{"id":123199,"date":"2026-01-20T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?p=123199"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:37:00","slug":"we-need-a-new-generation-of-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/we-need-a-new-generation-of-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"We need a new generation of stories\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New global Anabaptist history series deepens understanding of God\u2019s work in the world<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1922, when Rebecca Sengu was about 14 years old, she defied her parents and enrolled herself in the Mennonite girls\u2019 school at the Nyanga mission station in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She mustered the courage because she had heard about God, who loved girls as much as boys, and she was willing to challenge societal norms to follow such a God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a mother, she was given the name Kasasashiye <\/em>(orphan-raiser) because she opened her home to vulnerable children, caring for them and helping them through school. She organized her household around rhythms of worship, work and prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In church, she would debate with the male church leaders in meetings about the importance of women taking their God-given places in the church. Sometimes, she would preach.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Sengu\u2019s is one of the stories in a new Mennonite World Conference biography-based history series, Global Anabaptist Forebears, <\/em>edited by Anicka Fast, secretary of MWC\u2019s Faith & Life Commission, who is also serving with Mennonite Mission Network (MMN). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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