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Strengthening Shared Mission with Mennonite Partners

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Mennonite Mission Network and Mosaic Mennonite Conference have set new pathways for partnership as Wil LaVeist, PhD, senior executive for advancement at Mission Network has been appointed as the liaison between the two organizations.

LaVeist is responsible for the Mission Network division that includes the Development and Marketing and Communication departments. A former journalist before joining Mission Network, LaVeist has executive level experience in community relations and outreach with major companies, nonprofits, and churches. He is also a member of the board of trustees at the Lincoln University of Pennsylvania.

“We are grateful for our ongoing relationships with Mission Network and look forward to continuing shared mission and engagement,” states Stephen Kriss, executive minister for Mosaic Mennonite Conference. “Mission Network has been a long-term trusted partner with Mosaic communities.”

Marisa Smucker, executive director for Mission Network comments, “We have been in close partnership with Mosaic Mennonite Conference and its congregations for many years. It is a blessing to be able to continue on this missional journey together.”

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Reflections on Hospitality Ministry in Calais, France

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Editor’s Note: Mennonite Mission Network has issued an urgent call for winter volunteers at the St. Maria Skobtsova House in Calais, France. Learn more about this hospitality ministry from Mosaic Partner in Ministry Peaceful Borders, and from a former volunteer who is part of a Mosaic congregation. 

Building Community in a Calais, France Suburb 

By Simon Jones 

Surrounded by a high wall and secure gate is a liminal place between hardship and home that offers the hope of respite and refuge. Up to fourteen women and children at any one time live there. 

The well-appointed house is filled with the carefree laughter of preschoolers, its kitchen alive with the smells of cooking, as women, starved of the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families, now cook and gossip and share food with everyone in the house. 

This is La Maison St. Maria Skobtsova (MSH), opened a decade ago to provide a place of safety and rest for displaced people from across North Africa and the Middle East. Over that time, it has been home to Eritrean men, volunteers working across the city, and now to women and their children. It has occupied two sites, moving to this present one in the summer of 2025. 

For the last three years, the house has been overseen by Mennonite Mission Network workers, Joseph and Rachel Givens, who moved to Calais with their two boys in 2022. They work with a group of volunteers overseen by a management committee, to ensure the smooth running of the house and to accompany the guests throughout their stay. 

Gathered around the kitchen table. Photo by Joyce Hunsberger.

Volunteers come from across the world, though mainly Europe; they serve for a few weeks to three months or more. Some come only once, but others come for a term, return home and come back once they have refreshed their bodies and bank balances. Volunteers share the running of the house and the serving of the guests. The work is joyous and demanding–from cleaning bathrooms to accompanying guests to medical appointments, playing with children, shopping for supplies, and most importantly, joining the daily prayers of the house community. MSH exists to be a prayerful presence among the displaced in Calais. 

Life in the house is rich and complex. One of the volunteers, a retired French nun, says, everyone in the house is always on the point of leaving. Leaving is a constant that everyone lives with. She adds that “the community is a dynamic place, full of life, hope and energy, full of young people keen to make something of their lives.” These people make the community what it is. 

The house is full of difference—different countries and continents, different life experiences, different religious understandings and denominations. It works because Givens and the volunteers help these different people to get along, form community, and support one another. 

You can get more information about the house from me at simon@peacefulborders.org.

A Month of Hospitality in Calais 

by Joyce Hunsberger

The Mennonite Mission Network SOOP assignment in Calais, France, offers the chance to be a caring presence in the Maria Skobtsova House. Named for a Russian Orthodox saint who cared for refugees, migrants, the unhoused, and Jews in Paris during the second world war, the house is a refuge for women and children who have fled their home countries and hope to cross the English Channel to seek asylum in England. Smugglers charge high fees for dangerous crossings in overcrowded inflatable boats; drownings occur each month. One guest I met had already tried to cross six times. 

I spent a month living with 13 guests from Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Libya, and Sudan. Volunteers came from across Europe, and together with guests we shared daily chores. Since my stay in 2024, the community has moved to a beautifully renovated building with more space, including a large new kitchen. The days follow a gentle rhythm of Taizé songs and prayers, plus occasional outings to the beach, a café, or the canal. Arabic was the most common language in the house, though I enjoyed speaking French in town and even used some German with an Eritrean family who had lived their for a time. Google Translate helped us bridge the rest. 

