{"id":11440,"date":"2019-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/yamen-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:54:32","slug":"yamen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/yabs-committee\/yamen\/","title":{"rendered":"YAMEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) program is a joint program between Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee. It places emphasis on expanding the fellowship between churches in the Anabaptist tradition and developing young leaders around the globe. Participants spend one year in a cross-cultural assignment starting in August and ending the following July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcc.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/yamen\">Mennonite Central Committee<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-green-eyebrow\">Stories about YAMEN participants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide 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-119907 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yamen tag-young-adults network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/deep-spiritual-transformation-yamen\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20240827-MosesJumbo-YAMEN-WA0062.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Deep, spiritual transformation\u00a0on YAMEN year\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/450;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20240827-MosesJumbo-YAMEN-WA0062.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20240827-MosesJumbo-YAMEN-WA0062-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20240827-MosesJumbo-YAMEN-WA0062-768x346.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/deep-spiritual-transformation-yamen\/\" target=\"_self\" >Deep, spiritual transformation\u00a0on YAMEN year\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cI have always&nbsp;desired&nbsp;to see and understand the world beyond my immediate environment, to learn from diverse communities. When I learned about YAMEN\u2019s&nbsp;vision for young people of global learning and service, I saw it as a platform that will expose,&nbsp;shape&nbsp;and equip me for the betterment of myself, the&nbsp;church&nbsp;and my community,\u201d says Moses&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;Jumbo.&nbsp; Moses Jumbo,&nbsp;a member&nbsp;from&nbsp;Mennonite Church,&nbsp;Inen&nbsp;district,&nbsp;Nigeria,&nbsp;served<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/deep-spiritual-transformation-yamen\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-119012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-carolina-perez-cano tag-leadership-development tag-yamen tag-young-adults tag-young-people network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/yamen-opening-a-window-onto-the-global-church\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"YAMEN: Opening a window onto the global church\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1536;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/YAMEN-2024-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/yamen-opening-a-window-onto-the-global-church\/\" target=\"_self\" >YAMEN: Opening a window onto the global church\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">YAMEN 2024\/2025 orientation at Cambodia. Photo: Sarah Sarauniya Adamu \u201cThis service experience, without a doubt, was a beautiful gift\u2026. Upon returning [from my service assignment], I realized that my place was at home, with my faith community, but my heart burned to return to the Indigenous Mayan Popti\u2019 communities where I had spent my time<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/yamen-opening-a-window-onto-the-global-church\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-114396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yamen tag-young-people network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/role-model-others\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"528\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A role model for others\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 936\/528;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg 936w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-768x433.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/role-model-others\/\" target=\"_self\" >A role model for others\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Glory Michael Sunday is from Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria where she attends Ikot Ekang Itam Assembly, a congregation of MWC member church Mennonite Church Nigeria. She\u2019s currently nearing the end of her term with YAMEN (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) serving as a teacher at P4T Nursery and Primary School in Kyangwali Refugee Camp<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/role-model-others\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-111109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/they-just-want-me-to-learn\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\u201cThey just want me to learn\u201d\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/1600;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-no2-YAMEN-ArniAlicePaidjo-IMG-20240725-WA0329-864x1536.jpg 864w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/they-just-want-me-to-learn\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201cThey just want me to learn\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From Indonesia to Bolivia \u2013 a YAMEN year through the five senses: This is how Arni Alice Paidjo describes her time in Bolivia, Santa Cruz. The member of Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia (Muria Christian Church of Indonesia, GKMI) in Salatiga, Indonesia, served with YAMEN 2023-2024. The Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) program is a<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/they-just-want-me-to-learn\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8217 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/what-does-peace-need-thrive\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"What does peace need to thrive?\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1204;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20231127-wa0039-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/what-does-peace-need-thrive\/\" target=\"_self\" >What does peace need to thrive?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A YAMENer\u2019s reflection from Colombia&nbsp; Peace doesn\u2019t look the same in every context. That\u2019s a lesson that Hector \u201cRamon\u201d Calix Due\u00f1as says he\u2019s learning during his YAMEN (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) year in Colombia.&nbsp; \u201cRamon\u201d Calix Due\u00f1as is 27 and from Saba, Honduras, where his parents are pastors of Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Menonita Hondure\u00f1a, the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/what-does-peace-need-thrive\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8148 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/meeting-jesus-another-culture\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yamen-2-2023-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Meeting Jesus in another culture\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 492px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 492\/370;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yamen-2-2023-2.jpg 492w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/yamen-2-2023-2-300x226.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/meeting-jesus-another-culture\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meeting Jesus in another culture<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Before Esther Aguilar began her Bolivian adventure, she asked God for one thing: to teach her in a deeper sense the commandment where Jesus says, \u201cYou must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. (\u2026) A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/meeting-jesus-another-culture\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/graphic-design-and-cooking-pave-way-emotional-resiliency\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023-mcc-yamen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Graphic design and cooking pave the way to emotional resiliency\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/135;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/graphic-design-and-cooking-pave-way-emotional-resiliency\/\" target=\"_self\" >Graphic design and cooking pave the way to emotional resiliency<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What do cooking and graphic design have in common? For Adi Nugroho, it\u2019s never been about mastering either of these skills. Technical skills are simply the backdrop for developing emotional tools and creating a space for connection, even across cultures.&nbsp;&nbsp; When Adi\u2019s host mom, Angela Opimi, was asked if she\u2019d like to open her home<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/graphic-design-and-cooking-pave-way-emotional-resiliency\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8027 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/unexpected-placement-equips-future-service\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Unexpected placement equips for future service\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20140715_154535-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/unexpected-placement-equips-future-service\/\" target=\"_self\" >Unexpected placement equips for future service<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Stephanie Setiawan from Sidoarjo, Indonesia, had no plan to go to Latin America. She applied for Mennonite Central Committee\u2019s International Volunteer Exchange Program in 2013\/2014, but the slot for her synod was already taken. The coordinators offered her a YAMEN placement in Colombia instead.&nbsp;&nbsp; As a result, Stephanie Setiawan discovered a love for Latin culture<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/unexpected-placement-equips-future-service\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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 style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/praising-god-together-across-barriers\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img-20220223-wa0015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Praising God together across barriers\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/135;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/praising-god-together-across-barriers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Praising God together across barriers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cI can see one family with a lot of members, worshipping the same Father,\u201d says Natacha Kyendrebeogo from Burkina Faso.&nbsp; She is one of four young people serving through YAMEN on the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly team in Indonesia. YAMEN (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) is a program that places emphasis on expanding the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/praising-god-together-across-barriers\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7882 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-yabs network-yamen network-young-anabaptists\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/gods-time-was-perfect-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201cGod&#8217;s time was perfect\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/gods-time-was-perfect-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-9-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-9-page=3\">3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11440?query-9-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) program is a joint program between Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee. 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