, a member of Iglesia Jesus el Buen Pastor (Jesus the good shepherd, a Mennonite church) in Guayaquil, it hardly rained at all.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/less-rain-less-shade-more-people\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-courier network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">MWC calls for global energy transition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/read-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Earth in all its diversity, vitality and abundance is a gift that has been overshadowed by neglect, exploitation and unsustainable consumption. Anabaptist values, by contrast, call for stewardship (thoughtful care-taking), simplicity and the dignity of all persons created in the image of God. On behalf of Mennonite World Conference, the Creation Care Task Force (CCTF)<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mwc-calls-global-energy-transition\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-courier network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">COP 28 blogs by a Dutch Mennonite<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/earth.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/788;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/earth.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/earth-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/earth-768x644.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Stories in this page: Endgame (13 December 2023) Scandalous (11 December 2023) Human rights (10 December 2023) The Netherlands in the spotlight (9 December 2023) Adaptation (6 December 2023) Time pressure (5 December 2023) Money, money, money (4 December 2023) Balancing act (3 December 2023) High level segment: kings, financiers and residents (1 December 2023)<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/cop-28-blogs\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8161 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-courier network-creation-care-task-force\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">One new step each year<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot-80.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/844;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot-80.png 1500w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot-80-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot-80-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/screenshot-80-768x432.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">You are invited! Join us for Climate Pollinators, a webinar series on creation care. See below!&nbsp; On a map of Green Churches in the Netherlands, there is a green dot for the Mennonite congregation in Aalsmeer. 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