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<div class="content-margin"> <div class="content-style"> <header class="clearfix"> <h1 id="page-title"> We are one </h1> </header> <div id="content"> <div class="region region-content"><div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system no-title odd first block-count-5 block-region-content block-main" > <article id="node-5127" class="node node-stories article odd node-lang-en node-full ia-n clearfix" about="/hi/node/5127" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article"> <div class="node-inner"> <header class="node-header"> <nav class="clearfix"> <strong>Read this in:</strong> <ul class="links inline"><li class="en first"><a href="/en/stories/we-are-one" class="language-link" xml:lang="en">English</a></li><li class="es"><a href="/es/stories/somos-uno" class="language-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></li><li class="fr last"><a href="/fr/stories/nous-sommes-un" class="language-link" xml:lang="fr">Français</a></li></ul> </nav> <p class="submitted"><strong>Posted:</strong> November 20, 2024 </p> </header> <span property="dc:title" content="We are one " class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden view-mode-full"><div class="field-items"><figure class="clearfix field-item even"><a href="https://mwc-cmm.org/sites/default/files/website_files_2020/henk_speaks_at_the_pastors_conference_9-8-24_b.jpg"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-medium" src="https://mwc-cmm.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/website_files_2020/henk_speaks_at_the_pastors_conference_9-8-24_b.jpg?itok=1kJxpQYR" width="390" height="290" alt="MWC president Henk Stenvers addresses a session at the two-day pastor’s conference with Nzuzi Mukawa" /></a></figure></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-featured-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-full"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">MWC president Henk Stenvers addresses a session at the two-day pastor’s conference with Nzuzi Mukawa as interpreter. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-full"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Evangelism rallies, energetic music and dancing all day; witnessing, altar calls with a dozen respondents. Praying is loud, through tears or joy. You can feel the enthusiasm.  </p> <p>I was heartily welcomed by the Mennonite Brethren church in DR Congo to celebrate their 100th anniversary in August 2024.  </p> <p>The multiday event was held in a big new church built across from the MWC member church’s headquarters in Kikwit, Kwilu province, an eight-hour drive over 500 kms from Kinshasa.  </p> <p>But the distances did not deter: people gathered.  </p> <p>Some 2 500 people packed the large church to celebrate the anniversary of CEFMC (Communauté des Églises de Frères Mennonites au Congo) in 5 hours of worship service.  </p> <p>Bishop Daniel Onashuyaka Lunge of the ecumenical Église du Christ au Congo (ECC) gave a sermon on unity – an ever-present challenge for church communions around the world.  </p> <p>CEFMC, an MWC member church, has its challenges but also many gifts. </p> <p>The leaders of CEFMC wants to see the church become self-supporting but also to create healthy partnerships. They pray for pastors and evangelists to spread the message.  </p> <p>They are dealing with trauma from colonialism and a culture of mistrust resulting from systemic corruption in government systems.  </p> <p>The need for qualified leadership in the church is acutely felt; not only for education but also to practice countercultural servant leadership that is not tempted toward corruption, tribal divisions and ego-driven displays of power. </p> <p>The vast geography of the resource-rich country creates both riches and hardships. Protracted violence, especially from armed rebels in the East, sends displaced people to all corners of the country and beyond.  </p> <p>I presented Antoine Kimbila and CEFMC with a plaque of commemoration on behalf of the global family. To remind them they are part of this large global family who shares their joys and struggles. </p> <p>And they have a lot of gifts to share with our family. </p> <p>The <strong>emotional vibrancy</strong> of their connection to Jesus is a gift. Even through an hours-long church service, their faith is palpable. </p> <p>Their <strong>practice of community</strong> is a gift. Church members welcome displaced people from the East with open arms. They listen and share strategies for trauma healing. They offer food and even take refugees into their own homes. </p> <figure class="image" style="float:right"><img alt="" height="300" src="/sites/default/files/website_files_2020/20240811henkstenvers20240811_134414.jpg" width="400" /> <figcaption>Communauté des Églises des Frères Mennonites au Congo celebrated the 100th anniversary. Photos: Henk Stenvers</figcaption> </figure> <p>Their <strong>faith</strong> is a gift. In the West, once we have money, we build. In DRC, when there is a vision, they begin to build, praying patiently and trusting for what is needed to continue.  </p> <p>Their <strong>baptisms</strong> are a gift. For some, conversion entails a significant turning away from another way of living. In their baptisms and beyond, they live out a strong sense of being saved. </p> <p>When I visit churches, I always say, “I can greet you in the name of César García (our general secretary), but not in the name of MWC because then you would be greeting yourself. You are MWC.”  </p> <p>Then I take a picture with the gathered people waving at the camera as they greet the other 1.5 million believers who are MWC.  </p> <p>My being there is a sign of their part in this bigger global family. That is why these in-person visits continue to be important in a time of Zoom meetings.  </p> <p>As I taste the dust and the heat and feel the joyful spirit of faith and hope in Jesus alongside these believers on the other side of the world, we are both reminded that we are one. We are worth each other’s time. We are tied together in this global family of faith.  </p> <p>—<em>Henk Stenvers, from the Netherlands, is the president of MWC (2022-2028).  </em></p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mwcmm/53948364027/in/album-72177720319798593" title="20240809HenkStenvers20240809_160811"><img alt="20240809HenkStenvers20240809_160811" height="576" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/53948364027_772bf211ea_b.jpg" style="float:left" width="1024" /></a></p> </div></div></div> </div> <nav class="clearfix"> <strong>Read this in:</strong> <ul class="links inline"><li class="en first"><a href="/en/stories/we-are-one" class="language-link" xml:lang="en">English</a></li><li class="es"><a href="/es/stories/somos-uno" class="language-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></li><li class="fr last"><a href="/fr/stories/nous-sommes-un" class="language-link" xml:lang="fr">Français</a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </article> </div><section id="block-views-similarterms-block-2" class="block block-views even last block-count-6 block-region-content block-similarterms-block-2" > <h2 class="block-title">You may also be interested in:</h2> <div class="view view-similarterms view-id-similarterms view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-696df22b39335ec5d616a4543987cfab"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><div> <a href="/hi/node/555"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-juicebox-square-thumbnail" src="https://mwc-cmm.org/sites/default/files/styles/juicebox_square_thumbnail/public/featured-images/20170727liesaungergkmi_delegates_meeting2c_foot_washing_0_0.jpg?itok=lPeuDkog" width="85" height="85" alt="" /></a> </div> <div> <h3><a href="/en/stories/deacons-servants-father%E2%80%99s-house">Deacons: servants in the Father’s house </a></h3> <p class="post-meta">जनवरी 9, 2018 | From Our Leaders</p> <p>Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of deacons, faith and... <a href="/hi/node/555" class="more-link">आगे पढ़ें</a></p> </div></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="region region-content-aside"><div class="region-inner clearfix"><div id="block-addtoany-addtoany-button" class="block block-addtoany no-title odd first last block-count-7 block-region-content-aside block-addtoany-button" ><div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="block-content content"><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_target addtoany_list" id="da2a_1"> <a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a> <a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a> <a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a> <a class="a2a_button_pinterest"></a> <a class="a2a_button_copy_link"></a> <a class="a2a_button_email"></a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fmwc-cmm.org%2Fhi%2Fnode%2F5127&amp;title=We%20are%20one%20"></a> </span> <script type="text/javascript"> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- if(window.da2a)da2a.script_load(); //--><!]]> </script></div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="region region-sidebar-second sidebar"><div class="region-inner clearfix"><section id="block-views-similarterms-block" class="block block-views odd first last block-count-8 block-region-sidebar-second block-similarterms-block" ><div class="block-inner clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">Related Stories</h2> <div class="block-content content"><div class="view view-similarterms view-id-similarterms view-display-id-block view-dom-id-32b343fad8efcd6aa4380a061e3c6ea7"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"><h3><a href="/hi/node/4704">Pastoral letter regarding persecuted Anabaptist-Mennonites </a></h3> <p class="post-meta">अप्रैल 28, 2023 | From Our Leaders</p> <p>My flesh and my heart may fail,  but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 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