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

6Together, sharing ...F o r m i n g c o m m u n i t i e s o f f a i t hcan we ‘love our neighbors’ if we don’treally know them?” wrote a worker who helps neighborhoodresidents get to know each other through a drop-in“Howcenter in the Netherlands. By living among people and adopting local ways as theirown, many of our mission workers have quietly and lovingly established a Christian presencein cultures fragmented by numerous negative forces as overt as war and poverty, as subtle asurban anonymity. Our workers love and serve real human needs with the compassion of Jesus. “We haveconstructed an international bridge of friendship between our peoples, who previously didn’t know eachother,” another worker wrote. “It’s a bridge that connects our cultures.”China: Jeanette Hanson chatswith worship leader Wang Jun andmembers of the church choir beforethe worship service in Nanchong.Jeanette and Todd Hanson servewith the Mission Network-sponsoredChina Educational Exchangeprogram. They help provide aChristian presence as well asEnglish instruction in colleges anduniversities across China.Sunday: Forming community11:23 a.m. Brazil: Women from ChàcaraMenno Simons embrace12:19 a.m. Macau: Cindy Buhler (left) visits withwomen at the Macau Mennonite Church12:30 a.m. South Korea: KimMyung-hee serves riceto Marian Wiens1:33 p.m. Thailand: Childrengather after worship1:43 p.m. Argentina: Membersof the MennoniteChurch in Neuquen