MWR : Articles : July 23, 2007

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Articles : July 23, 2007

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Editorial

Signposts along the road

The many benefits of church conventions include their usefulness as milestones. As years pass, the gatherings become markers of memory. They symbolize who we were as a church at a certain place and time.

Feature

Goshen children raise a crop for world hunger

GOSHEN, Ind. — The fifth- and sixth-grade Sunday school class at College Mennonite Church didn’t opt for small goals this summer. They’re taking on world hunger.

Letters

Iraq’s refugees

I agree with Andrew J. Bagevich: The United States should allow refugees who desire to migrate to here to do so.

News

New forms of church examined

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A gathering of more than 60 urban leaders from Mennonite Church USA examined contemporary models of church and honored a pastor who has been exploring new ideas for decades.
New hope for justice

WINNIPEG, Man. — When 13-year-old Candace Derksen was kidnapped and later killed in November 1984 as she walked home from school, her parents thought they might never know who had murdered their oldest child.
Modified name clarifies MB group’s identity

KINSHASA, Congo — A slight change in name is helping to clarify the identity of the organization that links Mennonite Brethren around the world.
Seeds of servanthood planted

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Javier H. Salazar walked among the Mennonite youth hauling trees and moving dirt in 98-degree heat outside of Aztlán Academy’s new headquarters, talking about yield.
MMA Web site designed for youth, young adults

GOSHEN, Ind. — Mennonite Mutual Aid is launching a new Web site designed for youth and young adults ages 15-25, sometimes known as “Generation Y.”
Math professor has seen many changes

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Richard Rempel, Bethel College professor of mathematics, never had a class from legendary Bethel math teacher David H. “Uncle Davy” Richert.
Vietnamese conference gathers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The North American Vietnamese Mennonite Fellowship held its eighth biennial conference June 29-July 1. A local congregation, Vietnamese Christian Fellowship, hosted the gathering.