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Articles : Jewel Showalter/Eastern Mennonite Missions

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‘Take nothing with you’: 4 days of following Jesus in Swaziland

Darrel Hostetter wondered what it would be like to practice what Jesus commanded in Luke 10 when he sent out 72 followers and charged them to “take nothing with you.”

Hostetter and a group of friends in Swaziland tried following Jesus that way for four days.
Translation of book into Bulgarian opens dialogue

SOPHIA, Bulgaria — David W. Shenk hopes a book he coauthored, which is now translated into Bulgarian, will allow for dialogue between Christians and Muslims in Bulgaria.
Africa missionary’s next challenge: postmodern America

COLUMBIA, Pa. — Clair Good had no plans to leave his role as representative to Africa for Eastern Mennonite Missions, a job he has held eight years. The administrative work allowed Good to connect with Africa, where he and his family served for 21 years.

Widow of missionary martyred 48 years ago in Somalia dies

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Dorothy Grove, a mission worker whose husband was killed in Mogadishu, Somalia, by a radical Muslim cleric in 1962, died Nov. 6. She was 84.

Global missions leaders open to Holy Spirit

THIKA, Kenya — More than 50 international leaders focused on the Holy Spirit and named the new president of an Anabaptist global mission organization.

New profile of global Anabaptists

THIKA, Kenya — A new profile of Anabaptist congregations in 10 countries shows the challenges and opportunities of the global church.

Somali has shared gospel without fear

MILWAUKEE — Whether sipping tea with Muslim sheiks in Nairobi or teaching a class on peacemaking in North America, Ahmed Ali Haile seems equally at home.

Teachers start spiritual conversation

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — Gregg Brubaker enjoys teaching the entry level math and logic class at LCC International University.

View from the veranda

NAIROBI, Kenya — The recently renovated Mennonite Guest House provides visitors an oasis amid the bustle and concrete of a sprawling city.

Vietnam church celebrates new leaders

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Government officials sent congratulations and bouquets when the Vietnam Mennonite Church celebrated a group of new leaders.