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ProjectChurch leadership training in Vietnam
Continue“Leadership development and theological training for pastors continue to be pressing needs of the Vietnamese church. While some Bible schools were legally recognized since 2004, there is still a huge shortage of adequately trained leaders, pastors and teachers. There is a lot of catching up to do as a result of 30 years of near total restrictions on training. Some of those restrictions continue to this day,” says Gerry Keener, an EMM non-resident missionary who teaches in a ministry training institute started by the Vietnam Mennonite Church. “The Mennonite training institute in Vietnam provides a framework in which we can train Mennonite leaders as well as share Anabaptist-oriented curricular materials with other denominations.”
The Vietnamese believers are energetic and dedicated to the Lord and His kingdom. Biblical and theological training are vital to provide enough leaders and teachers for the growing evangelical community and to stabilize the church.
$50 pays for textbooks and study materials for one student for four one-week courses
$100 pays for one student’s transportation and food for a week-long course
$200 pays to translate the teachings of visiting teachers in the classroom“I have resolved to faithfully follow Christ all my life. I want to be faithful to obey the Lord’s teaching and to use His Word in edifying His household.” — Nguyen Dinh Vu, evangelist in Vietnam
Give towards leadership training in Vietnam.$25, $50, $150, other
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Development and growth of the Mennonite Church in West Africa
ContinueGifts in memory of missionary and teacher Beryl Forrester support the development and growth of the Mennonite Church in West Africa. -
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Immigrant ministry in Halle, Germany
Continue“The flow of refugees into Germany, already very high, is expected to increase in a way we’ve never seen before,” said an EMM worker in Halle, Germany. At Begegnungraum der Kulturen (The Meeting Place of Cultures) – an immigrant ministry through local church Soli Deo in Halle – refugees receive aid in their hour of need. Many arrive traumatized and fearful. But everyone who comes to the immigrant center is treated with dignity and respect, welcomed despite being strangers and foreigners in a new country.
Europe is seeing an influx of refugees from politically destabilized regions in North Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Since 2010, immigration has doubled in parts of Europe. Refugees may be Muslims, and they may be persecuted Christians. Marah is a single mother struggling to raise two children on her own. She arrived in Halle, Germany, from North Africa, with a price on her head for dishonoring her family. Fadiyah, abandoned by her husband, is from Sao Tome. Illness has added to the burden of taking care of her three teenage sons.
At Begegnungraum der Kulturen, practical help is offered – from setting up a household in Germany to applying for government paperwork. German language courses, music lessons, and a safe place to socialize and make friends help with the immigrants’ transition to a new country. “Germany is being stretched almost beyond its limits,” said the EMM worker in Halle. “While Germany has welcomed more refugees per capita than any country in Europe, there has been a minority speaking out against the refugees who are arriving. Now is the time for the evangelical church to join together and welcome the tide of refugees in the name of Jesus.”
Give towards immigrant ministry in Halle, Germany. Any amount will help.
$20 helps a refugee family buy groceries
$50 helps buy a tank of gas or pay the electric bill
$100 helps with a month’s rent$20, $50, $100, other
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Preschool in Guinea-Bissau
ContinueMost children in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau do not have the opportunity to attend preschool. Regular public schooling starts at age 7, but tends to be inconsistent, with frequent teacher absences and school closings. School preparation is a significant need in order for children to be able to succeed in getting an education.
In 2011, the Mennonite Church in Catel, a small town in Guinea-Bissau, decided to use their few resources to address this problem. They started one preschool class in the church building; over the past decade this has grown into a 3-classroom school with more than 60 students enrolled. Students come not only from Catel but from surrounding villages for the quality education and the kindness of the staff. Students are taught in Creole (the local language) and are introduced to Portuguese, the language of the public school. Most importantly, all the teachers are followers of Jesus. Bible stories and Christian teaching are an integral part of the curriculum.
The preschool is a strategic way for the Mennonite Church to share Christ’s love with their animistic and Muslim neighbors. Up to 80 percent of the students who attend come from non-Christian families; the preschool experience is often their first introduction to the gospel.
Each family pays tuition for their children to attend, but due to the economic constraints, these fees cover only a portion of the total cost to run the school. A donation of $100 will subsidize one student to attend the preschool for an entire year.
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PROMESA, a Mennonite school in Peru
ContinueQuechua children in Peru face discrimination in local schools due to their ethnicity and their evangelical faith. The Peruvian Mennonite Church decided to establish an alternative to the local school system by founding PROMESA, which offers an academically advanced, Christian education that also frees children from experiencing discrimination at school.
Two reasons to give to PROMESA:
New building
The school started in 2005 with 11 students; today, nearly 300 children, both Quechua and non-Quechua, are enrolled. Many children were being turned away due to lack of space and insufficient facilities, so the church purchased land in the mountains outside Cusco to construct a new school building. Volunteers from Engineering Ministries International (EMI) have created a three-phase construction plan. Walk through the planned campus here.
$500,000 is needed for site preparation and phase one of building classrooms. With our support, many more Peruvian students can have access to a safe, high-quality, Christian education.
Scholarships
You can help a bright child with insufficient resources get a high-quality Christian education! It takes $1000 to sponsor one student for an entire school year, but any amount helps.
In this short video, learn about PROMESA through the story of 15-year-old Jhon Erik — and find out ways to help this Christian school achieve its future goals.
$50 helps PROMESA expand and reach more children
$200 moves PROMESA closer to a larger facility
$2,000 is a generous gift promoting education!Give towards PROMESA in Peru.$50, $200, $2,000, other
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PROSIM in Peru
ContinueChildren living in the remote villages of the Andean mountains of Peru face a number of health challenges, including malnutrition, parasites, and anemia. Fortunately, these conditions are treatable and preventable with education and assistance.
Born and raised in Peru, Gloria Mamani Nina is a health promoter who travels six hours by bus to reach the village of San Juan de Cotabambas. She provides the families there with the information and tools they need for better health. Gloria presents lessons on everything from a balanced diet to good dental care to the importance of hygiene.
Gloria works as a health promoter with PROSIM, a health care cooperative started by EMM and the Peruvian Mennonite Church. Each local church — many in outlying villages and communities — has a health promoter or representative. Every month, the health promoters gather to meet with PROSIM for training, a time of prayer and worship, and a short devotional. Some of the trainings have included CPR training, anemia, medications and how to use them, and dehydration. The health promoters go back and share this vital information with their own communities or an outlying village. In the process they are seeing lives transformed, physically and spiritually! Check out PROSIM’s work.
Give to PROSIM in Peru.
$20 covers the travel costs for a health promoter or representative (usually as far as 6-8 hours by bus) to attend monthly meetings
$30 provides ten elderly individuals with hygiene products and a nutritious meal
$45 replenishes the medications and supplies in the first aid kits of the health promoters and representatives$20, $30, $45, other
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