International Witness

Mennonite Church Canada International Witness is committed to the creation, resourcing or strengthening of Anabaptist/Mennonite faith communities and our shared commitment to witness to God’s work in the world.

IW News

Postures of trust and openness to transformation
Sep 2nd, 2020

Postures of trust and openness to transformation

In our latest interview, Tany Warkentin, Liaison to Ministry in Africa for Mennonite Church Canada, shares about the relationships between our Canadian congregations and the Burkina Faso Church and ways congregations can learn more and become involved in International Witness ministry in Africa. 

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‘Deconstructing race’: understanding the breadth of our diversity
Aug 24th, 2020

‘Deconstructing race’: understanding the breadth of our diversity

When we lived in Nanchong, China, our three-year-old daughter Claire came home from Kindergarten quite indignant that some of her classmates had said her hair was blond. “My hair is black!” she declared. I looked at the golden curls on her head and had to break it to her, “No, your hair is not black.” Years later a neighbour in that same city looked at me closely and declared, “When you first came here you looked like a foreigner and now you look really Chinese, your nose has even gotten smaller.”

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Church in our everyday, everyday as church
May 4th, 2020

Church in our everyday, everyday as church

Pamela Obonde has worked with children’s and women’s rights organizations in Kenya for the past 17 years. Three years ago she switched her focus to women in the church when she realized the same issues “out in the world” remained the same issues for women in the church. In an interview with Mennonite Church Canada she speaks about demystifying "mission" and working towards shalom in the church.

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International Witness ministries

Support the emergence of new faith communities

Foster the vitality of existing faith communities

Equip leadership for these communities

Enrich disciple-making ministries

Support communication between congregations and our wider church

Build mutually beneficial relationships across borders