Posts by VMMissions Staff
Call to Prayer: Soaking and Leaking
We knew that God had good plans for our neighbors in our South Asian Muslim neighborhood. We also knew intimately the hard details of their lives. We spent a lot of time praying and listening for a sense of God’s dreams for them and what God was specifically guiding us to do.
Read MoreKen Horst Hired as Interim Development Associate
VMMissions has hired Ken Horst as Interim Development Associate, effective April 20. Ken served with the agency for over 30 years as both a mission worker and member of staff, most recently as Development Associate for four years before he retired in 2018.
Read MoreCloth Face Mask Goal Exceeded
VMMissions launched a drive for cloth face masks for four area poultry plants, with a goal of 1,500. Due to an incredible outpouring of support, we have exceeded this goal by 575 masks! Thank you to everyone who gave of their time, talent, and resources.
Read MoreThe Hands and Feet of Jesus
In the desperate tedium of a large refugee camp, we were entering a world where we would feel sorrow, joy, rage, exhaustion, frustration and happiness, all in a matter of a few hours. Every day. I have never felt more strongly that we were trying to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
Read MoreVMMissions Launches Coronavirus Immigrant Care Fund
Many immigrant families depend on their weekly check for meeting the needs of their families. The present coronavirus emergency has left many families jobless or with their work hours reduced to a minimum. This fund is a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need.
Read MoreVMMissions Response to COVID-19
We are all living with upheaval and uncertainty due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Yet as followers of Jesus, we need not give in to fear or hopelessness. With that confidence in God, Virginia Mennonite Missions is taking a number of steps to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
Read More30 Seconds That Threw Lezhë Into Chaos
On November 26, 2019, Albania a 6.4 magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks struck Albania. The church mobilized to provide help. “I see that the Lord is revealing himself to the lost. We pray that God will be glorified and that there will be lasting fruit for God’s kingdom in Albania,” Rafael writes.
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to “Do Good?”
We were ostensibly doing good work in the community, but the lack of transformative spiritual engagement left us feeling empty, dissatisfied, and questioning. This desire to see gospel transformation take root began, however, in a startling and unforeseen way.
Read MoreGratitude to God Funds Mission
The early model of centralized funding depended on donors entrusting their God-given resources to the mission agency to use in accordance with its priorities. Later it became clear that donors wanted to give where they had involvement. A paradigm shift was needed.
Read MoreGetting On Board With Business
Business and practical professional skills are vehicles enabling the gospel to cross into places closed to traditional mission initiatives but open for business. The call is going out for people who love Jesus and believe that the marketplace is a place for the good news of the gospel.
Read MoreUSA Ministries: A Story of Missionaries and Migrants
God knows how to weave good stories together to create something new and beautiful in another time and place. In this story, the puzzle pieces are missionaries and migrants, the places are Honduras and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the time will unfold in the telling.
Read MoreAn Examen: God, Where Have You Been Present?
Now in our fourth decade of short-term missions, what have we learned at VMMissions? Are short-term mission experiences about rendering a service or surrendering to Christ? Martin Rhodes shares his own story of how a short-term assignment in Mexico shifted his focus from doing to being.
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