Coronavirus: Prayer encourages Chinese church leaders
With the coronavirus continuing to impact people around the world, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) has called for Anabaptist and Mennonite congregations everywhere to unite in prayer and to exercise precautionary measures in the church. “Pray for people who are isolated, afraid or ill, especially in Wuhan, Hubei Province and mainland China,” César Garcia, MWC’s general…
Coronavirus: MC Canada requests prayer
Mennonite Church Canada is inviting prayers for its ministry partners during the coronavirus outbreak, and for all of those in China and across the world who have been affected by the virus. The coronavirus is disrupting the lives of many in China, including the 10 North American English teachers currently serving with Mennonite Partners in…
Hong Kong Mennonites seek the peace of the city
As protests bring millions of citizens into Hong Kong’s streets, the city’s tiny Mennonite population is praying peaceful tactics will prevail. Demonstrations began in early June, when a bill was introduced that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trial. In 1997, Hong Kong was promised 50 years of near-autonomy…
Creating a mission partnership web
What does mission look like in a country where the church is well established? From Jeanette Hanson’s point of view it’s a web of interconnected relationships. Hanson is a Mennonite Church Canada Witness worker and the associate director for Mennonite Partners in China (MPC). For 10 years, Hanson and her husband Todd taught English under…
South Korean Mennonite partners pave the way of peace
Though Jae Young Lee doesn’t think the recent North Korean shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island will lead to full-scale war, as Peace Program Coordinator for the Korea Anabaptist Center (KAC) he is alarmed by what is happening in both North and South Korea. “I think it is seriously time for all of us—Koreans and…
