Where Mennonite ancestors prospered and suffered, Ukrainians and MCC still serve
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Followers of Christ Mennonite Church in Mexico City could no longer run its program to reach young people living in poverty and marginalization. But online outreach has opened new opportunities.
As Russian military forces gathered near Ukraine’s border, churches and organizations operating in Ukraine took precautions in response to escalating tensions.
In the artisans’ courtyard at the Royal Palace of Abomey, Benin, where the king of Abomey still holds court, I admired the work of local artists — bronze figurines of roaring lions, appliqued maps of Africa, a weaver’s shuttle dancing back and forth.
Joren Basumata, 80, former leader of Bharatiya Jukta Christa Prachar Mandali (Indian United Christ Evangelistic Church, or BJCPM) died Oct. 15.
About 50 people were sentenced to death Jan. 29 in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection to the 2017 murders of United Nations investigators Michael J. Sharp and Zaida Catalán.
A jar on a shelf in Sumitra Chepang’s kitchen has a secret identity. By all appearances, it is just a jar of mild-mannered flour. But under the lid is something spectacular — super flour!
Dozens of people — including U.S. and Canadian Mennonite conference leaders, seminary staff and students — signed a letter of support for Anabaptists in Ethiopia in December.
The Korea Anabaptist Center, which grew out of a burgeoning interest in Anabaptism in South Korea in the 1990s, celebrated its 20th anniversary Dec. 11.
