Not long after M23 rebels captured the city of Bukavu in eastern DRC in February, my colleague Susan Fish spoke with a Mennonite pastor and doctor in Bukavu (article here).
On the day after government forces in South Sudan placed the main opposition leader under house arrest last week, creating massive uncertainty in an already uncertain country, I spoke with Pastor Reuben Tut of Edmonton South Sudanese Mennonite Church (that article is yet to come).
Then, the day of the earthquake in Myanmar, March 28, Mennonite World Conference issued an urgent prayer request based on their contact with a Mennonite leader in that country.
The global network of Anabaptists often provides a unique connection to world events. This is not to imply that Mennonite suffering counts more than other suffering, but just that in a world filled with need, connecting with the reality of sisters and brothers in faith in global hot spots can be particularly meaningful.
The article about USAID cuts, in the links below, is another example of Mennonite perspectives on a big news story.
I especially love it when we can put together articles that bring international events and the experiences of diaspora churches in Canada into the broader Canadian Mennonite circle. For her article, Susan Fish checked in with two Mennonite Church Canada congregations that have close ties to Eastern DRC.
Recognizing that we can’t care deeply about every situation of need, I invite you to take time to read the pieces linked and entrust the people in those places—and their friends and relatives in Canada—to God’s grace and gentleness.
Church agencies see impacts of USAID cuts
While MCC and Canadian Foodgrains Bank are not directly affected by cuts to USAID, they witness the results.
MCBC AGM recap
The regional church undertook thorough consultations prior to their AGM.
Walking Upstream
Lauren Martin shares his unsanitized story of grief following the death of his wife. (From Anabaptist World.)
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