October 16, 2017
Join us at Eastern Mennonite School’s auditorium on November 5 at 4:00 p.m. for the 17th annual Festival of Praise, a worshipful benefit concert of men’s a cappella singing groups. Ten groups will perform several songs separately, and then will combine together in a finale. An offering will benefit VMMissions.
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September 8, 2017
Virginia Mennonite Missions seeks a full-time Development Associate. This staff role represents VMMissions to individuals, businesses, and churches, promoting the cause of missions and soliciting support, primarily for the general Mission Fund.
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August 30, 2017
As believers, we are tasked with the job of bringing the little children to Jesus. One of the ways we do this is by encouraging and teaching children to pray. We can spend all the time in the world teaching children about God, but if we don’t teach them how to relate to God, we’re not doing any better than the disciples who tried to shoo the children away.
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August 29, 2017
Bike Shenandoah invites bicyclists of all ages and abilities to enjoy metric century, 30-mile, 15-mile or family-friendly 5-mile rides in a relaxed atmosphere on Saturday, September 16.
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August 19, 2017
“I believe that Jesus is God, and I want to be a Jesus follower.” I couldn’t believe my ears as Yousif prayed a beautiful prayer of repentance, expressing a humble need of Christ. How could this be happening? A Muslim young man, coming to faith so quickly?
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August 16, 2017
I wasn’t sure if my writing and work on spirituality in the United States would connect with the people of Europe, but the loneliness, brokenness and hunger for a deeper relationship with God is as evident here as at home. Sharing the good news here in Europe is helping people develop a closer relationship to God and helping them to return to what God created them to be, rather than what the outer world forced on them.
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August 11, 2017
Engage with pastor Mandy Smith as she comes to Harrisonburg for a series of chapels, forums and lectures on “Being Human in Ministry,” September 19-20, 2017. Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is lead pastor of University Christian Church, a campus and neighborhood congregation with its own fair-trade café in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a […]
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August 9, 2017
Holy moments right here and now: mission workers and staff share fresh stories of gospel seeds being sown in the course of their everyday lives. “God, may you bring the fruit!”
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August 7, 2017
In a slum community in a large Asian city, Grace and Yugo have gained their community’s trust through deeds of love. Now they ask, “How do we proclaim the gospel holistically?”
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June 15, 2017
Jason Wagner, appointed to serve as chaplain at the Rockingham Regional Jail. Courtesy photo By Jason Wagner I have seen firsthand the deep hunger for connection to God and loving fellowship that inmates have in the Rockingham Regional Jail. Since being appointed as a VMMissions worker to serve as jail chaplain, I have been […]
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