During the January 2016 Week of Prayer, MB churches across Canada were called to prayer and fasting for a new president for Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary. On May 25, the …
May 2016
There are many causes of hunger, but a main one is conflict – war pushes people out of their homes and off their land and makes them dependent on food …
Representatives of the Catholic Church (Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), The Lutheran World Federation, and Mennonite World Conference met in Bogotá, Colombia, 29 February–4 March 2016, for the fourth …
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary-TWU, a part of the ACTS Seminaries consortium, held its graduation ceremony at Central Heights Church, Abbotsford, B.C., Apr. 23, 2016.
Click here to read a May 12 update from MDS. Fires in and around the northern Alberta city of Fort McMurray has Mennonite Disaster Service Alberta Unit and Region V …
Embrace the call! Steinbach Bible College’s theme for 2015–16, based on Genesis 12:1–9, was also a fitting send-off for graduates as they explore their options after SBC. Whether they pursue …
It became personal. In September 2015, a photo of a young child from Syria washed up on a beach “was everywhere,” says Travis Barbour. “[My wife] Whitney and I felt …
For my son Nur Amar. God is my light [nur] and my salvation – whom shall I fear? (Psalm 27). His name [nur] means “light.” —Lamia’ Bahnam Yshua This artwork by an Assyrian Christian woman …
When my 16-year-old daughter Alketa saw the photo of the little boy washed up on the beach, her heart broke for people from Syria. She was compelled to raise …
A story from Peru “Well, Dave, how brave are you? Are you going to try it?” My friend and colleague, José Arrais, leader of Associação dos Irmãos Menonitas de Portugal …
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I asked seniors for a glimpse into a childhood moment when they felt a parent’s love. Their stories show that, while some things change, love – and its memory – …
Most of us hadn’t given much thought to Syria. In fact, before 2011, if we heard the name through our relief and development agency Mennonite Central Committee, it was a …
The Lam family, refugees from Vietnam, were reunited in 1984 after five years of separation (l-r): Ken, Van Tao Lam, May and Wayne. A group from Delta Mennonite Brethren Church …