Before I left, she said, “Let me pray for you.” And she prayed exactly as my mother would have prayed—tenderly, fervently, with a mother’s heart. I was stunned. Is she Anglican? I wondered. How is she praying with such warmth, care, and love—just like my mother?

In that moment, a profound truth dawned on me: there are mothers and God-fearing people far beyond the borders of our denominations. God’s kingdom has no walls, no tribal lines, no cultural limits. The Spirit of the Lord binds this global family together.

Giving Before You Have Enough

Sep 10th, 2026

Giving Before You Have Enough

By Danika Gingerich, Mennonite Church Canada liaison for Guatemala

A group of Calgary youth were touched by how Guatemalan community members helped those in need – even before they themselves were economically stable.

Pondering Sumud

Sep 9th, 2026

Pondering Sumud

By Suzanne Gross

A few months ago, my Palestinian friend and A Common Word Alberta Interfaith Dialogue partner Salwa, gave me a hoodie that has the words written on it: “I am from here and here I am!” This is a quote from Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008), a Palestinian poet. Darwish captures the commitment of the Palestinian people to remain connected to the land they have been on for centuries, if not millennia – land that has shaped who they are through olive trees, citrus orchards, sheep and goat herding, and cousins – so many cousins.

For Your Prayers

Focused on building self-sufficient congregations, Tom and Christine Poovong provide pastoral leadership to emerging Christian communities in northeastern Thailand.

In 2025 they moved to Ubon Ratchathani area working in two villages together with local church leaders who want to develop sustainable communities of faith through income generation and discipleship training. Presently they are working on organic agriculture projects as part of the Friends of Grace church network, FGC Food. Sweet potatoes and rice are rotated through the seasons for full year production.

Phimchanouk and Joseph Poovong are being home-schooled and connect with several families in the area for English classes.

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Vietnam

In the fast-growing Evangelical Mennonite Church Vietnam, leadership development is a high priority, as is establishing a common vision and an Anabaptist identity. Training for lay leaders and bi-vocational pastors takes place in various ways through small gatherings and online courses. Mennonite Church Canada Liaison Workers, Nhien Pham and Garry Janzen, connect EMCV with Anabaptist resources available in Vietnamese. Nhien also teaches regularly online from Canada. This month they are attending the gathering of the Asia Anabaptist Mennonite Education Network together with leaders from EMCV to share what they have learned and to learn from others.

Mennonite Church Alberta continues to sponsor two South Sudanese students who began a 4-year theological degree program at the Meserete Kristos Seminary, after the Edmonton South Sudanese Mennonite church requested help for their brothers and sisters in Christ in the refugee camps and surrounding areas in the Gambella region in West Ethiopia.

Gatjiak Tongyik (Simon) and Khan Gatkuoth Issac (Isaac), are doing well in their studies. Isaac has one year remaining while Simon has two. They return to South Sudan twice yearly and preach in their respective churches. MKS extends its sincere gratitude to Mennonite Church Alberta (MCA) for its continued support of these two South Sudanese students.

Photos: Isaac on the left, Simon on the right.

(Full update provided by Gishu Jebecha Ebissa, Meserete Kristos Seminary, via MC Canada International Witness)

The Apostle Paul left us with the mission of reconciliation!

What is God calling us to do as individuals, as localized church communities and collectively when it comes to nurturing conciliatory relationships with Indigenous neighbours?

How are we being called to contribute to the repair of harm done through our collective history of settler-colonialism?

The mandate of the Indigenous Relations Working Group is to connect, equip and resource

Connect – Connect MCA congregations with each other. Connect congregations with the national network through MC Canada Indigenous Relations.

Equip – Learn from one another. Host equipping events.

Resource – Curate valuable resources

Both Mennonite Church Alberta and Mennonite Church Canada are committed to working for climate justice and a sustainable future for all God’s creation and all God’s children.

Together in Hope, a collection of resources from Common Word, gathers together Creation Care and Climate Action resources, including the resource God's Green Earth.

Find these HERE.

Our MCA Creation Care Working Group appreciates your prayer support as they commit to inviting congregations and individuals into discernment regarding the ways we can respond to the climate crisis.

Follow their work HERE.

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