MWR : Articles : May 26, 2008

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Articles : May 26, 2008

Converging with Emergence

History’s turning points usually become clear only in hindsight. But some believe we can feel a world-shifting upheaval right now.

Church supports family during tragic death, trial

As Holdeman Mennonite Church in Wakarusa, Ind., has walked with a family through tragedy, they found prayer and small symbols of support can be powerful.
Needles stitch healing into storm-ripped lives

“Hammers ring hope” in Mennonite Disaster Service building projects. And since 2005, needles also ring hope as quilters stitch healing into storm-ripped lives through Housewarming, a Sister Link Project of Mennonite Women USA.

YES team in Hong Kong sees ministries flourish

HONG KONG — Shortly after landing amid a thicket of high rise apartment buildings last November, a four-person Youth Evangelism Service team took a bus to their new home for the next eight months — the second floor of Agape Mennonite Church in Sha Tin.
Tabor centennial history book debuts

HILLSBORO, Kan. — Tabor College’s centennial history book made its public debut May 10.
EMU recycling program honored in competitions

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Eastern Mennonite University placed ahead of larger universities such as Yale, Portland State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder in a national recycling competition.
Art plants peace in Kansas church garden

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — First Mennonite Church dedicated a Peace Garden May 18 with the installation of a sculpture with the word “peace” in 12 languages.
Appalachian gardens grow with MCC seeds

Mary Sturgill’s answer to rising food costs lies just outside her home in Eolia, Ky.
MCC seeks $500,000 for cyclone response

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee has increased its appeal for contributions to $500,000 for immediate relief and longer-term recovery and rebuilding in Myanmar.
MMA among sponsors of Gulf rebuilding fund

GOSHEN, Ind. — Mennonite Mutual Aid joined five other organizations in launching the Isaiah Funds May 15 to aid long-term rebuilding efforts in low-income communities in the Gulf Coast region.