Dr. SeongHan Kim, Mennonite Central Committee Representative to Northeast Asia, sharing about the history of Christianity in Korea during Asia regional meetings in Jeju.

ល្បែងវាយក្អម (Smash the Pot) at our Khmer New Year celebration. Happy 2570 everyone!

In a country like Myanmar, where Christians are often persecuted, living out one’s faith and engaging in ministry can be extremely dangerous. The risk of imprisonment or even death is real. So why do we Mennonites continue to share a message of nonviolence?

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Chhien Chhiet's farm in Cambodia #farming #climatechange #Cambodia YouTube video by Mennonite Central Committee

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Collaboration between Mennonites in Taiwan and Myanmar Last year we visited the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan to thank them for their generous donation to MCC’s earthquake response in Myanmar. While there we visited the Mennonite Christian…

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My son fanning the fire of a charcoal burner pot while grilling chicken for dinner. Instead of charcoal we were burning coconut waste briquettes - a more environmentally friendly alternative that also burns longer and more steadily.

Ukraine: four years of heartache | Anabaptist World Even some horses have become used to the sounds of war in Ukraine.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, MCC has given more than $23.7 million in aid.

MWC assembly shifts to Tanzania | Anabaptist World Mennonite World Conference’s 2028 global assembly will be in Tanzania. The Executive Committee announced March 19 it had accepted an invitation from the member churches of that country.

Mennonite World Conference’s 2028 global assembly will be in Tanzania. The Executive Committee announced March 19 it had accepted an invitation from the member churches of that country.

My daughter saying hello to the grandmom of one of our YAMEN alumi while at the local market.

We're not an association. We're co-laborers. | Anabaptist World There’s a framework that sometimes creeps into conversations about Mennonite Church USA — one that treats the denomination like a membership association. Pay your dues, get your benefits and opt out i...

There’s a framework that sometimes creeps into conversations about Mennonite Church USA — one that treats the denomination like a membership association.

Anabaptist Disabilities Network In this latest edition of the Opening Doors Blog, Charles Conklin shares about his experience working on safeguarding and inclusion of people with disabilities in Cambodia during his time with...

I feel honored that Anabaptist Disabilities Network has reposted my article on Disability, Safeguarding, and Inclusion in Cambodia.

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Wonderful to see the Mennonite Christian Hospital from Hualien, Taiwan meeting with Pastor Amos Chin from the Mennonite Bible Missionary Church in Myanmar to discuss medical missions and peace work.

Cellar Door and Morality During a 1955 lecture noted linguist J. R. R. Tolkien, better known today as the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, claimed that ‘cellar door’ was more beautiful sounding than …

During a 1955 lecture noted linguist J.R.R. Tolkien, better known today as the author of Lord of the Rings, claimed that ‘cellar door’ was more beautiful sounding than ‘sky’ or ‘beautiful’.

...but what does that have to do with the Khmer word for morality?

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Song Pray’s Compost – a messy creative process Last month we took a team from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank out to visit our Agricultural and Livelihoods project with long term MCC partner Organization To Develop Our Villages. We spent two days …

One of Sony Pray’s cows grazes on a harvested rice field by a rice field that’s recently been fertilized with compost partially made from cow dung. We could call this the real circle of life? But I don’t think Disney will be making a musical about it.
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My virtue, their villainy? | Anabaptist World I converted to Christianity and received baptism in the Mennonite church in Japan on May 14, 1989. Arriving at Goshen College three months later, I felt euphoric. I was suddenly surrounded by all thin...

Once I fixed my gaze upon the brave and innocent. Now I was drawn to the thief-catcher.

It's older so perhaps not as contemporary but we have long enjoyed reading Walking with Jesus by Mary Clemens Meyer with our kids. It helps that some of the stories are about people in the community where they were born.

Exactly. The Beautitudes are a better focus for our faith but even if one centers on the Torah... Zechariah 7:8-15 warns what happens if a nation ignores the Torah's call to care for the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the foreigner.

MCC Cambodia is #recruiting for a Climate Solutions Partner Advisor. This position supports local partners in introducing, strengthening, & expanding climate solutions.

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Peace Club Explorative Visit Learning Tour In August 2025, MCC India and MCC Bangladesh made an explorative visit to MCC Cambodia’s Peaceful Education in Rural Primary Schools program in Prey Veng province. This learning tour was inte…

In August we hosted an explorative trip from MCC India and MCC Bangladesh to our Peaceful Education program. This learning tour promoted the mutual exchange of knowledge and shared our approach to localizing MCC's Peace Club curriculum to the Asian context.

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Oscar Suárez, MCC Cambodia, and Sin Putheary, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, at Day 2 of #IVCO2025 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. So many great connections and learnings.

ECPAT presenting on the distinction between volunteering and voluntourism at #IVCO2025, outlining the Child Protection and Safeguarding dangers. The session acknowledges that voluntourism isn't going to stop and offers practical guidelines on how voluntourism could be made better through regulation.

So good to hear Sujin Cha from KOICA talk about the structural barriers to international volunteering faced by people with disabilities at #IVCO2025.

The session on "Supporting Volunteers to Access Their Work - Responding to limits on Visas and Work Permits, and other Barriers" is about to begin at #IVCO2025. One of the timely and pressing challenges facing international volunteerism - important to come together to share and collaborate.

Singing "In Jesus Christ We Are One Family" during the 2025-2026 SALT/YAMEN Host Family gathering at Phnom Penh Mennonite Church.

The "Volunteering in challenging environments - Lived experiences from the field" session at #IVCO2025. Fantastic to hear directly from current and recent international volunteers.

MCC Cambodia International Seek Facilitator, Oscar Suarez, shares about MCC's exchange programs as part of a panel discussion on the International Exchange of Volunteers between Civil Society Organisations at #IVCO2025.

Registration yesterday at the 2025 Conference of International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (#IVCO2025) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

#IVCO2025 has officially commenced with Dr Bianca Fadel from @northumbriauni.bsky.social setting the scene - Respect, Kindness, Hope. Welcome to our speakers, delegates & new Bluesky community.

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