Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : May 12, 2008

Editorial

• Global food crisis multiplies need

  The world’s worst food crisis since the 1970s is pushing billions of people over the brink from poverty to hunger. As prices soar worldwide, generally the problem is not the absence of food but the inability to afford it.

News

• Zimbabwe churches speak out against political reprisals

  AKRON, Pa. — A broad coalition of Zimbabwean churches is speaking out against a political crackdown after disputed national elections March 29.

• Sri Lankan pastor released after 48 days in prison

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Huthin Manohar, a Sri Lankan pastor arrested and imprisoned March 13, was released April 28 after 48 days of detention in Colombo. He has returned to his home in Mannar, where he is pastor of Gospel Grace Church.

• Pennsylvania church gives as it builds

  HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — While raising money to remodel and expand its facilities, Salford Mennonite Church is contributing to congregations with fewer resources.

• New Hong Kong campus opens

  HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s International Christian School has opened one set of doors and closed another.

• EMU honors retirees, gives awards

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — The faculty and staff of Eastern Mennonite University honored six colleagues who are retiring and cited others for long years of service at the school’s annual recognition dinner April 29.

• Lancaster Conference minister remembered for vision and passion

  LANCASTER, Pa. — Lindsey Robinson met Jesus in a life-changing way at a Tom Skinner rally in the late 1960s. His journey of faith led him to the Mennonite church, where he blended deep love for God with concern for peace and social justice.

• FPU grads challenged for what’s next in life

  FRESNO, Calif. — Graduation is a milestone, not a finish line.

• Carbon offset program to make MWC greener

  STRASBOURG, France — Mennonite World Conference is working toward the greening of its 2009 global assembly in Paraguay by compensating for exhaust emissions of air travel.

• AMBS celebrates its 50-year history

  ELKHART, Ind. — Celebrating 50 years of history as well as new beginnings, the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary community and friends from across the continent gathered April 25-26.

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