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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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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Our Community Farm Internship Opportunity
Our Community Farm serves as both a residential drug and alcohol recovery community for up to eight male adults and a sustainable farm. Jonathan and Joel provided much needed mentorship and lay counsel to those coming to the farm.
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Virginia Mennonite Missions Selects President
Aaron M. Kauffman of Harrisonburg, Va., was chosen by the board of VMMissions as the next president. Kauffman has extensive mission experience, serving most recently on staff as Global Ministries Director and Advancement Associate since 2011.
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Signs of Life Team Visits Maranatha School for the Deaf
Signs of Life church members went to Maranatha and conducted a seven-day Bible school on the book of James with the Maranatha students. All eight members of this team can communicate in American Sign Language, a first for a short-term mission team.
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Park View’s Blitz Packs 1,500+ Kits
A lot of congregations put school kits together for distribution by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). But how many produce more than 1,500? Nearly a hundred assembly-line volunteers packed a total of 1,562 kits at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Learning Through Faith
Our main goal during our current term is language learning. We have a language tutor (and dear sister from the church), Vera (which means ‘faith’), who comes to our home twice a week and teaches us for one hour each-while the other parent watches the girls.
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Start Here
Seven years ago VMMissions became intentional in providing a “doorway into missions.” People could start with VMMissions and go virtually anywhere that Mennonite missions has been involved, and beyond. The old mission “field” language is obsolete when referring only to some remote exotic far-off location.
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First Graduation at LAC, Bible Camp and Summer School Follow
LAC’s first graduation went off without a hitch. Sam Scaggs was our main speaker and additional comments were given by board member Elaine Moyer, Principal Klementina, and senior class president Xhild.
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