Virginia Mennonite Missions: Called. Sent. Transformed.

March 2012

Miraculous turnaround experienced at Lezha Academic Center

March 30, 2012
by Jessica Hedrick
VMM tranSender at Lezha Academic Center

Miraculous turnaround experienced at Lezha Academic Center

“When you walk through fire, the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God; the Holy one of Israel, your Savior.” Isaiah 42:3 We have been through our share of fires this year at Lezha Academic Center. The first months of our ministry here were full of conflict. Struggles with communication and cross-cultural misunderstandings left us feeling frustrated and defeated. Each of us had days when we felt like throwing in the towel, but somehow we made it through. No words can capture the miraculous …

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God is a rewarder!

March 28, 2012
by A Family of Five
VMM/EMM workers in South Asia

We are amazed in the ways we see God working in our midst and around the world. Many people are speaking of these days as one of the most amazing times to be alive in all of history. We see God awakening people’s desire for Him, to really know Him, not just know information about Him. There is a lyric from a worship song that goes, “hunger is an escort into the deeper things of God.” As that hunger is awakened, we realize that the more we seek Him, the …

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Winds of the Spirit

March 26, 2012
by Loren Horst

Winds of the Spirit

The Spirit blows at will we are told. We do not fully know its direction nor can we ever adequately predict its affect. We can, however, see some of the results. About 100 years ago, the Spirit blew Virginia Mennonite Conference westward into the highlands of Virginia and West Virginia. Later this same Spirit moved among the colony of Denbigh prompting witness in the neighboring cities. North Carolina, Kentucky, Washington DC, Florida, Ohio, and Maryland would all become locations, at one time or another, where the Spirit moved Virginia Conference. …

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