• Project

    Christian-Muslim Relations Team French translation and publication

    American Murids is a major new ethnography of an African Sufi Muslim immigrant community in the United States. It is particularly timely given the current contentious discourse concerning Muslims and immigration. By listening to what Murids say about themselves, author Jonathan Bornman gives us the first-ever look at how the spiritual and ethical values of Murids in the diaspora influence the ways they interact with other communities in New York City. Making this book available in French opens new avenues for peacebuilding in the way of Jesus with people in Europe and Africa. To learn more visit the publisher’s website. To learn more about the team, visit the Christian-Muslim Relations Team website.

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  • Other Funds

    Cross-cultural mission training registration

    Use this form to make online payments for cross-cultural mission training registration.

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  • Project

    Battle for the Heart

    Battle for the Heart (Proces Celym srdcem) offers Czech Christ-followers longing for a deeper relationship with God a pathway leading toward deep, sustainable spiritual transformation. Through this process designed around community, we build skills to connect with ourselves and with God with our whole hearts, recognizing who God has created us to be, which enables us to engage wholeheartedly with the world around us.

    The spiritual formation process consists of two weekend retreats with individual and team follow-through material between events. The funds raised here will provide scholarships for participants to attend the retreats who may not be able to pay the full cost, as well as offset costs for the many volunteers needed to organize these events. Upcoming weekend events will take place in September 2024 and spring 2025.

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  • Project

    Czech translation of a discipleship program for the incarcerated

    The Czech Republic has the fifth-highest incarceration rate in the European Union (out of 27 EU member states) and the ninth-highest of all the 46 European countries. It is often argued that the Czech Republic is among the most secular countries in the world. Yet, a rich spiritual heritage is part of Czech history, including Jan Hus, a reformer who inspired Martin Luther, and the Moravian Brethren, who accomplished amazing missionary work in North America and all over the world. Despite this rich heritage, the Czech nation is now profoundly secular. Prisoners have a unique opportunity to step away from the snares and demands of life and think about what really matters. Many inmates carry a lot of guilt and experience intense loneliness.

    After COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and Czech prisons opened again to NGO workers, a door opened for an evangelism program called The Prisoner’s Journey® (TPJ) to be presented to inmates in a group setting of 8-12. God’s favor was shown through the new director of the entire Czech prison system, who is a believer in Jesus, which is quite special in a population with less than 0.5% of evangelical believers. This 8-week program presents Jesus and the Good News in a concise and appealing way. It follows the storyline of Mark’s gospel, along with video testimonies from different places around the globe of people who met Jesus in prison. This material was translated and published in the Czech language about 10 years ago and, after a slow start, is currently used in about 20 out of 36 prisons by chaplains and volunteers.

    The team that created TPJ also developed a follow-up material called Discipleship Explored Prison Edition. This program follows a similar format and uses the book of Philippians to help people discover what following Jesus is about. Each of the eight sessions focuses on a specific topic, such as righteousness, joy, and contentment. It’s easy to make a list of the things Christians do — go to church, read the Bible, pray, share the gospel — but that doesn’t tell us much about what following Jesus is actually like. That’s where Discipleship Explored comes in.

    Besides all the good work that prison chaplains do in programs and one-on-one meetings, there is a growing number of graduates of TPJ, along with others who would benefit from further exploring the path of following Jesus through a follow-up program. With your help, we will be able to publish the Czech translation of the Discipleship Explored Prison Edition. The plan is to train leaders of TPJ (chaplains and other volunteers) in leading the Discipleship Explored Prison Edition so that they will have a follow-up program to offer that unpacks the topic of discipleship to the groups that have graduated from TPJ. For this to become a reality, the materials need to be officially published along with the accompanying videos that are yet to be translated and dubbed. 

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  • Africa

    Morocco relief fund

    On September 8, a nearly 7-point earthquake ravaged Morocco. The epicenter of the earthquake was in a rural mountain area, an area with ​​many small towns, where most of the buildings are simple, even made of mud and stones. Many of these houses have collapsed, and others have structural damage that makes them uninhabitable, so people are camping in makeshift tents. A partner in the country is responding with primary aid (food, shelter, medicine, etc.) and is also trying to obtain tents or materials with which to build them. They will also be working on sanitation to prevent diseases from spreading.

