Posts by VMMissions Staff
Living the Incarnation
If you joined our team, we would have you live with a local Muslim family for about a year. It is terribly hard: You must eat and sleep as the family eats and sleeps, and function without any English. All of our teammates can attest to days in which each moment was painful.
Read MoreBeing a Bridge
I need to be God’s humble servant (at least that feels more comfortable to me than being his raging prophet) sharing God’s love when trying to bring the good news into another culture. Only as I really know the culture and love the people will I be aware of how to address the culture’s issues.
Read MoreTwinkle’s journey: The education of a Kalinga missionary in the Philippines
Twinkle’s early missionary zeal persisted through her teenage years, as did a sense of inferiority regarding her Cordilleran identity. She was seventeen before, as she says, “I fully embraced my identity as a Kalinga without the shame.”
Read MoreLearning to Walk After Jesus
I moved to the slums four years ago. My mind was full of big ideas of hope and the dream of seeing slum communities transformed by the love of Jesus. But in my time here, I have witnessed grueling poverty, a devastating fire, demolition and eviction of over 1,000 homes. What does discipleship mean in such a context?
Read MoreCome to the Table
The idea of meeting around the table for a meal and talking, listening and telling stories is all a part of the Mediterranean culture and has been for centuries. During our time in Italy, we were able to experience fellowship at the table as opportunities to share with them the hope of Christ.
Read MoreGospel Openings But Few Workers in Hmong Villages
Jonah Yang was part of a team that took 730 pairs of glasses donated to the Lion’s Club to Thailand. These were distributed among seven villages. The majority of the people who received the glasses were non-Christians, and it gave him and the team a good opportunity to live and share the gospel.
Read MoreMilk Plant Builds Trust in Kosovo
Whitney’s love of working with dairy cows and her desire to follow God led her to work in Kosovo. So far, she has been here for five months, and for four of those months she has worked at a local milk collection and processing center called Jeta e Re, which means “new life.”
Read MoreNew Wineskins, New Wine
“I have been trying to put the new wine into my old skin. And a few days ago, I thought I was ready to burst,” Jeanette Strode writes. “There was anger and pain and frustration. I was sitting in a dark room while Lucy napped. So, I picked up my Bible and began to read. There it was, two chapters in.”
Read MoreMeaningful Work, God’s Provision
Even though her workload has been steadily increasing, the Lord has made Katrina’s work more meaningful and life-giving every day. “He has shown me that the more energy I put into building relationships, being merciful, generous and kind in the classroom, ” she writes.
Read MoreBuilding a Network of Mennonite Relationships in Germany
David hopes that the network he works with will be a place for people to find encouragement for starting new initiatives, for new and ongoing church plants, and for renewal efforts in existing churches; a place that practices the gathering and sending of disciples.
Read MoreThanksgiving Celebration in Italy Introduces New Traditions
At the beginning of November, we offered to prepare a traditional American Thanksgiving meal as an outreach. It was exciting to have the chance to share our culture, to use it as a tool for outreach, and to stay busy to ease the homesickness that comes with the holidays.
Read MoreA Visit to Purok Pluto’s Coffee Fields
In order for the owner of a coffee field to bring in a harvest, he or she usually needs three additional harvesters. These extra hands receive their pay in coffee: one kilogram for every five that each harvests. As the women described their work, they are frustrated at the reality of hard work for small returns.
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