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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

Kenyan births peace churches in wake of violence

SOTIK, Kenya — One man has transformed the warring town of Sotik into a community of reconciliation and peace.

George Nyaundi, a Mennonite pastor and church planter, has worked for peace in Sotik ever since the town erupted in . . .

Amanda Miller, Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

October 13, 2014

A traditional church embarks on the missional journey

The story of how I came to do what I currently do, where I do it, still fascinates me. I love it when people ask,

KrisAnne Swartley

October 13, 2014

Church planters make friends, follow the Spirit

WICHITA, Kan. — Because Byron and Hilda Pellecer “followed the bubbles” of the Holy Spirit, Imelda Samaniego worships on her front lawn.

On Tuesday evenings she joins a small group of adults and children in an outdoor Bible study the Pellecers lead.

Her neighbors, Juanita and Pascual, invited her. The couple . . .

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite World Review

September 29, 2014

Zealous African bishop

Henry Mulandi of Kenya was a plenary speaker at the inaugural sessions of the Global Mission Fellowship at the 2003 Mennonite World Conference in Zimbabwe.

R. Showalter

September 29, 2014

Let’s revolutionize youth group mission trips

Jennifer Murch shared this post in response to yesterday's blog, "Why Short-Term Mission Trips Work." She wrote it while on assignment with Mennonite Central Committee

Jennifer Murch

August 27, 2014

Why short-term mission trips work, despite what you might have heard

Playing with orphan children, building homes and teaching summer Bible camps are all things that many teenagers and young adults hope to accomplish on short-term

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

August 26, 2014

The practice of missional living

As summer comes to a close, we begin to settle into what we often call our "normal" routine. Vacations are over, school is starting, the

Justin Hiebert

August 18, 2014

Anabaptist message grows in Venezuela

Excitement for the Anabaptist message is increasing in Venezuela, and the Mennonite seminary there is helping to teach people about Mennonite beliefs and values.

Support from the Seminario Biblico Menonita de Colombia (Colombia Mennonite Bible Seminary) and Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (Colombia Mennonite Church) have been important for the Venezuelan seminary.

Sara Alvarez Waugh | Mennonite Mission Network

August 4, 2014

Ecuador conference has peace in roots, branches

César Moya and Patricia Urueña didn’t come to Ecuador in 2000 primarily as church planters. But 14 years later, the couple leaves a new Ecuadorian

Sara Alvarez Waugh | Mennonite Mission Network

July 21, 2014