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  • Project

    David and Grace Shenk Legacy Endowment

    Since 1963, David and Grace Shenk worked together to bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed. A signature focus of their ministry was the work of Christian-Muslim relations. You’re invited to join in the continuation of this legacy by becoming a founding partner in this endowment. Funds generated by the David and Grace Shenk legacy endowment will help us connect with our global partners, mentor a new generation of young leaders, and to create resources for equipping the church and Christ followers for a healthy relationship with Muslims. Learn more here.

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  • Project

    Somali Ministry Fund

    Outreach to Somalis continues to be a great need and a significant challenge in East Africa. This fund helps to support the work of EMM partners as they share the good news of Jesus with Somalis refugees within their borders as well as in Somalia.

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  • Project

    Support “Unexpected Peace: In search for the common good”

    Join us on the journey!

    Thank you for your interest in the Unexpected Peace documentary. As you may know, stories of peacebuilding rarely make it to the big screen, but these stories need to be told. We invite you to join us in responding to Jesus’ invitation to be peacemakers and ministers of reconciliation.

    Please would you consider a generous gift to Unexpected Peace today? Your generosity will help to share stories to touch people’s hearts and open their minds to new ideas about forgiveness, peacemaking, and reconciliation.

    To learn more about the Unexpected Peace documentary visit unexpectedpeace.com.

    To learn more about EMM’s Christian-Muslim Relations Team visit emmpeacemakers.org.

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  • Asia

    Alexander & Maria*

    Alexander and Maria* work in a transformational business and an international school. Alexander also serves as the regional representative for Central and South Asia. They serve in Central Asia with their children.

    *Names changed for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Andrés & Angélica*

    Andrés and Angélica seek to be winsome ambassadors of the Messiah Jesus for people in North Africa and South Europe:

    • sharing His blessing, especially through their language and art teaching vocations,
    • helping European Christians relate to Muslim (im)migrants more like He would,
    • encouraging new or younger disciples of Christ to love and follow Him, and
    • facilitating cross-cultural and interfaith experiences and relations as a member of EMM’s CMRT.

    *Names changed for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Matthew Baugher

    Matthew is participating in Advance Global, a 9-month, international discipleship and service opportunity. He will serve in Halle, Germany with Soli Deo Mennonite Church. While he will learn much about himself, he hopes to offer his time and energy to serve the local community and body of Christ. This will include connecting with and discipling newer believers, facilitating bible study groups, and participating in the teaching and music ministries of the church.

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  • Worker

    Binsa*

    Binsa* builds bridges and reaches out to the Buddhist and Hindu communities of her city and beyond.

    *Name changed for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Jonathan Bornman

    Jonathan serves globally as a consultant for churches and leaders, especially in the area of teaching/training Christians how to build life-giving relationships with Muslims through dialogue, peacemaking, witness, and hospitality. He leads EMM’s Christian-Muslim Relations Team.

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  • Worker

    Michael Clancy

    Michael serves in Lebanon, Pa., with his wife, Deborah, and their two children. Michael has experienced the life-transforming power of the gospel in his personal life, and he desires to extend the hope of Christ to others by reaching out to the forgotten members of society, including people in his city who are returning from incarceration or rehabilitation from substance abuse. He understands the obstacles to reconnecting with society and building meaningful relationships. It is his deepest desire to come alongside men, supporting his community through social relationships and mentoring, and also by networking among ministries and city services.

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  • Worker

    Clara*

    Clara* engages in pioneer witness, intercession, and English teaching in a predominantly non-Christian setting.

    *Name changed for sensitivity reasons. 

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  • Worker

    John & Debbie Coats

    John and Debbie have served in many ministry roles over the years. John oversees an after-school children’s program in several village centers, teaches and disciples local Christian leaders, and provides a local village trash service. Debbie is involved in public health education and frequently sees patients who have not been able to get help elsewhere.

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  • Worker

    Darrel & Miriam*

    Darrel and Miriam* and their family serve with an international church that has become a home to people from many nationalities. Darrel provides pastoral oversight, and Miriam is involved with the development of various church ministries, including reaching out to immigrants. Darrel also serves as the regional representative for West Europe.

    *Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Angie Earl

    Angie Earl serves as a volunteer worker with EMM’s Christian-Muslim Relations Team, which equips Christians to build life-giving relationships with Muslims through dialogue, witness, peacemaking, and hospitality.

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  • Worker

    J.C. Ebersole

    J.C. is a non-resident worker, serving as the director of All-nations Association of Bible Schools

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  • Worker

    Elizabeth*

    Elizabeth* is learning a Central Asian language and culture so that she can use her storytelling skills to both honor and share the people’s stories and to share the stories of Jesus with them.

    *Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons. 

    $0.00 Support Elizabeth* at wec-usa.org
  • Worker

    Eric & Janelle*

    We are working with Soli Deo International church in the heart of Eastern Germany. Our church community is made up of refugees/asylum seekers, international university students and German nationals. A significant part off our ministry focuses on neighborhood relationships and outreach, prayer and intercession, small group/Bible teaching and hospitality.

    *Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Kandace Glenn

    Kandace is engaged in language study and relationship building in Cambodia. She is involved in a variety of dynamic friendships and discipling relationships in which she seeks to help university/post-grad students discover God‘s purpose for their lives as they grow in relationship with Jesus.

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  • Worker

    Phil & Linda Gottschalk

    Phil and Linda serve Ukrainian refugees in a cooperative ministry with a number of local churches and other missionaries in Bucharest, Romania. They are theological educators, having trained pastors and other Christian leaders since 1986 in Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. They intend to move to Ukraine to serve with Zaporizhzhya Bible Seminary after the Russian war against Ukraine is over.

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  • Worker

    Tim & Julie Groff

    Tim and Julie serve in Belize with their three children. They support the local outreach of the Garifuna churches in southern Belize — helping to envision and develop new ministries, mentoring leaders, and walking with an emerging youth movement. They are building relationships with the leaders of the broader Christian community in Dangriga to determine what supportive ministries are needed.

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  • Worker

    Sonya Harnish

    Sonya serves in administration at Crossroads-Torchbearers Albania which facilitates an international Bible school and Christian summer camps for children and youth. She serves alongside the Erseke Evangelical Church in ministry to disadvantaged children through an after school program and children’s home.

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  • Worker

    Jan Heindel

    Jan serves in Prague through teaching English, building local relationships, and discipling youth and young adults in her local congregation. She strives to model a biblical lifestyle in post-Christian Europe and nurture others into the freedom and life that Jesus offers.

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  • Worker

    Karen Hess

    Karen will be serving in the Czech Republic by building local relationships and discipling women in the local community. She strives to model a biblical lifestyle, to be a living example of Christ’s transforming power, and to share the freedom and joy that Jesus offers.

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  • Worker

    William Higgins

    William serves globally providing discipleship training, leadership development, and mutual learning and encouragement with EMM’s partners.

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  • Worker

    Holly Hollenbach

    Holly is participating in Advance Global, a 9-month, international discipleship and service opportunity.

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  • Worker

    Daryl & Jen Hoover

    Daryl and Jen serve in Costa Rica with their four children, supporting the local discipleship network VidaNet. They serve on the leadership team of VidaNet and give leadership to the daily operations at Casa VidaNet. Daryl assists with organizing finances and administrative responsibilities for VidaNet. The programs of VidaNet provide long- and short-term discipleship and leadership training for young people from Central and North America. Jen serves as hospitality coordinator for VidaNet, planning and preparing for individuals and groups who stay at Casa VidaNet. Jen also serves as a counselor for El Nido, VidaNet’s crisis pregnancy center which provides support and resources for mothers and children in crisis.

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  • Worker

    Ethan Horst

    Ethan is serving in Costa Rica for 10 months at a discipleship training school with Vida220.

