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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In step with the Spirit
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” – Galatians 5:25 On a warm January evening in Colombia, our church planting team gathered under a campground pavilion, with pastor Martín González leading us in worship and prayer as part of our retreat time. While we were praying for each…
Read MoreTemples of the Holy Spirit
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 Bethany was walking down the road one day when a motorcycle taxi driver buzzed by, then turned around and came back. He asked, “What’s your religion?” “We believe in the Lord Jesus,” Bethany answered. He…
Read MoreDeaf young people enjoy VBS in Belize
Every summer our church has a Vacation Bible School (VBS) program primarily for Deaf people ages 10 and up, including hearing siblings in that age range who want to come. This year, we had 14 or 15 participants each day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nancy Marshall helps VBS participants make a framed verse…
Read MorePrayer is the greatest role for Ministry Support Teams
In Acts 2, we find a description of church in its most fundamental form: They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and…
Read MoreGrace Mennonite’s mission to the Philippines
Over thirty years ago, Larry Vitor, a young, hopeful Filipino pastor picked up an article written by Pastor Richard Early, and he decided to write a letter requesting that Richard be his prayer partner. Richard wrote him back, and this journey began. Richard is now pastoring a growing community church, Grace Mennonite Fellowship, in Lacey…
Read MoreWill our faith have children?
[The LORD] brought [Abram] outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed the LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:5-6 Outside of Europe and North America, the church…
Read MoreEnding on a high note
It was so rewarding for us to have “our children” sing for and with the EMHS choir. The ending benediction in which the children came out to the choir circle and joined hands had special meaning, as their benediction words were directed to the gypsy children they had played with all afternoon. As goodbyes were…
Read MoreNew tranSenders commissioned for service
Members of the new tranSend class were commissioned in a meaningful time of worship at On Sunny Slope Farm, near Dayton, Va., on July 17. Peter Eberly, lead pastor of Eastside Church, spoke both challenge and encouragement based on Isaiah 42. The Ears to the Ground Family led worship. Everyone enjoyed a beautiful summer evening…
Read MoreHow we make disciples in the way of Christ
In his devotional reflections for the recent VMM Board meeting, Harold Miller, Trissels Mennonite Church pastor, reflected on the way that the Kingdom comes. Reading the story of Judas, Harold pointed out that most often, we interpret this story as a betrayal; we assume that Judas was trying to sabotage the coming Kingdom. However, when…
Read MoreGroup enriched by exploration of evangelism at Exponential
Aaron Kauffman, president of Virginia Mennonite Missions, and Marvin Lorenzana, VMM Racial/Ethnic Ministries Coach, took a team of people from Virginia Conference to Exponential East 2014. This annual church planters conference held in Orlando, Fla., draws more than 5,000 mission-minded folks from across the country. Aaron Kauffman shares these summary statements about what evangelism is,…
Read MorePartnership as mission
A few months ago I had the opportunity to hear César García, General Secretary of Mennonite World Conference, speak about the role of North American mission agencies in the global church. García comes from the Mennonite Brethren Church of Colombia, a church birthed through the mission efforts of North Americans. When someone asked him whether…
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