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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Come 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.
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Know Them by Their Fruit
What motivates you? What underlying beliefs and values inform the decisions you make? These are hard questions for many people to answer. Our convictions and motivations often lie below the surface, beyond our full awareness. Yet they are at work all the time.
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Gospel 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.
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Renewing our Connections
For the past 25 years, Virginia Mennonite Conference (VMC) and VMMissions have shared the publication, Connections. VMC Executive Conference Minister Clyde Kratz and Aaron Kauffman discuss challenges and dreams that have emerged about this communication tool.
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Milk 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.”
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New 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.”
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Meaningful 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.
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More With Less?
Virginia Mennonite Missions has seen an exponential increase in adult mission workers in 1+ year assignments, but our level of staffing has remained nearly the same. More surprisingly, undesignated contributions have actually decreased. How can VMMissions do more with the same, or even a little less?
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Building 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.
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Thanksgiving 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.
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A 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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Learning to Receive
This poor woman’s gift to us was exorbitant. I insisted that she share my plate, which she refused. She took some bread added a piece of cheese and a few tomato slices, while the rest of us enjoyed the potatoes and chicken she had prepared. I could hardly take a bite for the lump in my throat.
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