Eastern Mennonite Missions

Focus

Religion EN ↓ 344 episodes

Christ's transforming love compels us to cross cultures, engage the world, and make disciples of Jesus. Focus is a weekly 4-minute radio program of EMM that airs on WDAC (94.5 FM) on Saturdays at 8:55 p.m.

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Eastern Mennonite Missions

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Religion

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emm.org

Latest episode

Jun 18, 2026

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Episodes

Two choirs, three languages 31.12.2018

Brook Hostetter served with EMM from 2014–16 as an English and music teacher at the PROMESA school in Cusco, Peru. She connected a North American children's choir with a Peruvian children's choir. The result was an original song and music video, recorded and filmed in Cusco!

Dinner with the King on Christmas Eve 31.12.2018

On Christmas Eve, nearly 2,000 people — many of whom are homeless — will be invited to a beautiful white-linen meal in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Waiting for this 17.12.2018

EMM workers Steve Horst and Mark Schoenhals, along with 20 people from Life Enrichment Church, attended a house church planting conference where they were inspired to create some ambitious goals.

A quiet prayer or a simple song 11.12.2018

Kevin Ruhf served as an EMM mission intern in the Netherland in 2012. Several years after serving with this hostel ministry, a trip to Tanzania reminded Kevin of what peace looks like.

Two days without cell phones 06.12.2018

EMM staff members Jimm and Kaylene Derksen challenged high school students to go 48 hours without using their smartphones or social media.

Multiplied like loaves and fish 19.11.2018

Kefa Moirore, a Kenyan pastor and entrepreneur multiplied a grant from EMM by 4,000 percent, helping to fund his ministry to street families.

Training the trainers 12.11.2018

Multiplication is an important part of discipleship. Phil and Linda, through their work at Tyndale Theological Seminary, are investing in students who will then be investing in others!

Fifty years later: The K'ekchi' Mennonite Church 05.11.2018

The first K’ekchi’ believers in Guatemala grew from a small little group in 1971 to a self-governing network of 130 Mennonite congregations today. Larry Lehman, one of the first pioneer workers among the K’ekchi’, says they learned much from one another.

Language is not the most important thing 29.10.2018

Before moving to Lancaster County 18 years ago, Donna Becker had little exposure to Mennonites. This summer, Donna’s understanding of Mennonite identity was expanded when she met the people of Habecker Mennonite Church in Lancaster, Pa

Christian-Muslim dialogue in the “land of the waterfalls” 23.10.2018

Foz do Iguaçu, a Brazilian city known as the “land of the waterfalls” has a growing Muslim population. This summer, Brazilian evangelicals in this city explored new ways of relating to their Muslim neighbors with some members of EMM’s Christian-Muslim Relations Team.

Hospitality at the border 15.10.2018

EMM and VidaNet mission intern Brock Rohrer had an unforgettable experience of hospitality with new friends at the Honduras-Guatemala border.

Three languages of peace 08.10.2018

The Chamber Choir of the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster made new friends in Indonesia with singing, smiles, and taking pictures.

Worlds Apart 01.10.2018

The differences between living in a village and a city can be stark and a bit disconcerting. But the Wert family is intentionally choosing a lifestyle in Wales that is rooted in community and service to others.

Close proximity: urban ministry 24.09.2018

Cities can be crowded places filled with a wide variety of people, viewpoints, and ethnicities. But cities are efficient places to share the good news and often people are surprisingly receptive.

Called where the people are 17.09.2018

EMM worker Michael Clancy discovers that the needs and issues in the city of Lebanon aren’t any different than those in Philadelphia or New York City. Everyone needs the light of Christ

Ancient city, new hope 10.09.2018

In a centuries-old North African city where any mention of the gospel is banned, an Eastern Mennonite Missions worker sees the start of a movement — beginning with one new believer.

K-Teams 04.09.2018

EMM’s Kingdom Teams and non-native English speakers have fun and learn from one another during the Leap into Language program.

Inside the cloak of secrecy 27.08.2018

A former Eastern Mennonite Missions worker found his call to Burma during an EMM assignment among refugees in Lancaster, Pa. Now Sean FitzGerald is preparing to follow that call halfway around the world.

A radical movement 21.08.2018

A small village in West Africa is experiencing a transforming movement reminiscent of the early Anabaptist church.

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