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Menno Village

Menno Village is an agricultural initiative of Mennonite churches near Sapporo that emphasizes sustainable agriculture and creation care.

The Christian community known as Menno Village is a small hillside farm on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. In addition to providing food to their neighbors in a format known as "community supported agriculture," Menno Village has the goal of becoming a culture of caring. Such an intentional community works at issues of economics and technology based on the "living word" that comes with Christian faith, challenging idolatry, empowering people, and loving humanity. Residents participate in the simple yet demanding task of growing food for the sake of understanding the work it takes to keep humanity alive, so they can speak good news and challenge those ideas and systems that exploit people and exploit the land.

Connected Mission Workers

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Jonah and Memee Yang

Jonah and Memee Yang began their service on September 1 of 2023. Jonah will work with Friends of Grace Church in areas of discipleship, equipping and empowering

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Jae Young Lee and Karen Spicher

Karen Spicher serves as the communications coordinator for Northeast Asia Regional Peace Building Institute (NARPI). Jae Young Lee serves as Executive Director of NARPI, Chairperson for

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Laura Schlabach

Laura supports workers in longer-term development projects through her work in the JCS Finance Department. She serves as a member of the JCS Leadership Team

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Mark and Stephanie Bartsch

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Akiko Aratani and Raymond Epp

Akiko and Ray conduct ecological peace education through workshops, consultations, and practical demonstrations on regenerative agriculture practices and local economies. Also active in their church,

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