The author at work in the kitchen. Photo courtesy of Joyce Hunsberger.

The main “qualification” for being here is simply to treat residents as siblings, children of the same Father. It is not hard to do! Guests are grateful for a safe home. I offered English lessons, and they participated eagerly. Each evening the whole household shared dinner; Berbere (a favorite Eritrean spice) and fresh injera (a spongy sourdough bread) filled the kitchen daily. Donations of French bread were always on hand, along with Cheerios for breakfast. 

Other organizations support refugees in Calais, and the house collaborates closely with them. The men live in a camp outside town, which authorities dismantle every 48 hours, though the men return the next day. One day we chopped wood for them to use for cooking and warmth. 

Though the experience was challenging, volunteers were well supported. Whatever gifts you bring are enough. I came home changed, and from Pennsylvania I still whisper prayers for the house in Calais, a place filled with courage, welcome, and hope. 

Simon Jones

Simon Jones is a writer, activist, theologian, and Baptist minister. He co-founded Peaceful Borders in 2016 to support community formation in the Calais Jungle. He also co-founded the safe house in Calais in 2016. He is the author of 10 books on New Testament themes and ecclesiology.

Joyce Hunsberger

Raised in New England, Joyce Hunsberger moved to PA to teach French. Her two daughters were raised at Perkasie (PA) Mennonite, where she continues to be an active member. She has been happily living at Souderton Mennonite Homes for the past seven years.

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Group Visits the Border 

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By Danilo Sanchez

From July 15 to 23, a group of 11 adults traveled to Tucson, AZ to learn about immigration justice. The group included four Mosaic young adults, two from Whitehall (PA) Mennonite Church and two from Midian Leadership Project (a CRM in Charleston, WV). The trip was organized by Mennonite Mission Network and West Coast Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). The group bonded by sharing family migration stories. Over half of our group had recent experiences of migration. 

We began our experience by learning about past and current US immigration policies and advocacy groups that work with refugees and asylum seekers. An interactive game put us in the life of a migrant. It highlighted the journey and difficult process that many people endure in order to come to the US. People encounter violence, family separation, kidnapping, death, and difficult choices that create lifelong trauma. We learned that even if individuals seek asylum or other forms of legal migration, the process is so long and complicated that many are not able to complete it due to lack of finances, transportation, and/or a language barrier. For those with recent migration stories, the game was all too real. 

After the first few days in Tucson, we went to Douglas, AZ, a community along the US-Mexico border. I had previously visited the wall in 2015 with a group from MCC. What was most impactful to me was how much the wall had changed.  Where there was once just a barricade fence, there was now a 30-foot wall. The wall had become more enforced and now had concertina wire, which has little razor blades that rip through flesh. We learned from local partners that the number of injuries and deaths of migrants has increased greatly because of it.  

The Borderlands Tour group learns from Frontero de Cristo at the border wall. Young adults who participated from Mosaic were Jabbar Thompson and Collin Pierce, from Midian Leadership Project (WV); and Ser Luther and Than Oo, from Whitehall (PA) Mennonite Church. Photo provided by Danilo Sanchez.

On our second day in Douglas, we participated in a cross-planting and prayer vigil for migrants who died trying to cross the border in order to find a better life for themselves and their families. With loud voices, we called out their names to honor their lives, realizing that even though we did not know the persons, their lives were known to God. The most painful ones to call out were “no identificado/a,” migrants who were unable to be identified. But again, we know that nothing is lost or unknown to God. 

Collin Pierce (left, Midian Leadership Project, WV) and Juan Sebastian Pacheco Lozano (Peace & Justice Coordinator, MCC Great Lakes) plant a cross for Kevin, a migrant who died seven miles from the border in the desert in Douglas, AZ. Photo provided by Danilo Sanchez.

We returned to Tucson to serve at a migrant center, Casa Alitas. For many migrants, Casa Alitas is the first place with friendly faces they encounter while trying to seek asylum. We interacted with people whose lives were in turmoil and were trying to make the best of it.  We played with kids, made art with the adults, and shared stories. It felt good to share God’s love and make sure people had clothing and a proper meal.  

