Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : April 28, 2008

Editorial

• Critique of an ‘innocent’ nation

  Beneath the surface of a presidential campaign controversy lies the deeper issue of how Americans view their nation. Reactions to the words of Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to Democratic front runner Barack Obama, depended largely on whether one is inclined to emphasize America’s virtues or its sins.

News

• Retiring Goshen provost recognized for service

  GOSHEN, Ind. — A group of more than 250 gathered as Goshen College honored John D. Yordy, retiring provost and executive vice president, with a reception April 21 at College Mennonite Church.

• Bethel students use break to serve at Hopi school

  NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Twelve Bethel College students volunteered during spring break and got the sun and fun besides when they went to Hopi Mission School on the high desert of northeastern Arizona.

• Arts propel students to explore justice

  GOSHEN, Ind. — In performances, in classrooms, in song and around campus, Bethany Christian High School students and faculty are addressing justice issues.

• Africans learn, then teach Bible

  GABORONE, Botswana — When North American mission workers arrived in Botswana in 1975, they met with many local church groups to assess needs and found specific advice.

• Home repair a ‘concrete’ task for service workers

  TUCSON, Ariz. — Brandishing a Shop-vac nozzle, Abe Regier peered into a damp, dark hole drilled into the cement floor of the bathroom.

• New curriculum writers trained

  MILFORD, Ind. — A new group of writers completed a training session March 2-6 and has begun writing for the 2009-10 year of the Gather ’Round curriculum.

• MCC staff person carjacked in Haiti

  AKRON, Pa. — Joseph Saingelus, a Haitian staff person of Mennonite Central Committee, was carjacked by armed men on April 8 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, and was later released uninjured.

• MCC ships food aid to Zimbabwe amid election uncertainty

  AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is shipping 77 metric tons of wheat and soybeans to Zimbabwean communities where food has become scarce due to drought and economic turmoil.

• Longtime AMBS director of development dies at 75

  ELKHART, Ind. — Joseph S. Hertzler, 75, retired director of development for Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, died April 15.

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