Bonnie Klassen remembers the haunting, howling wind. “It was a deep, threatening growl. I had knots in my stomach,” she says. “That wind was purely destructive.” Klassen, MCC’s Area Director …
September 2017
MCC is responding to the two earthquakes which ravaged Mexico, including the 7.1-magnitude quake that hit southern Mexico near Atencingo, Puebla state, causing significant damage in Mexico City on September …
Other Side of the River: A story of love and faith under great tribulation Janice L. Dick Helping Hands Press Review by Leonard Klassen What is the subject? The Other …
“Our Anabaptist history is intrinsically tied to migration, and so is our Christian story,” says Saulo Padilla, immigration education coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. “We must keep challenging …
Changing course: Stories to navigate career and life transitions Shelaine Strom Reviewed by Greg Reed What is the book about? A practical guide offering strategies to those experiencing planned or …
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New vision, new languages, new hope at Portage Avenue Church
by ContributorIn 2015, our pastor Jedidiah Carpentier asked Janice Penner to start a children’s church program. She laughed, as there were only two school-aged children attending our church at the time. …
Teach from the Heart: Pedagogy as Spiritual Practice Jenell Paris Wipf and Stock Reviewed by Arisnel Mesidor What is the subject? Teach from the Heart is about teaching as a …
This is the story of a ministry that in some ways never moved far from its roots. Square One World Media stands atop a media ministry that has embraced cartooning, …
I stopped reading the Bible. Seriously, I did. Actually, I stopped reading everything due to my sixth concussion. After a few weeks, when I tentatively picked up the Bible again, …