I came away from the trip knowing that the border is filled both with great pain and with great beauty and hope. I also saw how much the group grew in love and knowledge, wanting their faith in Jesus to be expressed to the vulnerable. Our lives were changed by the opportunity to see and learn along the border. I would encourage anyone who is interested in immigration justice to take a trip to the border and experience it for yourself. May you encounter the face of God there and be forever changed. 

Danilo Sanchez

Danilo Sanchez is the Leadership Minister for Intercultural Transformation for Mosaic Conference. Danilo Sanchez lives in Allentown with his wife Mary and two daughters. He is a pastor at Ripple and leads in the areas of leadership development, discipleship, and teaching. Danilo also works part-time with the housing program of Ripple Community Inc as the Community Life Director.

Opening My Eyes: Youth Venture Civil Rights Trip 2021

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The Youth Venture Civil Rights Trip (July 16-24) was an eye-opening experience. I co-led this group, sponsored by Mennonite Mission Network, and we visited landmarks of the US Civil Rights Movement of the 1950-60s to learn why our faith calls us to stand against injustice and with the oppressed.

Four youth from Mosaic Conference and I had the opportunity to go on this trip and it was truly remarkable. On this trip we visited different civil rights locations, from museums to national landmarks. On some of our stops we spoke to people who experienced civil injustice firsthand during the 1950-60s, providing us a firsthand view on how African-Americans were treated.

Inside the Lorraine Motel Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The wall reads, “And in a real sense, we are moving and we cannot afford to stop…” Photo by Michelle Ramirez.

This opportunity allowed me to see and learn about things and people in a whole new way. The most impactful day for me was when we visited the Lynching Memorial at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL. At the memorial were pillars filled with the names of lynching victims from almost every county in the US. As I read the names, I was so impacted, thinking about what they must have gone through in those moments. There were even stories of how some people were lynched for reasons that today would be considered ridiculous. It was truly eye-opening to learn about all the struggles people went through in the past simply for looking different. I thought I knew about civil rights until I saw and read some of the stories.

Another museum we visited was the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This is the famous motel where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on the balcony in 1968. As we made our way through the museum, we were able to see things King did, but also what other civil rights activists did in the 60s. It was a truly educational experience.

The Vouth Venture Group, outside of a house they painted as part of service in the community.

The trip challenged my way of thinking and made me see things from a perspective I thought I understood. I learned more about the injustice that African-Americans went through during this time. As a result of this trip, I am challenged to remember that I have a voice to speak up and defend those who cannot, just like the Bible instructs us to do.

This trip was not only impactful to me but also for the youth who joined me. The value of knowing and understanding history allows us to work to make a difference in today’s society, even if we still have struggles today. Working alongside Mennonite Mission Network for this trip was great, and I hope to partner up and do something like this again in the future. A big thank you to everyone who made this trip happen!

From July 16-24, four Mosaic youth participated in a Youth Venture Civil Rights Learning Tour. Here are some of their reflections from the trip.
“On the trip, I saw this quote, “The human family might be of many colors, but they’re still human, and they possess the personality, the image, the likeness of God, in many ways. So, it is my hope that we can live together and work together… and try to accomplish something in the period of time we’ve got.”
Amzie Moore
“The youth venture trip exceeded my expectations immensely. This trip expanded my view of America’s history with slavery and oppression but also enhanced my view from a Christian stand point. Racial tension has always been a problem in America but the spiritual aspect of the struggle as an American of color hasn’t really been explored all too much, so being able to experience that is really eye opening. It invited challenging conversations with my inner dialogue and with the people who went on the trip with me.

The guest speakers and tour guides introduced us to a whole other experience. Some of the tour guides/speakers actually went through the civil rights movement and gave us a firsthand account of the movement. We were able to see the struggle through their eyes and hands but also the progress through their expression and behavior.

