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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.
Read MoreVirginia 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.
Read MoreSigns 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.
Read MorePark 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.
Read MoreLearning 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.
Read MoreStart 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 The old mission “field” language is obsolete when referring only to some remote exotic far-off location.
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