MWR : Articles : April 10, 2006

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Articles : April 10, 2006

Editorial

Easter: restoring what is broken

At Easter we preach from the New Testament about Christ’s redeeming work. Yet the Old Testament also points to Easter, foreshadowing the power of Christ’s death and resurrection to restore broken lives.

Feature

Professors bring the world back to classroom

GOSHEN, Ind. — When Joe Liechty served in Ireland from 1988 to 2003, he was an outsider — the only Mennonite and only American in the circles he worked with on reconciliation for the violence-torn country.
Teachers of peace trained for places of conflict

FRESNO, Calif. — In a world of conflict, the need for international peace education is greater than ever.
Health, fitness a witness for MVSers in Washington and Northern Ireland

Among wooden obstacles, basketball rims and weight machines there are echoes of Christian witness.
Word spreads in Indonesia, attracting students

HESSTON, Kan. — Hesston College values the presence of international students enough to provide nearly $300,000 in tuition grants to 42 students this school year.
Technology links to Belarus

HILLSBORO, Kan. — Business students at Tabor College Wichita are crossing the seas and cultural boundaries without leaving the classroom.
Professors teach what they’ve learned overseas

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — No matter the discipline, firsthand international experience provides something a textbook can’t.
Rwandan leads new ‘family’ back home

GRANTHAM, Pa. — This spring, potentially thousands of people from around the world will congregate in Rwanda to celebrate its culture, serve those in need and honor those who died in that country’s genocide over a decade ago.
Northern Ireland semester surprises

BLUFFTON, Ohio — Bluffton University students returning from a semester in Northern Ireland often say the experience wasn’t what they expected.
Foreign views shed new light on foreign films

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Usually the scene of first-year orientation, science lectures and feel-good weekend movies, the Science Center Auditorium at Eastern Mennonite University becomes a place of intense learning several Sunday evenings every term.