Rejecting racism and colonialism, J.D. Graber sowed seeds of better relationships
Mennonite Mission Network has appointed Juan Pacheco Lozano of Goshen, Ind., as regional director for Latin America. He succeeds Linda Shelly, who served since 2002.
To celebrate Everence’s 80th anniversary, employees surpassed their goal of doing 80 acts of service, reaching the milestone months ahead of schedule in July.
What began as a simple gesture in the 1970s has grown into a cross-country friendship spanning decades, generations and nearly 3,000 miles.
The biggest thing is to listen to people’s story, because they need someone to listen to them. It’s a motto of MDS: “Put down the hammer.”
To help Ukrainians suffering from Russia’s military invasion, Swiss and French Mennonites sent 400 handmade comforters and about 2,000 kits of hygiene supplies to Ukraine last fall.
Peace Academic Center, formerly Hopi Mission School, in Kykotsmovi, Ariz., closed last fall, and the property is being transferred to the Hopi tribe.
