
This Christmas season, sow the seeds of hope
Dear friend, My heart is full of gratitude. I know that your prayers, encouragement, and partnership are the fuel that keeps Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) moving forward. We are constantly
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Dear friend, My heart is full of gratitude. I know that your prayers, encouragement, and partnership are the fuel that keeps Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) moving forward. We are constantly

Five hundred years ago, a handful of believers dared to reimagine discipleship — not as a cultural inheritance, but as an embodied response to Jesus. Their practices proved life-changing.

Church planting is something I have felt called to for a long time, even before I left for the Czech Republic. Before coming to Prague, I was a member of West End Mennonite Fellowship, where church planting is a vital part of the DNA. For a season, I was involved in one of their church plants, knowing that it was important to learn how a church plant works practically before trying something overseas.

Kingdom Teams (K-Teams) were dynamic experiences this summer for the students being served through a migrant education program, the K-Teams staff, and the youth who joined the teams.

After two years in Chad, I was confronted by an angry stranger who told me to leave his country. He’d assumed we were French, but did not back off when he learned we weren’t.

Hold a seed in your hand and marvel at the miracle of life in miniature. Packed into the tiny package is all the potential, not only for expansive growth, but also for generations of reproduction.