This trip challenged my way of thinking, mentally and spiritually, and invited me to act out against injustice in a way that hasn’t been shown to me before.”
Joshua DeLaRosa
Age 15, Davenport, FL, Luz y Vida Mennonite Church
This trip was meaningful to me in every way. Although I’m a minority, I’m not Black. These aren’t just stories; they’re history and we shouldn’t bury it. I see that a lot, and it disappoints me because no one is willing to deal with the prejudice and injustice that we still see today. I hope everyone can educate themselves & treat others the way they want to be treated.”
Jennifer Colon
Age 18, Orlando, FL, Luz y Vida Mennonite Church
“During the Civil Rights Youth Venture trip, I learned what it truly meant to be a person of color during the Civil Rights era in the US. Being a part of this trip allowed me to really see outside of my own “box” and understand what it means to make an attempt to change civil rights today.

I feel like God used this trip to help me understand the spiritual weight behind everything that went on and still goes on to this day. All in all, the youth venture trip was a blessing for my life and I am glad I was able to learn from and experience this trip.”
Isaac Ramirez
Age 20, Orlando, FL, Luz y Vida Mennonite Church
“This trip helped me to be open mind and see how other people live. It showed that not everything in life is easy and to be grateful for what I have in my life.

There was this sign in a museum that said, “No negro, No Puerto Rican, No Mexican.” This sign really struck me because I am Puerto Rican and Mexican, but I also get mistaken for Black. I could only imagine how I would have been treated if that sign were present for me in the 1950s.
I would rate the trip a 5/5.

I loved it and would love to go on another one in the future.”
Jose DeLaRosa
Age 19, Davenport, FL, Luz y Vida Mennonite Church
  • Inside the Lorraine Motel Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The wall reads, “And in a real sense, we are moving and we cannot afford to stop…”
  • “This picture was while we were in Tennessee & I liked it because it really explained part of today’s struggles.” Photo and caption by Jennifer Colon.
  • The group poses outside of a museum in Mississippi. Photo by Jose DeLaRosa.
  • “Seeing this depiction of slaves (at the National Civil Rights Museum) being transported on a boat really opened my eyes to see how bad slavery really was. I felt a combination of anger, disgust, confusion, and just an overall desire to push for a change in today’s civil rights.” – Isaac Ramirez
  • “It’s my favorite picture because we were able to help and do stuff in the community and showed me how being active in a community can help.” – Joshua DeLaRosa

Studying and Remembering Calling

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(Estudiando y recordando llamada)

by Steve Kriss, Executive Minister

I’ve studied Spanish off and on for nearly 40 years. My initial introduction happened via Sesame Street on TV with some Spanish interspersed between Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. I then learned some basics at West End Elementary School. Much of that remains readily in my brain — even the crayons that were adhered to the wall of my classroom at West End Elementary.

For two years in high school, I studied Spanish with Ruth Y. Hunsberger, who after her time serving at Academia Menonita Betania, added a PA Dutch and Boricua accent to my Spanish pronunciation. I picked up more Tejano Spanish in San Antonio after serving a summer with Mennonite Mission Network in San Antonio which catapulted me into a more advanced Spanish class than probably was appropriate at Eastern Mennonite University where I studied as an undergraduate. I never got my language construction quite right after that.

Since then, I’ve studied several other languages a bit. I grew up in a household where my Grandpa spoke Slovak and snippets of other European languages. I was raised with an understanding that knowing some of the language of the neighbors could be valuable. Today, my immediate next door neighbors speak Spanish.

Earlier this year, for three weeks, I took the time to re-immerse myself in Spanish.  I chose a school removed from familiar communities so that I’d have to be a student only.  Though I did some work from Mexico, my immediate environment was school and navigating through an attempted Spanish upgrade. It was both humbling and invigorating.

After three weeks, my comprehension has improved. My colleague Noel Santiago and I are able to have conversations we haven’t had before in Spanish. I’m trying to practice every day, which so far has more often seemed endearing than annoying to those who’ve had to endure my commitment to keep practicing, even if it’s only when I’m ordering enchiladas.

While studying, I was reminded of the beauty and brokenness of the world. As a student in a secular language school, I found many people seeking and searching. My co-learners came from all over the world to a small city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to learn, to relax, to find something. I was invigorated by learning alongside them in their search. Admittedly, more often than not, the church was far from conversation and their search. Some were curious about my work and spirituality. Others avoided the conversation even when it surfaced.

