• It was as though they were celebrating with us

    “We know that we are part of a larger community, but sharing this Sunday leads us to live it concretely,” says Sylvain Lavoué, church board vice president at Église Protestante Mennonite, Villeneuve le Comte, France. The church celebrated Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday by using the testimonies and videos the worship resource provided by Mennonite World…

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    It was as though they were celebrating with us
  • God’s love, forgiveness and reconciliation

    In Africa, when we talk about celebrating, we are unpacking robust and unfettered joy, loud and heartfelt singing, vibrant dancing to music and drums, ululating, whistling, stamping of feet and clapping of hands. Celebration denotes a merry heart! We celebrate when there is love, joy, peace and happiness.

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    God’s love, forgiveness and reconciliation
  • “Very good” in troubled times

    Saturday morning God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. This is what Genesis tells us when God had created heaven and earth. God is celebrating the goodness of all creation. Is this still true? Is this “very good” still there in these troubled times? Where is it in the…

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    “Very good” in troubled times
  • The unlimited power of prayer

    “I believe in the unlimited power of prayer,” writes the leader of a Mennonite World Conference member church in Myanmar. He was announced as a special guest for Online Prayer Hour in January 2023. However, he was unable to share about the situation of his church due to a countrywide internet outage. His name is…

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    The unlimited power of prayer
  • General Council learns about unity

    “The unity on the conference was more important than each position,” says Paul Duck, church leader in MWC member church Convenção das Igrejas Irmãos Menonitas (COBIM) in Brazil. “We agreed to create a path or a highway, not too narrow but also not too wide where both groups could live peacefully.”  During online General Council…

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    General Council learns about unity
  • Helping people see hope through Christ

    New staff join MWC  “Anabaptism is a global movement. But how do we create channels for relationship within a global body, and how do we allow the diversity of this body to shape understandings of “Anabaptist” identity and theology?” says Anicka Fast.  A new era begins for the Faith and Life Commission in 2023 with…

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    Helping people see hope through Christ
  • Executive Committee approves new Commission members

    “We trust it is a joy to serve the global Anabaptist family, but recognize it takes effort. We are grateful for the officers, Executive Committee and Commission members who dedicate volunteer time and care to this work,” says César García, MWC general secretary.   “Thank you to J. Nelson Kraybill and Rebecca Osiro who have finished…

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    Executive Committee approves new Commission members
  • Ministry partner update: ICOMB – January 2023

    We ended the year with gratitude to God by preparing the children, youth, and ladies camp activities to be held in January-February 2023 in Villa Maranatha. 

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    Ministry partner update: ICOMB – January 2023
  • Let us mutually care for one another

    Friday night Come to me, all you that are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matthew…

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    Let us mutually care for one another
  • Intergenerational solidarity relationships

    Saturday morning When we think of older generations, we think of those who came before us, the ones whose shoulders we stand on. However, when we think about the solidarity of our relationship with those generations, there seems to be a gap. Intergenerational relationships are of utmost importance. There is immense value in passing on…

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    Intergenerational solidarity relationships
  • How can I celebrate?

    I am tired of war, conflict, hunger, poverty, division, hatred, gun violence, black and white class difference, the oppression of women, slaughter of children and women, fake news, liars and unjust authorities and leaders and so many, many issues that you all are aware of.

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    How can I celebrate?
  • United in the defence of life: water more precious than gold

    Friday morning Once the laws became progressively more flexible during the lockdown we all experienced in 2020, I was able to cycle through the mountains in my home city. Although we were not allowed to mill about on the street, we were allowed to go out and do sports for a few hours at a…

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    United in the defence of life: water more precious than gold