Editor’s Note: This summer, 16 young adult Ambassadors are serving in congregations and ministries across Mosaic Conference. This article highlights four of these Ambassadors, and in the coming weeks, you will be introduced to the other Ambassadors.
When Mosaic Mennonite Conference launched the Summer Ambassadors initiative in 2022, the cohort was comprised of six young adults. Each year since, the initiative has grown in the number of participants and in geographic diversity. This year, Mosaic once again received an unprecedented number of applications and is hosting its largest cohort yet – 16 Ambassadors, including three Ambassadors with Colombian ministry partners and two with Mexican ministry partners.
Over the next few weeks, each Ambassador will introduce themselves. Get to know four of the 2026 Ambassadors below.
Dustin Aurelius, Indonesian Light Church (Philadelphia, PA)
“This summer, I hope to learn more about the Bible and get to know our youth and congregation better. I want to help our youth and help our church grow.”
School: Community College of Philadelphia
Interests: Technology and filmmaking
Hobbies: Playing badminton and video games
Evan Hamm, Souderton (PA) Mennonite
“This summer, I hope to make a difference and grow the senior high youth group into a more active community. I also hope to grow more as a follower of Christ.”
School: Liberty University
Interests: Sports radio
Hobbies: Playing ultimate frisbee and video games
Jadon Harley, Ripple Church (Allentown, PA)
“I hope to learn how to serve underprivileged communities in ways that benefit them in both the short and long term. I hope to apply what I have learned in my peacebuilding major, and to help as many people as I can.”
Home congregation: Zion Mennonite (Broadway, VA)
School: Eastern Mennonite University
Interests: I’ve played saxophone for 13 years. I am majoring in music education as well as music and peacebuilding.
Hobbies: Playing video games, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, and spending time with friends
Marciella Shallomita, Nations Worship Center (Philadelphia, PA)
“Last year was my first year as an Ambassador and I enjoyed making connections with peers working on similar projects. This year, I hope to make connections with others and learn more within the work at my congregation. I have served my church for a long time, but as an Ambassadors I am becoming more involved in youth programming and social media. I want to grow in creativity and be more organized in my planning.”
Occupation: Science Teacher
Interests: In the future, I hope to go to graduate school and contribute to research in organ scaffolding and biomedical sciences
Hobbies: Playing badminton, pickleball, volleyball, swimming, playing board games, card games, singing, playing piano and guitar.
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The opinions expressed in articles posted on Mosaic’s website are those of the author and may not reflect the official policy of Mosaic Conference. Mosaic is a large conference, crossing ethnicities, geographies, generations, theologies, and politics. Each person can only speak for themselves; no one can represent “the conference.” May God give us the grace to hear what the Spirit is speaking to us through people with whom we disagree and the humility and courage to love one another even when those disagreements can’t be bridged.