Virginia Mennonite Missions
Past tranSenders
“I am very grateful
to have been a part of
tranSend. tranSend provided the opportunity to be supported by my local Mennonite mission network, maintaining strong
connections to my home congregations. Furthermore, tranSend provided a helpful framework through which I could see my work as part of training for a life of service.”
—Sharon Kniss, served in London, England,
2006-2007.
“A person cannot enter a program like tranSend without undergoing change,
refining and shaping. Change often hurts, but in the end God rewards those experiences with poured-out blessings. Our year in Ireland was all of this. Because of the
refining that took place in our lives, we have come back much richer people for our experiences.”
—Tim and Tama Shoemaker, served in Donegal, Ireland, 2006-2007.
“Pura Vida [a local mission agency] has three goals for the youth groups that
visit: grow closer to our Heavenly Father,
be pushed out of our comfort zone, and gain a broader world view. Being a leader,
I experience these goals myself…I have
been pushed closer to the Father by having to trust Him through the experiences that
I have.”
—Patrick Weaver, serving in Heredia, Costa Rica, 2007-2008.