Virginia Mennonite Missions: Called. Sent. Transformed.

September 1, 2011

TranSenders walk Jesus Trail in first-century costume

September 1, 2011
by VMM Admin

TranSenders walk Jesus Trail in first-century costume

Betsy and Philip Fisher Rhodes hike the 60km/40mi Jesus Trail attempting to re-create 1st-century life as authentically as possible as they journey. This includes (among other things): eating only foods available in the Galilee in the first century; cooking over fires; traveling the route on foot; sleeping in tents; and wearing first century dress. Watch this mini documentary following their journey from Nazareth to Capernaum. Crossposted from jesustrail.com (http://jesustrail NULL.com)

Virginia youth build playground, relationships with Jamaican community

September 1, 2011
by Mark Hodge
Mountain View Mennonite Church (Southern District Virginia Conference)

Virginia youth build playground, relationships with Jamaican community

What neither we as leaders and planners nor the youth anticipated was the rich fellowship with the deaf community of Top Hill… Over the coming years, I anticipate that these experiences will be the most valuable “things” that they brought back from Jamaica.

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