Resources for International Witness Sunday 2022
Celebrate International Witness this October with our nationwide community of faith
Join congregations across our nationwide community of faith as we celebrate International Witness Sunday on October 16, 2022.
This year we consider the question, “What is in your hands?” What has God given you and your congregation to use to bless your community and strengthen the global Body of Christ?
IW Sunday 2022 worship resources
Our worship-resource PDF includes suggestions for calls to worship, Scripture readings, prayers, music and children's stories your congregation can use as you celebrate International Witness Sunday this October.
Messages from Witness workers
Gerald and Rie Neufeld - Japan
Listen as Gerald and Rie Neufeld, relationship catalysts with the Tokyo Area Fellowship of Mennonite Churches, talk about the joys and challenges facing our siblings in faith in Japan. (four minutes)
"What is in your hands?" - Jeanette Hanson
Director of Mennonite Church Canada Witness, Jeanette Hanson, reflects on the story of the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6:1-14 to see how followers of Jesus around the world are using what is in their hands to bless their communities and strengthen the Body of Christ. (14 minutes)
"What's in your hands?" - Joanne De Jong, Ethiopia
Witness worker in Ethiopia, Joanne De Jong, uses God's question to Moses "What is in your hand?" to reflect on God's call in our lives and reliance on God's provision. (16 minutes)