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Youth Mission International and MBMS International have agreed to merge their ministries, effective Sept. 1, pending ratification at the General MB Conference convention this summer in Wichita, Kan.
In 1998, YMI worked with over 700 youth and adults through a staff team of 11 in four regional offices (Waterloo, Ont.; Abbotsford, B.C., Hillsboro, Kan.; and Fresno, Calif.).
MBMSI, the mission agency of the General MB Conference, is involved in church planting, leadership training and development assistance in 40 countries, with regional offices in Congo, Austria, Colombia, Fresno, Wichita, Abbotsford and Winnipeg.
In the merger, YMI will retain its name and identity while linking a new generation of missionaries with longer term options. At the heart of this convergence is a common desire to see the call for evangelism and mission capture the vision of a new generation for the glory of God.--a YMI release
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