Last year we visited the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan to thank them for their generous donation to MCC’s earthquake response in Myanmar. While there we visited the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan and learned from the Hospital Chaplain that they had been joining mission trips to Myanmar. We shared that Mennonite Central…
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Our visit to Mennonite Ministries in Taiwan
In May, we received word that the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan had made a generous donation to MCC’s earthquake response in Myanmar. The church in Taiwan is no stranger to earthquakes having experienced their own 7.4 magnitude earthquake in 2024. We decided to extend our home leave layover in Taiwan by a few days so…
What The Upswing says about Society, Isolation, Solidarity, and the Church
Last year I joined a biweekly book club – organized by MCC alumni Mike Roberts – where each member leads a meeting by sharing on a book that they’ve found interesting or insightful. Recently I shared on The Upswing by Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett. The central thesis of The Upswing begins by arguing…
Monitoring and Evaluation of Cooperation with NGOs
Last week I attended my first government function since returning to Cambodia. This was a Ministry of Rural Development workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Cooperation with NGOs. Both of my primary partners from my first term were government entities – the Prey Veng Provincial Office of Irrigation and the Angkearhdei Primary School. I also…