Cora Brown is pastor at Church Without Walls in Elkhart, Ind., and executive director of Emerge Ministries, a homeless prevention program. She serves on the
On a hot summer day in Brownsville, Texas, the Hernandez family home overflowed. Children filled every bit of open space—outdoor areas, the living room, dining room and
hallways—as youth from California and Texas guided them in Spanish and English.
During the past 10 years, Quito Mennonite, a church founded by Ecuador Partnership, including the Colombia Mennonite Church and Central Plains Conference along with Mennonite Mission Network in 2001, has opened its doors to many refugees and walked alongside them in their struggles …
When Kuaying Teng travels in Laos, he knows exactly who to call—a tuk-tuk driver known simply as Teep …
It is Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, 2008. I am alone, and the church building is dark except for the light in the basement kitchen. As I prepare the baskets for the bread and fill each thimble-sized cup with juice, I silently repeat the words that will accompany the eating and drinking to come …
Mennonite Church USA is committed to becoming an antiracist church. One of the things that makes that difficult is that racism, like many systems and like the “powers” described in the New Testament, is pernicious and likes to remain hidden from our awareness. Part of becoming antiracist is to keep our awareness of racism alive …