But in these three weeks, I was reminded of my own call to serve the church as a pastor. It was a reminder of the commitments that I made to search out ways that the Gospel might really mean hope, freedom, and redemption for persons who are seeking and stumbling, for those who need comfort as well as those who need to be discomforted. It was a reminder to pay attention to all that is beautiful and broken, to find times when I might also be able to say as Jesus did, “the reign of God is near.”

I’m back with better Spanish, but I’ll have to struggle every day to maintain it. Next month, Marta Castillo will head to Indonesia to get an upgrade on her Indonesian language skills, so that she’s better able to accompany our Indonesian speaking communities as well. As a Conference, we are committed to having a multilingual ministry team, not only because it’s chido (cool) but because it also represents the work of the Spirit at Pentecost to bring the Good News to all people.

It’s our ongoing commitment as disciples, as leaders, as pastors, to extend the Good News to all people, until God’s reign comes in it’s fullness.  We are in it together.  Bersama.  Juntos. cùng với nhau. The beautiful and broken world is waiting to hear us.

We’re All Out of Chicken!

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By Joshua Jefferson, Youth Pastor at Souderton Mennonite Church

We were all drawn together on that cold, windy Monday evening, February 13, by the promise of fresh enchiladas and tostadas made by the members of Centro de Alabanza, along with some warm conversation with James Krabill of Mennonite Mission Network, to share stories about the church in mission.  The topic of the evening was “Celebration of Shalom: Stories of the Church in Mission”, and so, after we finished a few tasty treats, James spent time sharing about his readiness as a missionary for plans to be interrupted by God’s unexpected appointments.

The son of parents who met on a church-planting mission trip,  James grew up in a congregation in mission.  North Goshen (IN) Mennonite Church was a Goshen College student-planted church in what was called an “immigrant community”, serving largely unchurched factory workers who had migrated from Kentucky and Tennessee.  This early foundation prepared James for a lifetime of mission-oriented teaching, service and administration, including 20 years as a Bible teacher in Ivory Coast.  He is currently Senior Executive for Global Ministries at Mennonite Mission Network.

James KrabillThroughout the the evening, James shared Biblical principles about how the Cross brings reconciliation on a cosmic yet personal scale.  He then reminded us that the ministry of reconciliation is God’s highest priority in the cosmos.  At this point I leaned in, realizing how often this simple calling gets strangled by the tyranny of the urgent.

“Peace,” he continued, “is not the distinction of one tradition, but the very model and message of the church!”  He finished by telling us of a friend who was once at an airport, trying to find a quick dinner before his flight.  He stumbled up to the counter of a Popeye’s, and ordered a meal. “We’re all out of chicken,” the cashier replied.  “But chicken is who you are!” the man responded.  For Popeye’s, to be out of chicken is to be out of business.  For the Church, to be out of reconciliation, is to be out of mission.

James told us about the history of his home congregation — Prairie Street Mennonite Church.  Founded in 1871 as a presence in the city of Elkhart, Indiana, the congregation originally housed the Elkhart Institute (which later became Goshen College) and the Mennonite Publishing House in the late 1800s.

“People who have been connected with that congregation their whole lives think of this as the ‘golden days’,” James confessed. “They live in the past, rather than saying ‘What is God doing right now?  How can we be God’s people today in this time and place?’ The neighborhood has completely changed; our context has completely changed.  In 2017, we do not live anymore in 1871. We have people with doctoral degrees and some people who can’t read and write.  We have some fairly wealthy people, and virtually, some homeless people!  We have some English speakers, we have a growing number of Spanish speakers. We have cradle Mennonites, and other people who are just becoming acquainted. So how do we figure out how to be the church in 2017?”

Listen to James’ story of how an unfortunate misunderstanding has led Prairie Street to become a place of hope for their community:
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At this point, we changed tables to meet someone new and to share about our experiments and obstacles encountered in mission.  I had the privilege of sitting with Lynne Allebach, the lay pastor from Arise Community Outreach, and Fernando Loyola, pastor of Centro de Alabanza.  We reminisced about our own unexpected appointments, and commented on the unique shape of the ministry of reconciliation in our different settings.  At the end of the evening, James offered a few final remarks, namely that Christianity comprises about one third of our planet, and that Islam comprises about one fourth of our planet.  This is paramount to the ministry of reconciliation.  We must recognize the task before us now, for the life of the world!

