 | New Young Anabaptists Committee Meets in Indonesia Less than a year ago, I hadn't the faintest idea that I would be in Indonesia this February, let alone have four new friends from four different continents. But that's what happens when you engage in your global faith community: you end up in places you never expected –physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally. Read more |  | Global young adult advocates at UN with MCC New York, USA – Juan Sebastián Pacheco Lozano is uniquely qualified for his position as the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) participant serving as the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) intern at Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC) United Nations Office this year. Read more |  | Love opens hearts to learn more Investing in strangers takes courage, because in doing so we leave our well-known comfort zone. But what we learn living this way is indescribable. The encounters with my new friends from around the world, has changed my life so positively that I cannot imagine what it was like when they were not yet a part of my life. Read more |  | A ministry of inclusive hospitality To create, initiate and maintain a ministry such as this, open to any person regardless of where they come from, what they believe, what political ideology they have, whether their persecutors are guerrillas or paramilitaries means a great risk. Sometimes, members of the congregation stop attending. However, we are convinced of the coherence between the mandate of Jesus and the right of asylum. The community is strengthened and new leaders emerge open to hospitality. Read more |  | Coffin maker overcomes evil with good Tulio Pedraza: persecuted 1949–1964, in Colombia Read more |  | "Nothing that I am doing am I doing by myself" Rebecca Osiro of Nairobi, Kenya, steps into her new role as vice president of Mennonite World Conference (MWC), with a life of experiences that has tested her faith and taught her wisdom. Rebecca was the first woman to be ordained in the Kenya Mennonite Church (in August 2008), but her interest in the church stretches back to her childhood. Read more |  | A Vision for Reconciliation How did you become interested in the life of the church? Kraybill: Growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, my family was deeply involved in the mission of the church at the local level. Both of my parents gave tirelessly to the congregation, serving in many roles, from Sunday school teachers to janitors. Read more | Prayers of gratitude and intercession May 2016: On 13 May 2016, two Brethren in Christ church members in Monsapur, Nepal, were beaten badly and most of the church windows were broken. This violence from religious extremists occurred after the church concluded a gospel-sharing program attended by hundreds of people from surrounding villages. Attempting to stop the vandalism, two church members were beaten badly, one with a broken nose and one kicked in the face and chest. They are being hospitalized and getting treatment. Both have families who depend on their daily wages. Please pray for their complete recovery. Read more...
May 2016: Pray that young Anabaptists may develop a deeper relationship with God and will bear fruit in their church, community and nation. Praise God for the young people who will fellowship, learn and edify each other together via online tools during YABs Fellowship Week, 19–25 June. Click here for more information.
May 2016: Pray for regions of Southern Africa affected by severe El Niño weather patterns. Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique have declared national drought disasters and called for international assistance, and Ethiopia has also been affected. Crop failure food shortages result in hunger and sanitation failure and can have long-term effects on food security and children's education and nutrition. Praise God for agencies who are responding with aid. Pray for areas in the region who experience El Niño's effects in excessive rainfall and resulting catastrophic floods. Read more... | To unsubscribe from this mailing list, click here. Congreso Mundial Menonita
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