Articles : Asia
May 27 issue
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Japanese Anabaptist pastors defend ‘peace Constitution’
Japanese Anabaptists’ peace stance is being tested as the government considers amending its constitutional article prohibiting war.
May 13 issue
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Indonesia pioneer partnership bears lasting fruit
In 1978 Luke and Dorothy Beidler moved to Kalimantan, Indonesia — where the Dayak people live along wide rivers in a great tropical forest — as pioneer missionaries with Eastern Mennonite Missions.
April 1 issue
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Exchange program translates to success
KORBA, India — The New Testament is now available in the Chhattisgarhi language — a feat that would have been improbable had a young Indian man not opened his heart while participating in a cultural exchange program decades ago.
March 18 issue
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English teachers sought for China
Mennonite Partners in China is seeking people who want to engage in conversations about culture and faith.
Dec. 10, 2012 issue
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MCC addresses domestic abuse in Cambodia
“Men are gold, women are cloth.” This Khmer proverb reflects the lowly status women bear in Cambodia, where Women Peacemakers, a Mennonite Central Committee partner, is working to reduce violence against women.
Aug. 20, 2012 issue
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China service brings comfort with the unknown
When many Radical Journey participants prepare for their first overseas mission assignment, they tend to use words such as “paralyzed” and “blurry” to describe their thoughts. A year later, they use words such as “maturation” and “new perspective” instead.
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Fresh wounds of war
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Laos last month, she met Phongsavath Souliyalat, who lost both his hands and his eyesight to a U.S. cluster bomb four years ago on his 16th birthday.
June 25, 2012 issue
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Peace of mind for bereaved
When the first Christian crematorium is finished in Borabu, Thailand, it will bring peace of mind to members of Living Water Church, who have been concerned about how they will honor their loved ones.
April 16, 2012 issue
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Vietnamese pastor sentenced to prison
A former independent Mennonite pastor in Vietnam was sentenced to 11 years in prison on March 26 after being convicted of “undermining national solidarity” by the Gia Lai provincial People’s Court in Pleiku.
March 19, 2012 issue
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Indonesians build peace after church bombing
SALATIGA, Indonesia — Mennonites in Indonesia are part of in an ecumenical group aiming to quell terrorism-related violence before it happens and react quickly to natural disasters.
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