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  • Worker

    Steve Horst & Bethany Tobin

    Steve and Bethany, and their family, are serving with the Life Enrichment Church in Thailand, expanding the reach of God’s Good News by cultivating the next generation of disciples.

    Celebrating Christ’s Resurrection in Thailand

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  • Worker

    Michael & Nancy Hostetter

    Michael and Nancy walk with people as they discover God’s purpose for their lives and grow in relationship with Jesus. They partner with a Christian non-profit focusing on the prevention of childhood sexual abuse and the development of a local Christian retreat center.

    Donations may be sent to Old Road Mennonite Church, 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527, along with a note designating it for Nancy and Michael Hostetter.

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  • Worker

    Lena Kauffman

    Lena is participating in Advance Global, a 9-month, international discipleship and service opportunity.

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  • Project

    Neighbors Community Center

    Note: This form is not for rental payments or payment for classes. Please see this page for rental information.

    Neighbors Community Center is a multicultural gathering place for connecting, learning, and celebrating.

    There are a variety of programs at Neighbors Community Center to welcome those who have lived in Lancaster for many years and also our new neighbors from across the country or around the globe. Current programs include Global Women’s Village, English as a Second Language classes, after-school tutoring, and Make Space for Your Story.

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  • Impact Fund

    Impact Fund

    The Impact Fund is essential to all areas of EMM’s mission. It enables EMM to recruit and send workers, cover some of the cost of worker support, communicate with constituents, provide salaries and benefits for the staff who support these activities, and much more. A charitable gift for which you do not indicate a preference will benefit the Impact Fund.

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  • Worker

    Jeremy & Jennifer*

    Jeremy and Jennifer* serve as regional representatives, walking alongside the people of Southeast Asia.

    *Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Jonas & Hannah*

    Jonas and Hannah* serve in intercultural church planting and mentoring church planters in Germany.

    *Names changed for sensitivity reasons. 

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  • Worker

    Gerry & Donna Keener

    Gerry and Donna are volunteer workers, who travel to Vietnam and other international locations to train pastors and church workers. They also develop curriculum from an Anabaptist perspective for post-high school learners.

    To contribute toward the program expenses of the Keeners’ work, checks may be mailed to:
    Eastern Mennonite Missions
    PO Box 8617
    Lancaster PA 17604
    Memo line “SE Asia Program Ministry/G&D Keener.”

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  • Worker

    Michael & Ruth*

    Michael and Ruth serve as members of the Christian-Muslim Relations Team, having served previously for nearly 10 years in South Asia. During this time they lived and worked in a Muslim community. This deep background experience is critical to understanding Muslims and gives them something to draw upon as they equip others for fruitful and life-giving relationships with Muslims. During those years in South Asia, they were devoted to prayer as one of their primary ministry functions. Their gifts and experience help the CMRT continue to grow in prayer and equipping others in prayer as a vital part of mission.

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  • Worker

    Wendell & Melanie Nofziger

    Wendell and Melanie serve in Costa Rica with their four children, mentoring and making disciples as directors of VidaNet. They are regional representatives for Central America, overseeing all of EMM’s programs and personnel in the region.

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  • Worker

    Paula*

    Paula* serves as a coach and organizational leader for Petra Peacebuilders, an organization dedicated to providing preemptive resilience support for people working to build peace in places where fieldwork takes a heavy toll.

    *Name changed for sensitivity reasons.

    $0.00 Support Paula* through Petra Peacebuilders
  • Worker

    Peter & Christy*

    Peter and Christy serve in French-speaking Central Africa, jointly appointed with Mennonite Mission Network. Peter is joining the work of a seminary and an interfaith relations office of the local churches. Christy works in a hospital as a nurse/midwife. The children are in the local French school. Peter is also a member at large of the Christian-Muslim Relations Team, encouraging churches and individuals through teaching, preaching, writing, and example, to build meaningful relationships with Muslims. Peter and Christy previously served in East Africa with their children for five years.

    *Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.

