When I close my eyes, I see lots of people around me,…with people from Africa, USA, Canada, we are together, we are praising God. Between them I am in that moment, in that place, that gives me very big joy
Karla Braun
“The love from Indonesia” for YAMENers (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) Enosh Rupamajhi, Jeu Song and Olicky Muchindu, the warmth of relationship—from their hosts and each other—is a hallmark of their year.
What’s next for the Mennonite Brethren family? In this last print issue of the MB Herald, we’re celebrating the past – the great gathering place of the Mennonite Brethren family…
“When your name is Christian Press, you’d better live up to it,” says Ron Wood, general manager. Now called CP Printing Solutions, the printing company CCMBC fully purchased in 1964 to print the Herald will close in February 2020 as its general manager retires.
Dear God Thank you for our wonderfully complex bodies that you have knit together. Our bodies do amazing things – some of which we don’t talk about. But, Lord, those…
Running more than an hour past the scheduled end time, the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches dealt with funding shortfalls and major structural…
Drawing on her teaching background, lay leader Heather Epp took a dif-ferent approach to worship leading one Sunday morning at Blaine Lake (Sask.) Gospel Chapel. She handed out two fill-in-the-blanks…
When we’re young, we’re often identified in relation to our parents (“so-and-so’s kid”). At some point, our parents become known by us (“so-and-so’s mom/dad”). Throughout our life, we take on…
Multiply (formerly known as MB Mission) update Multiply ended their fiscal year May 31, 2019, with a $1.5 million gap between revenue and expenses, reports a letter to supporters. One…
Jim Davidson only planned to make a short stop on his way to retirement when he accepted the role of interim CFO of CCMBC in 2015, but the transformation of…
There’s a lot of ugliness in the world. I’m sure each reader could make their own list of injustices and personal tragedies. Here are several that were current as we…
Bicycle tour across Canada raises funds for global hunger “It’s about family,” says Orlando Schmidt. A member of The Life Centre, Abbotsford, B.C., he has been planning to bike across…
June 8, 2019, MB Seminary announced a financial gift of $250,000 per year for two years that enables a reversal of personnel cuts previously indicated. “We are pleased that both…
Discerning women in ministry leadership in the Mennonite Brethren church “It’s like a detective story; you see all these threads woven together,” says Doug Heidebrecht. Heidebrecht’s Women in Ministry Leadership:…