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Articles : Dec. 14, 2009

Pastor ordained

Bethel College Mennonite Church celebrated Ruth R. Harder’s ordination Sept. 27.
Hiking Through

On Oct. 25, Stanley Green, executive director of Mennonite Mission Network, preached on “On the Journey: From Here to There.”
Love Fund

Our congregation offered Pastor Joel Miller a five-year covenant agreement to have him stay on as our pastor.

Hope of Christmas in a world of woe

The longing of Advent came early for many of us this year. Amid economic recession, war and strife around the globe and in our communities, we desire Christ’s coming.

Kenyans feel change in climate

KOLA, Kenya — Changes in climate patterns here make it impossible for small-scale farmers to continue growing primary food crops such as maize and beans, says a local farmer.
With a building, church gains status in Thai culture

The presence of a church building makes the Christian faith more visible in Thailand, say Pat and Rad Houmphan, leaders of the Living Water Church in Borabu.
New MWC president wants to nurture fellowship around globe

WINNIPEG, Man. — Danisa Ndlovu is convinced there are blessings and benefits in nurturing the fellowship of Mennonites scattered around the globe.

Christmas feature: Forever family

“We have an emergency,” the social worker said. “A 5-month-old girl needs a home immediately. Will you take her?”

Inspired for peace

What a treasure of inspirational nuggets the Nov. 30 issue of Mennonite Weekly Review was! Here are but four examples:
The least among us

Regarding the brief media accounts of the rapes, hanging and vigilante-style justice in Manitoba Colony, Bolivia, in the last few months: The silence from our Mennonite constituency is deafening, but this problem isn’t going to go away. Those horrific reports out of the Manitoba and neighboring Las Cruces colonies can only be interpreted as urgent cries for help. And in the long run we will be judged not on how wonderfully we sang at the Mennonite World Conference (and I applaud that!) but how we treated “the least” among us. In this decade for certain, and perhaps far longer than that, the least among us are the raped women and girls of Manitoba Colony.