MWR : Articles : Oct. 16, 2006

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Articles : Oct. 16, 2006

Four visions of God — and a fifth

“Who has understood the mind of the Lord?” asked the prophet (Isaiah 40:18). The implied answer is that no one can. Yet every believer has ideas about God, ranging from an unknowable deity to a personal friend.

Singing reduces AIDS stigma

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In a country with one of the world’s largest HIV-positive populations, a choir is helping to reduce stigma and discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.
Giving is fun

At the Central Fraser Valley MCC Relief Sale, Auction and Festival in Abbotsford, B.C., a loaf of bread brought in donations of $217,855. A bowl of rice, representing the need for food, drew $5,000.
Fresh breezes in a barren land

Peters, whose troubles include throat and lip cancer, is an outcast Mennonite in central Bolivia — one of hundreds living outside the established colonies surrounding the dusty town of Pailón.
Getting in the game

Seventy-five years before Canadian Mennonite speedskater Cindy Klassen ascended to the pinnacle of sports with an Olympic gold medal, Joe Mendel of Onida, S.D., took his place as one of the globe’s elite athletes.

Swiss plan events for ‘Anabaptist year’ in ‘07

LANGNAU, Switzerland — Mennonites in Switzerland are inviting Mennonites from around the world to participate in events in 2007 celebrating Anabaptist history and Mennonite life today, especially in the Emmental region.
Hmong quilt to raise funds for church in Colorado

DENVER — A quilt handmade by Hmong women in a refugee camp in Thailand will be auctioned to raise money for a Hmong church to be built in Denver.
Tabor will give awards to two California alumni

HILLSBORO, Kan. — Two Tabor College alumni — Winnie Bartel of Shafter, Calif., and Arthur Wiebe of Fresno, Calif. — will receive Alumni Merit Awards during the Homecoming Festival Dinner Oct. 20.
Mennonite Piano Concerto to be performed in Lancaster

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Mennonite Piano Concerto with pianist Karin Redekopp Edwards will be performed at 3 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Lancaster Mennonite Fine Arts Center.
MEDA vies for $1 million prize

WATERLOO, Ont. — Mennonite Economic Development Associates has made the shortlist for the $1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability.