Global Report Winter 2013

SOAR participants from MBCI spend time at House Blend Ministries.

Coming Up…

From the Central Canada Regional Office “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” ~ 1 Corinthians 12:27 Thank you Manitoba MB Churches! More short-term mission participants attended SOAR and ACTION programs from Manitoba than any other provincial or state MB conference this year. In a recently published report, Hemorrhaging Faith, researchers found that only 1 in 3 teens remain connected to the church body following high school graduation. However, three-quarters of those who remain in the body said their faith ‘came alive’ on a mission program. Let’s continue to engage this generation in the body by calling, empowering and sending one another to develop healthy disciples and missional leaders. May this report encourage your further participation in God’s work of growing his body and his kingdom around the world.

The Winnipeg office of MB Mission resources the churches of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Regional Mobilizer Lloyd Letkeman and Short Term Ministry Coordinator Carol Letkeman are joined in the office by Lisa Derksen, Kara Friesen & Rachael Wiebe. Disciple Making International (DMI) DMI has seen thousands of people find a relationship with Christ through teams who share their stories alongside national believers. DMI campaigns are two to three weeks long, offered throughout the year in different locations. In 2012, Ella Federau (Winnipeg)

served in Uganda and Ukraine. To learn more about DMI, visit http://www.mbmission.org/dmi/overview/ TREK around the world TREK is a six or ten month intense journey of cross-cultural mission. Paired with international church planters, TREK teams learn by example and through life experiences. TREK 2012/13 participants from Central Canada are Marley Berge & Chamayne Martens (Saskatoon), Justin Jorstad (Wetaskiwin, AB) and Jessa Lynn Elley (Mayerthorpe, AB). For more information, visit: http://www.mbmission.org/trek/overview/ SOAR Heartland SOAR Heartland is a10-day discipleship training and mission program hosted in Winnipeg. SOAR partners with over 20 ministries and service agencies that impact over 300 families during Manitoba’s high school Spring Break in March. We resourced 335 participants this year with the help of over 150 volunteers. Thanks to North Kildonan MB Church who became our home base and training centre while Douglas Mennonite Church provided sleeping space. We thank you for joining us in serving Winnipeg’s marginalized as a community, reaching out in the love of Christ through your volunteerism, prayers and financial support. For more information, please visit www.mbmission.org/soar/heartland/overview.

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SOAR 2013 will be March 21-30. We are excited to continue joining local ministries to share God’s love in Winnipeg.

Possible assignment locations for 2013 include Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and D.R. Congo.

ACTION Winnipeg Seven teams partnered with Long term missionaries and local MB churches in Brazil, Portugal, Philippines, Panama, Peru, D.R. Congo and Japan. Their summer ministry programs ranged from English classes to kids camps. The majority of ACTION participants are college students, some of whom receive academic credit for their international ministry experience. For more information about ACTION, please visit www.mbmission.org/action/winnipeg/overview.

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Café & Celebrate Mission Night Mission Under Discussion (MUD) events at Canadian Mennonite University provide an environment for college students to worship, connect and engage with each other. MUD Cafés were hosted on 4 Sunday evenings in 2012. They begin with a time of worship and a presentation by a guest speaker, followed by a time of discussion over coffee and snacks. Come Celebrate Mission! Celebrating the Khmu was the theme of Celebrate Mission Nights this year. A Celebrate Mission Night was hosted at Bridgeway Community Church (Swift Current, SK) on Nov. 18. Outgoing missionary Rebekah Hiebert and Lloyd Letkeman shared their hearts for ministry. Manitoba’s Global Impact D & S (Winnipeg) are on location in Central Asia learning the language.

T & R (Rosenort, MB) arrived in Central Asia this past October. They will be focusing on language learning and forming community this upcoming year.

The Matthew Team, Trever & Joan Godard (Saskatoon, SK), Sandra Plett (Steinbach, MB), and Jen Schmidt (Elm Creek, MB) provide cross-cultural training and discipleship for mission interns in Guadalajara, MX.

Otto & Lidia Funk (Winnipeg, MB) are capacity builders in Piura, Peru. Rebecca Hiebert (Moosejaw SK), is in the process of raising support to be a part of the church planting team in Thailand. 2012-13 Global Servants – Guadalajara MX: Jackie Borkowski (Winnipeg); Japan English Teachers: Allen & Marilyn Bien (Regina), Amy Peters (Steinbach). Global Servants partner individuals with missionaries or ICOMB partners for 1 or 2 year terms. Give Christmas Away – Bernie & Tammy Rempel, along with their daughters and Lisa Derksen spent 2 weeks in Chachoengsao, Thailand serving alongside Dave & Louise Sinclair-Peters, presenting the Christmas story in Thai and Burmese communities. Office information 83 Henderson Hwy Winnipeg MB R2L 1L2 Phone: 204.415.0670 Fax: 204.415.2249 E-mail: winnipeg@mbmission.org 1.888.866.6267 (Toll Free Regional Number) 1.866.964.7627 (Head office in Abbotsford)

Coming Up…

ACTION Participants celebrating a wedding in the D.R. Congo.

Doris Goertz (Winnipeg, MB) serves in the Amagasaki MB Church in Japan.