(Hear the entire “Celebration of Shalom” podcast in our audio gallery.)

 

Standing with brothers and sisters in Nepal

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by Barbie Fischer, communications manager & administration coordinator

Top of the World Coffee in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Top of the World Coffee in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Those living in Nepal still tremble following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit on Saturday, April 25. It was centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu.

Dale and Bethsaba Nafzinger, who have ties to Vincent Mennonite Church (Spring City, Pennsylvania), own and operate Top of the World Coffee,  a café in Kathmandu. The Nafzigers reported they are all well, with little to no damage to their home and shop. However, the region is severely devastated, including several buildings in their town that crumbled.

Since the initial earthquake, there have been several aftershocks that continue to rock the region, including a 6.7 magnitude quake.

Dale says that growing up towards the end of the Vietnam War, he occasionally heard the term “shell-shocked”; now, he is experiencing it firsthand. Every time a loud jet passes overhead, causing the building to shake, or loud thunder crashes in the distance, he and others find themselves scrambling for safety.

In the midst of this, the coffee shop re-opened on Wednesday, and so far, response has been far greater than anticipated. When the Nafzigers opened the coffee shop, one of their goals was to offer a space of refuge, with comfort food and a comfortable environment in the middle of a very intense city. They are grateful, they say, to see their vision coming to life in a way they’d never imagined.

As recovery continues, Dale and his family have extended an invitation to the shop staff welcoming them to “both ‘live with us’ and ‘eat with us’ until things reach a state of normality, albeit, a ‘new normal.’”

In other areas, aid workers have struggled to reach several communities, such as those in the district of Gorkha, where the earthquake was centered, due to the mountainous terrain and devastation from the quake. The death toll has now risen to over 5,000, with thousands more injured. There is still hope, though: Not only have the Nafzingers reopened Top of the Mountain Coffee, recently a young man was pulled from the rubble after spending over 80 hours buried under what had been the Kathmandu Hotel.

Many are wishing to offer aid and support to brothers and sisters in Nepal as they tremble in the aftermath of this tragedy. Recovery will be a long process, and as Dale notes, it will be important not only to give immediate humanitarian aid but also invest in long-term initiatives to rebuild communities in the region.

If you would like to support recovery and rebuilding efforts in Nepal you can do so through Mennonite Mission Network’s Earthquake Response in Nepal. If you want to follow the progress of Top of the World Coffee, you can do so on their Facebook page.

Conference young adults serving with Mennonite Missions

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ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Mission Network) – Emma Nafziger, of Pottstown, Pa., began a one year service term with the Service Adventure program in August 2012. Nafziger will be living in community with other young adults in a unit house in Raleigh, NC.

A 2010 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School (Lansdale, Pa.), Nafziger is the daughter of Robin and Dean Nafziger and a member of Vincent Mennonite Church in Spring City, Pa..

In this program of Mennonite Mission Network, young adults, ages 17-20, live in a household community, with a leader, for 10 months in cities and towns across the United States. Since 1989, Service Adventure participants have served in medical clinics, tutored children, worked with senior citizens, assisted in building homes, and helped meet additional needs across North America. They’ve become part of new communities; experienced and learned from different people and cultures; and grown in their faith.

Joseph BatesJoe Bates, of Red Hill, Pa., began a one year service term with the Radical Journey program in August 2012. Bates will be serving with a team in England.

A 2011 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Bates is the son of Randee Bates and attends Perkiomenville (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Radical Journey is a Mennonite Mission Network program for young adults that emphasizes faith formation, service and cross-cultural learning.  Participants spend 10 days in orientation, 10 months in an international service location and another month in re-orientation with their home congregations.

Mennonite Mission Network is the mission agency of Mennonite Church USA and exists to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a broken world. Mission Network envisions every congregation and all parts of the world being fully engaged in mission.