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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Signs of Life Creates Space for Worship in Deaf Culture
Many of the people who attend Signs of Life don’t come from a church backgrounds. Chris and MaryBeth Moore discovered that the needs in the deaf community are great. “There are so many holes in their understanding of the Bible,” MaryBeth said. “They miss out on so many things.”
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Mennonite Hispanic Initiative Becomes Ministry of VMMissions
MHI was established to respond to the need for educated, mission-minded, and VMC-connected Latino leaders. A core community of trained Latino church leaders has emerged, providing leadership for the churches associated with MHI.
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Sharing the Light of Christ in Kosovo
As we continue on our drive through the country from the capital of Pristina to the rural town of Istog, I begin to notice that many of the bullet-pocked homes ravaged during the war are being rebuilt and reinhabited. Slowly, the scars of war are being healed.
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Hernandez Named Local Coordinator of IBA
Lizzette Hernandez will serve as the new coordinator of the local Spanish-language Anabaptist Biblical Institute (IBA), a program under the auspices of Mennonite Education Agency that offers diplomas in Theological Studies to Latino church leaders.
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Retreat Focuses on ‘Familiar Blessings, Blowing Spirit’
Women from across the Conference considered the spirituality of our parents and grandparents and how we focus on Jesus today during the annual VMC Women’s Retreat. Dawn Ruth Nelson, Mennonite pastor and spiritual director, led the group through the theme.
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Making Disciples, Creating Communities—Not Just Churches
“Jesus did not call us to build churches but to make disciples.” These were the simple and true yet profound words from Skip Tobin as he began a session of a three-day church planting seminar with members of the Mennonite Church of Trinidad and Tobago (MCTT).
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VMMissions Welcomes Two New Staff Members
Virginia Mennonite Missions is pleased to welcome Lynn Suter and Sherah-Leigh Gerber as new staff members. Lynn will serve as Director of Operations and International Ministries, and Sherah-Leigh joins VMMissions as Advancement Director.
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Ending and Emerging
I come to the end of my presidency of VMMissions at the conclusion of 2013. I have spent my life in the church. As a young adult I ratified the choice my parents had previously made for me and I became a Mennonite. I have no regrets.
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Marine, Mennonite, Missionary
People often tell my wife and me that our story is incredible. From our perspective, however, our tale is simply what it looks like to come face-to-face with the gospel. It is characterized by Jesus’ words recorded in Mark 1:15: Repent and believe.
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Bike Shenandoah’s Five Rides Support Four Organizations
Ninety-five cyclists enjoyed the 16th annual Bike Shenandoah ride on September 21, 2013, pedaling beautiful country roads of the Shenandoah Valley and enjoying community to benefit neighbors near and far. The event raised approximately $20,000.
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VMMissions Welcomes Intern
Lori Doll is serving as an intern while in her second year at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. From Hartville, Ohio, she spent five years in missions and service, which included two years term in The Gambia, in an EMM business initiative for women.
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Motorcycles on the Road for Missions
Motorcycle for Missions, a new two-day cycling event that planners hope will become an annual fundraiser for Virginia Mennonite Missions, left Powhatan June 24, stopped in Roanoke for the night, and arrived at Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly in Harrisonburg on June 25.
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