Posts by Jon Trotter
Update: Albania Earthquake Relief Fund
VMMissions is delighted to report that the Albania Earthquake Relief Fund needs have been met! In 2019, VMMissions received $28,712 towards the expenses of a temporary shelter in Lezhë for 15 Roma families who lost their homes in Albania’s 6.4-magnitude earthquake.
Read MoreTidewater Virginia: Our Antioch
The ministry of the early church began in Jerusalem, but Antioch became an important mission center, similar to the way Tidewater, Virginia, became in the mid-20th century. What made that particular context so special? How did VMMissions promote greater faithfulness and fruitfulness there?
Read MoreCall to Prayer: No junior Holy Spirit for children!
By Priscilla Gnanamanickam Children don’t have a junior Holy Spirit.” This is what we were told by a missionary couple when we were young parents in India, as we were learning to listen to the voice of the Lord and follow him. “Encourage your children to listen to the voice of the Lord speaking, like…
Read MoreVMMissions Centennial Celebration Photos
VMMissions is celebrating one hundred years of equipping the church to share the good news with neighbors near and far. View images from the celebrations at Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly on Thursday, July 18.
Read MoreWorker Profile: Lee and Peg Martin
Lee and Peg Martin serve in McDowell County, West Virginia, as Location Coordinators with SWAP (Sharing With Appalachian People), an MCC program that bring volunteers to Appalachia to make homes safe, warm and dry and build relationships with local folks.
Read MoreCall to Prayer: Can Prayer Make Your Family Unique?
Our priority on prayer is guided by clear biblical principles. We emphasize the fact that God hears our prayers and that we can hear from him. But principles are not enough; we need to practice. Here are a few family-friendly prayer ideas that we have used to develop our family prayer life.
Read MoreTeachers: God’s Love in the Community
All Kids Club volunteers love the children who come, and there is something special about teachers who choose to be at Kids Club each week. They are experts at giving and receiving the love of God in our local communities who are competently leading both at school and at Kids Club.
Read MoreSeeds of Transformation
My primary purpose for being at LAC was to build relationships. Teaching my subject area well was important; but the real substance of our time there was in the one-on-one conversations with students, other teachers, and persons in the community.
Read MoreFor Such a Time as This
Business for transformation (B4T) is a way of opening doors for the gospel in areas that might otherwise be closed. A water filter production in Southeast Asia opens doors of opportunity, and Lady Latte is opening doors for women in Kosovo.
Read MoreA Harvest in the Hard Places
Jesus exhorted his disciples to open their eyes and see the fields. Workers in Asia and Europe share stories of potential harvests in difficult soil, and of immense needs. Is God inviting you to serve?
Read MoreWorker Profile: Rafael and Solange Tartari
Rafael pastors the local church in Lezhë, focusing on evangelism, discipleship, and training local people to be future leaders in the church. They regularly make contact with people who have not yet heard the good news of the gospel.
Read MoreGrants Received for Thailand Anabaptist Gathering
Anabaptist believers from Thailand and Laos gathered together in Chonburi, Thailand, for a rich time of lively worship, fellowship and interactive teaching at the 4th Thailand Anabaptist Gathering (TAG), October 8-12, 2018.
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