A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 5 - Mennonite Mission Network

10Sharing all of Christ ...Mongolia: A group of gold miners surround MarlowRamsay on the plains of Bayankhongor Province.Ramsay serves as development director for projectsthrough Mennonite Mission Network in partnershipwith Joint Christian Services International. He overseesall the development projects in the countrysideand works on strategies for rural development. Theultimate goal of the projects is to achieve sustainabledevelopment and have a spiritual impact.R e j o i ci n g i n c o m m u n i t i e s r e vi t a l i z e dThe physical and spiritual needs are great inevery corner of the world. As ambassadors of Christ,we seek to respond to those needs in faithful and effective ways.Mennonite Mission Network has dozens of community-development programsaround the world — programs that work with people in their own communities, usingtheir own resources to develop sustainable energy sources to provide their homes with heat andlight, to start their own businesses that will enable them to support their families ... so that they can keepbody and soul together.Monday: Communities revitalized9:26 a.m. Afghanistan: Al Geiser (left)works with local engineersto create hydroelectricity9:33 a.m. Americus, Ga.: Matthias Friesenserves with MVS as an alternativeto joining the German military9:50 a.m. Bolivia: Einar Caveroprepares a door for painting10:13 a.m. La Jara, Colo. MVS:Jason Schmidt assists localfarmers with sustainableagriculture initiatives12:34 p.m. Thailand: The LivingWater Church lends cowsto families in need