Showing 37–48 of 66 results
Jonas and Hannah* serve in intercultural church planting and mentoring church planters in Germany.
*Names changed for sensitivity reasons.
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.”
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.
Valerie serves as a mission intern with EMM. She is participating in the Vida220 discipleship training school with VidaNet.
Nick serves as a mission intern in eastern Germany. As a post-communist area with a significant immigrant population, this context provides unique opportunities and challenges. Nick hopes to reach out to people of diverse backgrounds with Christ’s love and to disciple them as they find purposeful life in Him. Nick looks forward to showing hospitality and providing opportunities for fellowship through the local church context.
*Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.
Wendell and Melanie and their family serve in Costa Rica, 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.
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.
In partnership with VMMissions, Elliot is participating in Advance, a 9-month, international discipleship and service opportunity.
Vojta serves as a volunteer prison chaplain, where he leads Bible studies based on the book of Philippians, as well as meeting with inmates one-on-one. In addition, he holds various teaching and equipping roles in multiple contexts. Stacy teaches English lessons and is intentional about building relationships within the community, particularly in their daughter’s preschool. Together, Vojta and Stacy serve as Discipleship Coordinators in their local church, as well as mentoring and discipling believers and creating a welcoming space for people to gather in their home. They are also moving forward with planting a house church with the vision of seeing multiplication of house churches. Vojta and Stacy also serve as the Regional Representatives for Eastern and Central Europe for EMM.
John and Jeanette are engaging in language and cultural study and prioritizing learning about community needs in their first term. Their long-term goal is to focus on discipleship, church planting, and community development.
Carissa serves as a mission intern in Guatemala. She also serves with Hope for Home, which is a Christian organization that focuses on caring for children with special needs and their families, as well as addressing the systemic issues that cause special needs in children in Guatemala. Carissa helps to provide direct care to the children in one of the children’s homes, and also uses her nursing skills to assist with Hope for Home’s multiple outreach ministries, which include a child sponsorship program, rural village ministry, nutrition programs, and women’s health clinics.
Carissa serves as a mission intern in Guatemala. She also serves with Hope for Home, which is a Christian organization that focuses on caring for children with special needs and their families, as well as addressing the systemic issues that cause special needs in children in Guatemala. Carissa helps to provide direct care to the children in one of the children’s homes, and also uses her nursing skills to assist with Hope for Home’s multiple outreach ministries, which include a child sponsorship program, rural village ministry, nutrition programs, and women’s health clinics.
| Appointment | Mission internship |
|---|---|
| Also serving with | Hope for Home |
| Home congregation(s) | Grace Community Church, Willow Street, PA |
| Region | Latin America |
| Location | Guatemala |
| Scripture Verse | "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." Psalm 37:5 |
