Focus

Eastern Mennonite Missions
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  • RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

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.

  1. 12/28/2025

    Multiplying leaders

    We cannot plant all of the seeds on our own, nor do we want to try to do so. EMM is committed to training more workers to help in preparing the soil, planting the seeds, nurturing the sprouts, and harvesting the fields. Our Impact Fund provides the support for us to be able to invest in leadership development locally and around the world. When you support the Impact Fund ,you’re not only helping to fund the integral structures of EMM’s sending capacity, but you are also investing in our combined efforts to raise up and train leaders who will continue to go out and join God with us in this critical work.

    4 min

  2. 12/21/2025

    The harvested fields

    On the last three episodes of Focus, we talked about the first three fields: the open, seeded, and sprouted fields. Today, we’ll look at the fourth field: the one that is experiencing the harvest. In the 11 countries that make up the geographic region of Southeast Asia, there are more than 680 million people! The Joshua Project estimates that nearly 53 percent of the people in this region would be identified as least-reached.

    4 min

  3. 11/30/2025

    Open fields

    EMM has been committed to reaching the least-reached people of the world for nearly a century. Our initial ministry to the Luo people of Tanzania was one of reaching out to people who had not heard of Jesus. This continues to be a central focus for EMM: going to places with “open fields.”

    4 min

  4. 11/23/2025

    Three sisters

    EMM workers John and Debbie Coats were instrumental in establishing a children's program in Cambodia. Three sisters, who were part of the program, lost their parents and grandparents at a young age, and they have largely been responsible for taking care of themselves. Seena, the eldest sister, took on the role of caretaker for her younger sisters during their formative years.

    4 min

  5. 11/09/2025

    Sharing peace through film

    Responding to an invitation from partners in Indonesia, EMM Christian-Muslim Relations Team Member Jonathan Bornman traveled to Indonesia from September 10 to 27 for the premiere and tour of the film Unexpected Peace. Along with Michael Hostetler, he participated in seven screenings across six cities, where local Muslim and Christian scholars reviewed the film and engaged in discussion panels. The trip exceeded all his expectations.

    5 min

  6. 11/02/2025

    Ancient rhythms: fresh inspiration

    Five hundred years ago, a handful of believers dared to reimagine discipleship — not as a cultural inheritance, but as an embodied response to Jesus. Their practices proved life-changing. Their Scripture reading awakened hearts, their communities redefined belonging and their baptisms defied empires.

    5 min

  7. 10/26/2025

    Where he loves me and calls me by name

    God prompted Jen Hoover's spirit during worship as the congregation sang a beautiful song, "Vuelvo a casa, a la casa de mi Padre, donde me ama y me llamas por mi nombre" — which means, “I'm going home to my Father's house, where he loves me and calls me by name.” As she pondered these words on her drive home, the sentiment created an image in her mind of walking through the front door of her childhood home.

    4 min

  8. 10/19/2025

    Kingdom come

    When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, he began the prayer by proclaiming God’s kingdom on earth. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” This was not just some lofty future vision, but a powerful declaration of his inauguration as a different kind of king.

    4 min
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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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  • Creator
    Eastern Mennonite Missions
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    342
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eastern Mennonite Missions
  • Show Website
    Focus