by Mathew Swora | Mar 5, 2019
John 14: 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 20, 2019
Below is my translation of the “State of the Church” report which Pr. Siaka Traore gave in French during the Fortieth Anniversary celebration of Mennonite mission and ministry. Pr. Traore has served as pastor in Orodara and Bobo-Dioulasso, was President of...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 20, 2019
Unfortunately, the comments section of The Mennonite online is currently closed. So I will post below my thoughts in response to a recent essay there by Don Blosser, retired pastor and professor of New Testament at Goshen College, entitled, “Let’s Let...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 7, 2019
From the official report issued in Orodara, Burkina Faso, in November, 2019, for the 40th anniversary celebration of the Mennonite Church and of Mennonite mission work. Translated from the French by Pastor Mathew Swora The General Context The Evangelical Mennonite...
by Mathew Swora | Feb 7, 2019
Ephesians 3: 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in...