Earthquake. Famine. Flooding. The headlines catch attention, and people respond with prayers and donations to emergency appeals. A few days later, the reporting stops and the event fades from memory.…
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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…
I love adventures. In 2016, I went to Panama City as a guest at the annual ICOMB summit. After several days of meetings in a hotel, we stepped into an…
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John…
The gospel and education for the oppressed Batwa in DR Congo The people of whom we speak live deep in the equatorial forest, far from passable roads, between the great…
Rudi Plett of Asuncion, Paraguay, was installed in June as the new executive director of the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB). In an interview with freelance writer and MB…
Inter-Mennonite relief in DRC Ten-yea-old Kanku Ngalamulume fled from his home in the village of Senge after armed groups beheaded his mother and father and his siblings too. He was…
Report from ICOMB 2018 Summit The Mennonitischer Freikirche Österreich (MFO) – Mennonite Free Church of Austria – hosted the annual ICOMB Summit June 2-6, 2018 in Vienna, Austria. MFO has…
Walking on our knees “Think about the possibilities of ICOMB.” – David Wiebe (newly retired executive director of ICOMB) Fighter jets and tanks. A blind preacher who takes pictures with…
ICOMB supports Anabaptist curriculum in DR Congo “I baptize this book in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” With these words, Gerard Mambakila, president of Communauté des…
Maria Justa Ipanaque (34) never imagined that she would ride in a helicopter. The small-scale farmer who lives with her husband Ezequiel Ramos Sánchez (40) and five children in Chato…