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  • Worker

    Bob & Miriam Phillips

    Bob and Miriam have been involved in evangelism and church planting in the Netherlands since 1993. They have served with Crossroads International Church for many years. Bob and Miriam also serve with Serge, and are currently working in leadership development, evangelism training, and arts outreach with Serge’s international teams.
    $0.00 Support the Phillips through Serge
  • Worker

    Stacy & Vojta Prknovi

    Vojta serves with Prison Fellowship Czech Republic (a local branch of Prison Fellowship International), through which he serves both persons incarcerated, and their children and families outside the prison. He helps to lead, translate, and facilitate “Battle for the Heart” cohorts, and offers language coaching to missionaries living in the Czech. Stacy teaches English and helps to give leadership to an informal language café hosted by a local Czech Brethren church. Together, they serve as EMM’s regional representatives for Eastern and Central Europe.

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  • Worker

    Andre & Karen Provost

    Andre and Karen’s work involves developing a launch center for initiating Church Planting Movements throughout Northeast Thailand.
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  • Worker

    John Jeanette Puckett

    John and Jeanette will engage in language and cultural study and prioritize learning about community needs in their first term. Their longterm goal is to focus on discipleship, church planting, and community development. 

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  • Worker

    Mark & Sarah Schoenhals

    Mark and Sarah serve as the primary EMM link with the Life Enrichment Church, walking with them to deepen their biblical/theological understandings, encourage the vision for multiplication, provide pastoral care for the church leaders, and facilitate opportunities for deeper relationships with the broader Anabaptist world.

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  • Worker

    Marty & Glenna Sollenberger

    Marty and Glenna are associated workers, primarily with Wycliffe Bible Translators at the International Linguistics Center in Dallas, Texas. Marty works in information technology, including computer repair. Glenna is a library cataloger at the Dallas International University (formerly Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics). She is also involved in ethnomusicology and world arts.
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  • Worker

    Nate & Krystle Thorne

    Nate and Krystle will be serving in The Gambia. They will model healthy Christian family life to the community, connect with the existing Mennonite Church for ongoing discipleship and training while they also learn and receive from them. They also want to focus energy into being a witness to the surrounding unreached people groups where they will be living.

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  • Worker

    Jennifer Weaver

    Jennifer will accompany believers in Marseille, France, as they disciple new believers and train leaders.

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  • Worker

    Alan & Carol Wert

    Alan and Carol have lived in Wales since 1999. They have been involved in church development, teaching English, discipleship training, and more. They are a part of a missional community in Cardiff, where they strive to model a biblical lifestyle in a post-Christian culture.

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  • Africa

    Jon & Heleen Yoder

    Jon and Heleen served for three years in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone. During this time, they worked effectively and amiably with their national colleagues and launched a ministry to children with trauma and disabilities that continues in their absence. They now serve as volunteer workers with EMM, following up with relationships in Sierra Leone, supporting the continuing development of the ministry (Nyandengoh!), and leading short-term trips to the region.

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  • Worker

    Allison Zimmerman

    Allison will serve with Soli Deo Mennonite Church in Halle, Germany, for seven months. She will engage in language learning, community outreach, and youth and children’s ministry. 

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  • Worker

    Leon & Naomi Zimmerman

    Leon and Naomi serve globally, providing theological teaching, leadership development, and encouragement to EMM’s partners.

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  • Project

    After-school program in Albania

    You can help support an after-school program called Foleza (The Little Nest) and House of Hope Children’s Home run by the Evangelical Church of Erseke, Albania, for disadvantaged children. Funds will be used for program, daily living and staff expenses related to these 2 ministries for children who attend Foleza and/or are a member of the House of Hope family.

     

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  • Worker

    Austin & Griselda Zuercher

    Austin and Griselda serve at the Honduras VidaNet base. Austin provides leadership to the team there. He also mobilizes the church through mission and leadership courses. Griselda coordinates the Honduran El Nido prenatal center, which disciples and educates young mothers. She is also in charge of hospitality at the base.

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  • Project

    Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church Scholarship Fund

    Why do over 25% of children in Belize stop going to school by age 12? Because secondary school isn’t free. That’s why Miriam Eberly, who formerly served with EMM in Belize, started a scholarship fund to help students get the education they need to achieve their dreams.

