MWR : Articles : Oct. 9, 2006

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Articles : Oct. 9, 2006

Rural challenges

In today’s increasingly urban-centered church, the challenges faced by rural — and often older and smaller — congregations are all the more acute and hard to reckon with.
Genetic genius

When pediatrician and geneticist D. Holmes Morton was awarded a $500,000 “genius grant” by the MacArthur Foundation in September, it was a tribute not only to his clinical work among Old Order Amish and Mennonite children afflicted by inherited disorders, but to the advanced genetic science his discoveries contribute to around the world.

Sisters practice resourceful giving

ARCHBOLD, Ohio — Two retired sisters who share a duplex in Fairlawn Haven also share a passion for helping others.
Argentine woman aids indigenous fight against oppression

FORMOSA, Argentina — Hilaria Medina dares to confront powerful men.
MVSers help agencies become forces for change

SAN FRANCISCO — Every weekday morning, Lindsay Martin makes her way down the steep hill to Market Street, where upscale shopping plazas give way to run-down, barricaded storefronts.

Philippine churches host Holy Spirit celebration

LUMBAN, the Philippines — Wending two miles along narrow stone streets, 45 international guests from Mennonite churches in 16 countries waved country flags as they trekked from the mayor’s office to Lumban Mennonite Bible Church.
Zambians give thanks for church’s 100 years

MACHA, Zambia — A century ago, two Brethren in Christ missionaries, H. Frances Davidson and Adda Engle, arrived to plant a church in Zambia. Today, what began as a mission in the bush of south-central Africa has grown into a significant part of the body of Christ.
Young adults to lead Hesston event

HESSTON, Kan. — Matthew Troyer and Angela Lederach wrote a manifesto presenting a future vision for young adults in the Mennonite church.
Shared sorrow follows tragedy

LANCASTER, Pa. — Mennonites and Old Order Amish reached out to one another Oct. 2 after a shooting at an Amish school left five students and the 32-year-old gunman dead.
New group, new name for ex-Lancaster bishop

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Forming a new group of Anabaptist congregations has led a former Lancaster Mennonite Conference bishop to change not only his denominational affiliation but the name he goes by.