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Guatemalan Couple contribute to reforestation

JoinTrees has formed a partnership with the Guatemalan non-profit FUNDAMARCOS that has taken on the commitment to plant 20,000 forest trees. To fill the large order for small trees for the project, the program has recruited two families to grow trees from seed in tree nurseries on their farms. These families have been selected for  their leadership in their communities, which will be essential for organizing the members of their communities to complete the huge project. Manuela and Miguel, Mennonites from the country, are one of these two couples profiled by the non-profit.

Read the full piece here HERE to learn more about Manuela and Miguel's work.
 

Planting for an Outdoor Sanctuary

On May 7th, Green Up Day Vermont, members of Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship in Taftsville, Vermont turned out for a tree planting project on church grounds, transforming lawn into an edible forest garden. Thirty fruit and nut trees and shrubs were planted on this initial work day plus a row of raspberries. Mennonite Men's Join Trees initiative supported the project with a grant which provided a financial contribution towards each tree planted.

Read the full story HERE.

Fathers

If you’re a father or a father-figure for someone, what do you want for your children? I want our children to know who they are; to become strong, loving and wise; and to contribute to the world. At the end of our bedtime prayer with our children when they were little, Linda and I would close with these words: “May they know who they are as your beloved children and be filled with your Spirit, who makes them strong, loving and wise.” We sought to imprint these words — based on 2 Timothy 1:7 — in their hearts and minds for their development...

Read the full post from the Mennonite Church USA blog HERE.
 

Two international church-building grants approved


At its March meeting the board of Mennonite Men approved two international grants for applicants to the JoinHands program, which assists new congregations acquire their first church building. The two grants were awarded to congregations in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Read the full release HERE
 
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Mennonite Men is the men's organization for
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Phone: 866-866-2872 Ext. 21339 (Toll Free)
Cell Phone: 574-202-0048

Coordinator for Canada: Don Neufeld

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Cell Phone: 905-650-1577
 
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