    Miriam’s scholarship fund, called the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church Scholarship Fund, provides $200 to $250 scholarships (the equivalent of 400 to 500 Belize dollars) to secondary students who attend Mennonite churches. The cost of secondary school in Belize varies widely, from around $300 per year to $3,000 (USD). When evaluating applications for the scholarship, Miriam takes financial need, Mennonite church attendance and participation, leadership potential, and educational excellence into account.

    Each student sends a letter when they apply for the scholarship. Miriam has received letters from Deaf students, students whose homes don’t have electricity, and students who hope to become doctors to serve the Belizean people one day. “My goals are to graduate and then be able to go to Bible college. One day I also hope to become a missionary in India,” wrote one student named Sally Padilla.

    After four years of running the scholarship fund almost entirely from her own savings, Miriam is beginning to hear from scholarship recipients who went on to pursue their goals. One female student was accepted to the University of Belize to study math, physics, and architecture. Another student is studying at a Bible school in Guatemala.

    For Miriam, her scholarship fund is a way to invest in the future of a country she loves. Would you like to join her?

    $15 helps a student afford transportation to school for one week
    $50 helps a student purchase a secondary school textbook
    $250 provides a student with a scholarship for a full school year

    Give toward the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church Scholarship Fund
    $15, $50, $250, other
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  • Project

    Child abuse prevention in Chile

    The beauty of the islands lying off the coast of southern Chile is tainted by darkness. Government studies indicate that as many as eight out of 10 children there are being sexually abused. Throughout Chile, EMM workers have joined with others to help prevent the abuse.

    For example, Caminando en Victoria (Walking in Victory) is an organization that holds many workshops to educate adults and children about sexual abuse prevention. Another example is a ministry center for children living in La Vega, a section of Tenglo Island. The center, called Siloe’, is a safe place where children can relax, play, learn, experience healthy ways of relating, and receive affirmation, encouragement, and love from Christian believers. Parents and adult relatives of the children are mostly absent, living below poverty level, and lacking in education and resources. Funds are needed to purchase supplies for workshops, sporting equipment, games, books, art supplies, music-related items, firewood, gas for cooking, and snacks for the children.

    $20 will provide art supplies for the children
    $50 provides swimming classes
    $200 pays for one person to attend a training seminar on the prevention of sexual abuse

    Give toward the prevention of child abuse in Chile.

    $20, $50, $200, other

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  • Project

    Christian after-school program in Cambodia

    In rural Cambodia, an after-school children’s program is changing lives. Children ages seven to 14 can take part in a program that provides math tutoring, Khmer language skills (many enter the program not even knowing the basic alphabet), and Scriptural education.

    Children are introduced to the Bible — learning about Adam to Jesus in one year! Christian character values such as honesty, respect for others, and honoring one’s parents are emphasized.

    The “character teachers” are all committed local Khmer Christians who love kids. Games, skits, and play times provide fun for the children. The program is unapologetically Christian; parents know and understand their children will be learning about Jesus, singing Christian songs, and learning from God’s Scriptures. Parents or caretakers attend a parenting session.

    Every child in the program is required to attend the local schools: the program provides each with a school uniform, a book bag, school supplies, and a set of play clothes. A local compound in the village is rented for a few hours a day. Used motorcycles must be purchased so teachers can travel between villages.

    The program has just been expanded into two new villages, and parents are very eager to get their children involved. 120 new children have been signed up — more than expected!

    $115 covers the full cost of one child participating in the program

    $900 provides a teacher with a used motorcycle for traveling among villages

    Give towards the after-school program in Cambodia.

    $18, $82, $115, $800, other

     

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  • Project

    Church leadership training in Vietnam

    “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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  • Project

    Development and growth of the Mennonite Church in West Africa

    Gifts in memory of missionary and teacher Beryl Forrester support the development and growth of the Mennonite Church in West Africa.
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  • Project

    Immigrant ministry in Halle, Germany

    “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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  • Project

    Preschool in Guinea-Bissau

    Most 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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  • Project

    PROMESA, a Mennonite school in Peru

    Quechua 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

    Children 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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