The act of sharing a bowl of ice cream became an example of trust and true hospitality. In a world of individual portions and space, our Korean Anabaptist friends invited their guests into a deeper experience of community — welcoming one another as family. https://ow.ly/WwwQ50YRhPW

Nearly 300 People from more than a dozen countries carried each other’s burdens figuratively and literally at Mennonite World Conference’s ninth annual Renewal event March 14 in Lumban, Philippines.

February 2026 team photo. At that time MCC Cambodia & Myanmar had 33 team members of 14 nationalities from 4 continents representing 10 Anabaptist national conferences (not counting children).

Thulani Conrad Lewis Moore, 71, a longtime antiracism educator and organizer who played key roles in the Damascus Road and Roots of Justice training programs, died Feb. 17. He lived in Tucker, Ga., with his wife and young daughter.

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? canadianmennonite.org/a-letter-fro...

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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? www.charlesconklin.com/4cambodia/20...

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. www.charlesconklin.com/4cambodia/20...

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

MCC Cambodia is #recruiting for a Climate Solutions Partner Advisor. This position supports local partners in introducing, strengthening, & expanding climate solutions. mccglobal.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/fRec... Please share with anyone in your networks who may be interested/qualified.

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. www.charlesconklin.com/4cambodia/20...

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. #ForumStandards #VolunteeringInDevelopment #Volunteering

🌿 Do we claim nonviolence, nonresistance, active resistance or something else? Register by Aug. 20 to save $50. https://loom.ly/i4m3Ki4 #peace #justice #nonviolence #theology #seminary #shortcourse

About 300 Plain Mennonite youth and young adults gathered June 29 at Lime Rock Meetinghouse in Lancaster County, Pa., to hear teachings on Christian nonresistance.

In an era of division and splits impacting churches and conferences around the world, unification is coming to two congregations in southwest Germany.

Attending the 13th Asian Peace Practitioners Research Conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Glad to meet peacebuilders - some familiar, some new - from across the region at this complex moment.

Cluster munitions are deployed in Cambodia again. Lord have mercy. www.thaienquirer.com/55612/thai-a... There's been a generation of work to remove unexploded ordinance in Cambodia. Despite all of the good effort still the stories come every year of farmers & children being killed or crippled.

The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of Jesus’ teachings that amount to theological comfort food for many Anabaptists. Yet how do the teachings hit differently when, like Jesus, you’re sharing them with the marginalized?

Great to see Hello Cambodia 🇰🇭 in the kids section of the sanctuary at North Star Mennonite in Drake, Saskatchewan. Love this outreach from MCC.

Reading The Cat & the Toaster: Living System Ministry in a Technological Age by Douglas A. Hall with Judy Hall & Steve Daman. The call for a holistic approach to ministry brings to mind the full meaning of שׁלום.

I recently read The Upswing by Robert D. Putnam. It’s a fascinating, dense, and data grounded book - there's around a hundred pages of citations. I wrote some about what it has to say about isolation, solidarity, and religious groups. www.charlesconklin.com/4cambodia/20...

While we were in Hualien last month we visited the Taiwanese Mennonite New Dawn organization's chicken therapy program for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism. It was wonderful - I'll link the website but no English, it's all Traditional Chinese. www.newdawn.org.tw/List.aspx?mi...

Crystal sharing the sermon last Sunday at North Star Mennonite Church in Drake, Saskatchewan. It's good to be here again after three years. I had a good informal discussion with several Canadian Foodgrains Bank supporting farmers this morning.

In June we visited Hualien to thank the Taiwan Mennonite church for supporting MCC's earthquake response in Myanmar, share an update about the response, and learn about their work. Here's a report on the three Mennonite ministries we visited there. www.charlesconklin.com/4cambodia/20...

Mennonite World Conference has convened an inter-Anabaptist task force in response to a humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a major escalation of one of Africa’s longest conflicts.

Grace Building, Mercy Building, Peace Building, Faith Building. The wings at the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan - the largest Mennonite Hospital in the world. It originated as a MCC mountain mobile clinic program in 1948 with the hospital opening in 1956.

This is so important! Please read and think about sharing with those who need to hear it. anabaptistworld.org/my-friend-sc...

Crystal presenting a copy of the Anabaptist Community Bible to Dr. Harold Lu at the Meilun Mennonite Church in Hualien, Taiwan. Dr. Lu is a member of the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan steering committee.

Visiting the largest Mennonite Hospital in the world - the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan. Taking a photo by the Mennonite Historical Corridor with the Hospital Chaplain, Grace, who lead a medical mission to Myanmar following the earthquake earlier this year.

Last week I was honored to present Vietnam Mennonite Church President Huynh Dinh Nghia with a copy of the Anabaptist Community Bible. We were meeting to reestablish collaboration between MCC and VMC for the purpose of resuming Vietnamese Mennonite participation in MCC’s exchange programs.

Attending a church service at Phnom Penh Mennonite the Sunday after many Anabaptists gathered in Europe to celebrate the 500th anniversary (I stayed in Cambodia but one of our team, a Mennonite from Colombia, was able to attend).

Leading a session on Mennonite Approaches to Peacebuilding during a recent partner gathering.