Stories of Mission
Explore mission themes in our quarterly magazine as workers tell stories of making disciples in the way of Christ.
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Milk plant builds trust in Kosova
My love of working with dairy cows and my desire to follow God has led me here to live and work in the beautiful country of Kosova. God has guided my paths faithfully, and I have sensed His presence throughout my time here. I have been here for five months, and for four of those…
Read MoreNew wineskins, new wine
“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wine-skins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” —Mark 2:22 (NIV) I can’t tell you how many times I have read Mark 2:22, certainly more than I can count.…
Read MoreMeaningful work, God’s provision
By Katrina Schmid This first-year teaching business literally takes over your life. I am trying to make a practice of taking one day a week to not think or do anything school related for the whole day, but I still find myself thinking about projects I could do, tests I need to make, and how…
Read MoreACG projects expand the scope of ministry
Thanks to your generosity, more than $3,500 was contributed through the Alternative Christmas Gift project. Our workers are so grateful for these funds, which support projects that go beyond the scope of their budgets. These alternative gifts make a tangible difference in the lives of those connected to our workers around the globe. From school…
Read MoreMore with less?
Over the past ten years, Virginia Mennonite Missions has more than tripled the number of adult mission workers in assignments of a year or more, from 16 to over 50. And that’s not including the children of those workers (27 and counting!), or the USA church planters and short-term teams we’ve supported. Meanwhile, our level…
Read MoreBuilding a network of Mennonite relationships in Germany
This past October, we had a gathering of the network we have been forming, a pivotal step in a journey we started almost two years ago when coming to Germany. Sixteen adults, along with ten children participated in a weekend long session, marking the first gathering of many of the people we have gotten to…
Read MoreThanksgiving celebration in Italy introduces new traditions
[dropcap]Thanksgiving[/dropcap] is the beginning of the American holiday season and can be a time of struggle for those of us living in another culture and missing family and friends back home. It is also an opportunity to create new traditions, to share a bit of our culture with our friends and contacts here, and to…
Read MoreA visit to Purok Pluto’s coffee fields
[dropcap]We[/dropcap] rose early on a Sunday morning and accompanied a group of Purok Pluto’s farmers into the coffee fields to observe and participate in the harvest of the coffee cherries. As we hung the plastic collection buckets around our necks and followed the farmers down the slope into the rows of coffee trees, the chilly…
Read MoreLearning to receive
[dropcap]God[/dropcap] loves a cheerful giver. There is joy in giving. It is better to give than to receive. We have been taught the importance of giving, but what about those times when we find ourselves on the receiving end? I was recently visiting a neighbor who lost her husband in a construction accident early this…
Read MoreMaking disciples through Life Transformation Groups
Workshop will explore ways to create a discipling culture in congregations Are you interested in exploring a deep, reproducible yet simple way of making disciples within the congregation? Are you tired of talking about becoming missional and are eager to gain traction in the disciple-making task? Join us on Saturday, January 31 (8 a.m. to…
Read More¡Hagámoslo juntos! Let’s do this together!
. Mennonite Hispanic Initiative hosts first retreat for leaders “Hagámoslo juntos!” or “Let’s do this together!” was the first-ever Mennonite Hispanic Initative (MHI) leaders retreat at Highland Retreat. Four Spanish-speaking churches from the Harrisonburg area were represented: Iglesia Discipular Anabaptista, El Camino Discipular, Enciende Una Luz and Iglesia de Dios de la Profecía. Twenty-six church…
Read MoreDianna Lehman to join VMMissions
Beginning March 16, 2015, Dianna Lehman will join VMMissions as Executive Assistant and Human Resources Manager. In this role she will provide administrative support to the President, including handling logistics for the Board of Directors and managing human resource functions for VMMissions’ staff and mission workers. Dianna has over 25 years of experience in executive-level…
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