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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A day in the life of Nancy Marshall
Nancy Marshall lives and works in Orange Walk Town Belize She shares a window into a typical day for her as she juggles pastoring the Jesus’ Deaf Church, parenting, and tutoring. 5:00 am I wish I were running, but I can’t seem to get up this early! (Please pray about this for me.) By 6:00,…
Read MoreRelationships over accomplishments
Things here have been wonderful, terrible, emotional, lonely, but yet peaceful all at the same time. It is hard to explain all the emotions. Each day brings a new challenge. The handy man work or feeding the chickens isn’t the challenge. What’s challenging is to never get done what I set out to accomplish during…
Read MoreSpecial need for Shalom Church in Italy
The Shalom congregation in Palermo, Italy, began in the early 1990s in a part of the city that was dominated by violence. The church was named Shalom in hopes of bringing peace to that area of the city. It has grown under the capable Italian leadership of Pino Arena. Last week someone broke into the…
Read MoreNew team in training to coordinate Quito refugee project
Work with the refugee project never ceases to be an enormously busy task with tough challenges in trying to stay on top of hundreds of complicated and difficult cases of families that continually arrive, mostly from Colombia. During the past year alone, I interviewed 333 refugee families and followed up on many of their cases…
Read MoreTestimonies shared of suffering and deliverance
Lek’s* life has had no shortage of suffering. Prior to his believing in Jesus, ten of his fifteen children died. After he became a Christian, his children stopped dying. People in his village noticed! Lek shared the gospel in his village, where several other families became believers as well. But evangelism is illegal in his…
Read MoreCelebrating 40 years of God’s faithfulness in Trinidad
God has been in control of the Mennonite Church of Trinidad and Tobago (MCTT) from its inception. The work that began in 1974 has led to a total of five congregations: Diego Martin, Charlieville, Chaguanas, Esperanza, and Sangre Grande. MCTT celebrated its 40th anniversary in a blessed and uplifting weekend, October 16-19, with the theme,…
Read MoreInvesting in future kingdom communities
Christmas is a time to celebrate new birth: The birth of Jesus Christ, the firstborn of the new creation, new birth in our own lives through the Spirit’s transformation, and the birth of new expressions of God’s kingdom among us. Starting faith communities is a lot like giving birth. There is discomfort and pain, as…
Read MoreSupport Christian schools around the world
Partner with VMMissions to support students in Christian schools around the world. Select a school below to learn how you can support the students and giving projects at each school. There are currently two schools that VMMissions supports: The Joshua Center (Albania) and Maranatha School for the Deaf (Jamaica). The Joshua Center is an early…
Read MoreLearn about Life Transformation Groups
A Life Transformation Group (LTG) is a simple way to practice being a disciple of Jesus. FORM: Each group is made up of two or three people, all of the same gender, who commit themselves to a weekly rhythm of (1) reading the Bible, (2) meeting for mutual accountability, and (3) prayerfully joining God’s work…
Read MoreGiving ourselves away
“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” – Mark 8:35 (NIV) I recently read about a congregation in Texas that has routinely given away some of its best leaders, most committed members and significant financial resources in its…
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