Africa Archives | Page 18 of 23

The most important book

DEBRE ZEIT, Ethiopia — Three years ago, Fanosie Legesse made a challenge to Listowel (Ont.) Mennonite Church.

Would they help him make sure that the students of Meserete Kristos College in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, each had an English Bible of their own?

Legesse, a member of Bethel Mennonite Church in Elora, Ont., was born and raised in Ethiopia. He and his wife, Dianne, previously served in Ethiopia with Mennonite Church Canada.

Mennonite Church Canada

May 18, 2015

Real estate project in Kenya to fund mission work

NAIROBI, Kenya — A real estate development, including dozens of condominiums, is coming to the property of Amani Gardens Inn, formerly the Mennonite Guest House,

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

May 11, 2015

In a reversal of Babel, languages no barrier to building church in Congo

A global village came together in February to raise the rafters of a new building that will house Kanzala Mennonite Church in Tshikapa, Congo. Three

Lynda Hollinger-Janzen | Mennonite Mission Network

May 11, 2015

Unconditional giving transforms us

Now as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you — so we

Charles Kwuelum

May 11, 2015

East Africans strengthen training for rural pastors

MWANZA, Tanzania — Mennonite bishops in Tanzania and Kenya are striving to meet the need for local, affordable training for village pastors.

They are working with Eastern Mennonite Missions workers Joe and Gloria Bontrager, who are implementing a curriculum and model for training leaders.

The Bontragers begin by traveling to . . .

Chris Fretz, Amanda Miller | Eastern Mennonite Missions

April 27, 2015

Turning to Jesus, everything changes

George Nyaundi grew up as a traditional African in Enemesi, Kenya. He and his family knew nothing of Jesus. His tribal background was Kisii, though

R. Showalter

April 27, 2015

ORODARA, Burkina Faso — No room was big enough to hold the more than 225 women from the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso who gathered for a seminar Feb. 2-6 at Orodara Mennonite Bible School.

Claire Traoré, Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission | Mennonite Mission Network

March 30, 2015

Nigerians’ suffering

In Middle Eastern churches and the Christian communities of northern Nigeria, our brothers and sisters are suffering. To most of us in other parts of

R. Showalter

March 16, 2015

EMM workers return to West Africa after Ebola crisis

SALUNGA, Pa. — Four and a half months after leaving West Africa because of safety concerns connected to the Ebola crisis, a team of workers

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

February 16, 2015

Call to serve abroad is a ‘remarkable adventure’

CAPINGA, Mozambique — Rebecca Standen wears a headlamp to light the way and checks a pot of chima bubbling over the fire outside her tiny

Mennonite Central Committee

February 2, 2015