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Year after typhoon, MCC still rebuilding in Philippines

One year after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the house of Dominga Arias in the Philippines, the 50-year-old widow and mother of three has a new home with a more spacious bedroom than before.

The simple wood structure with a tin roof was built by combining wood from her old house with a shelter kit of new wood, tin roofing, rebar and building supplies provided by Mennonite Central Committee through Church World Service and its partners.

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite Central Committee

November 24, 2014

Taiwanese mark 60 years

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan celebrated its 60th anniversary Oct. 25-26, honoring its beginning with Mennonite mission workers, rejoicing for

Mennonite Mission Network

November 24, 2014

A year after Haiyan, MCC continues rebuilding in the Philippines

Dominga Arias, a 50-year-old widow and mother of three, sits in her new house that was built with a new shelter kit provided by Mennonite

Mennonite World Review staff

November 17, 2014

Canada links lead to Cambodia ordination

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The growth of Vietnamese Mennonite churches in British Columbia has led to closer ministry connections in Cambodia. In early June, Mennonite

Kristina Toews | Mennonite World Conference

November 10, 2014

Persecuted believers’ courage inspires Thai Anabaptists

DET UDOM, Thailand — Before Lek believed in Jesus, 10 of his 15 children died. After he became a Christian, his children stopped dying. People in his village noticed.

Lek shared the gospel in his village, where several other families became believers.

Sarah Schoenhals | Eastern Mennonite Missions

November 3, 2014

Forgiveness stories encourage Thai Anabaptists

Participants at the Thai Anabaptist conference pray for Khmu church leaders, after worship at a Khmu church in a Thai village. Photo by Sarah Schoenhals.

Mennonite World Review staff

October 29, 2014

Teaching English leads to deeper discussions in China

Tao’s sheepish demeanor as he approached teacher Kelly McPhail revealed why he and his classmates were nervous about their English grades: They hadn’t been speaking much

Wil LaVeist | Mennonite Mission Network

September 29, 2014

Disciplined evangelism

In a recent congregational report to The Philippine Witness, the bimonthly newsletter of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (better known as the Holdeman

John D. Roth

September 1, 2014

Philippines typhoon recovery aims for lasting results

Since Typhoon Haiyan devastated communities in the Philippines last November, Mennonite Central Committee has been helping residents such as Virginia Pagatan restore what took only

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite Central Committee

August 18, 2014

Japanese pastor moved by MB history program

WINNIPEG, Man. — As a pastor of a Mennonite Brethren church in Japan, Yoshio Fujii had limited knowledge of the church’s Anabaptist roots. To learn

Gladys Terichow

August 18, 2014