Worthwhile Adventures

Joshua Slabaugh Garber has incorporated a Celtic element every time he's led worship since returning stateside in 2022.

This Sunday at Trinity Mennonite Church, he shared a new composition set to the tune of "Sally Gardens." An excerpt:

"Brooding Spirit, move among us;
be our partner, be our friend.
When our mem'ry fails, remind us
whose we are, what we intend.

Labor with us, aid the birthing
of the new world yet to be,
free of servant, lord, and master,
free for love and unity."

First week of school is in the bag! When school ended last year, we didn't know if Asher would be returning to school in Phoenix or starting school in Scotland. The past four years have been anything but predictable, and yet through everything, Asher's rolled with it.

We're in the home stretch for reaching sustainable funding -- that our recurring support equals our anticipated living and ministry expenses. We're so grateful to everybody who has already pitched in.

Please join the team: worthwhileadventures.org/donate.

School starts this week, and we're recognizing Alisha: equal parts teacher, pastor, and force of nature, she's a sight to behold in Trinity Mennonite Church's kids Sunday school classroom.

Serving in post-Soviet Lithuania and post-dictatorship Barcelona has helped shaped our ideas about building bridges with those whom we disagree. Glasgow will inevitably teach us so much more.

Joshua shares some of our gleanings with Anabaptist World.

An additional nod to Mennonite Central Committee’s Peaceful Practices curriculum!

Five things Friday roundup: Things to keep in mind while loving and listening in the face of disagreement | Anabaptist World Disagreement is inevitable: you just need two people and time. So the question is not whether you’ll find yourself in a disagreement, but how will you respond.

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄: We fell for each other before knowing one of us was a lifelong pacifist and the other a National Guard soldier. What happened to make that last over 22 years (and counting)?

As we prepare to move to Glasgow, a city known for sectarianism and violence, we've been reflecting on what it will look like to be a peaceful presence. Joshua writes in Anabaptist World about the importance of listening and trying to love those you disagree with.

📍https://anabaptistworld.org/five-things-friday-roundup-things-to-keep-in-mind-while-loving-and-listening-in-the-face-of-disagreement/

If you value peacebuilding, please consider partnering with us and helping us answer our call to serve in Scotland. Learn more at worthwhileadventures.org/why-scotland

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The FIFA World Cup finale is tomorrow! Who are you rooting for?

From the joyous presence of Scotland National Team's "Tartan Army" to the hospitality shown to the Algeria national team in Lawrence, Kansas, Alisha's Anabaptist World article shares five things the World Cup can teach us about being a neighbor.

📍 https://anabaptistworld.org/five-things-the-world-cup-can-teach-us-about-being-a-neighbor/