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International service
Colegio Americano Menno's 18 teachers, principal, counselor, two office assistants, two janitor services ladies, and three volunteers pose at Restaurante Típico Juan José in La Mesa.  A farewell lunch for the Sharp family and MCC volunteer Bénédicte Nerolel was held on June 19, 2026. Photo by Guillermo Vargas Rincón.
A year of grace in Colombia
By Laura and Nick Sharp
Colombia
Sermons
Seed
International ministry
On Pentecost Sunday at Iglesia Cristiana Menonita La Mesa, Laura Sharp shared inspiring testimonies of her family’s encounters with the Holy Spirit (Espíritu Santo) — from the moment they said “yes” to a year of ministry in Colombia, all the way through to their final weeks there. Photo by Pastor Rodrigo Preciado.
Pentecost Sunday testimony
By Laura and Nick Sharp
Colombia
Just Peace Pilgrimages
The pilgrimage visited the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Tom Mason, Sally Mason, and Loy Hoskins approach the building, still labelled Lorraine Motel, the place where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Photo by Natalie Dixon.
Reflection
Photo by Mark (mprage) on Unsplash.
MVS
In the concluding weeks of her MVS term, Emily Keefer took time to commit to memory the landscapes she'd lived in and around the past two years. Photo by Emily Keefer.
Caleb and Stephanie Schrock-Hurst pose with "finger hearts" (a popular Taiwanese photo gesture, like the peace sign) in the National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center office.
Settling into Hualien 
By Stephanie Schrock-Hurst
Taiwan
Peacebuilding
Twenty-two peacemakers from across Europe connected at the European Peacebuilders’ Roundtable at the Paris Mennonite Center. 
European peacebuilders hold roundtable in Paris
By Ben Woodward-Breckbill
France
Here with purpose
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Here with purpose: Chris Scott
By Mennonite Mission Network staff
International service
Laura Sharp prepares an educational video to teach English question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Photo by Nick Sharp.
Back to school at Colegio Americano Menno
By Nick and Laura Sharp
Colombia
April Fool's Day
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Mennonite Voluntary Service
Emily Keefer's room in the Alamosa MVS unit house. During recovery from a concussion received from a volleyball game, Keefer's doctor recommended time in the dark — no work, no screens, and no bright lights. Photo by Emily Keefer.