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Articles : Sept. 14, 2009

Children connecting

The month of June characterized what it means for a “village” (Berlin Mennonite) to raise a child. Vacation Bible school was held June 14-18 and involved a large number of very busy people to nurture children. The Bible school kids raised more than $1,000 for Agora Christian Fellowship in Columbus as a service project. They each wrote a post card to a child from Agora, which includes many inner-city children. On June 28, 27 youth and their sponsors and delegates were surrounded with laying on of hands for a prayer of sending to the Columbus convention. The youth were responsible for the Sunday service on July 19, reporting on their experiences during the convention.
Stories of service

Summer Bible school was held June 14-18. Our theme of “Crocodile Dock” gave five wonderful evenings of digging into God’s word.
Summer growing

Under the direction of one of our members, master gardener Elizabeth Cooke, the children’s Sunday school classes participated in “Growing in God’s Garden,” spending each Sunday tilling a garden on church grounds and in the process learning about God’s bounty as well as providing fresh produce to be placed on the communion table during each worship service.

Seeking solidarity on gender equality

In Christ there is no male or female. Yet in societies around the world, women and girls endure unequal treatment and violence because of their gender.

Women from Africa, North America reap blessings of partnership

Mary Mae Schwartzentruber learned a new way to pray from Kadi Hayalume Beatrice.
‘God sought us’

CARCHA, Guatemala — When K’ekchi’ Mennonite leaders reviewed their church’s 41-year history recently, they rejoiced that they’ve grown to 115 churches and 10,000 members.
Life after leaving Amish leads to Goshen College

GOSHEN, Ind. — Driving her orange 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse on a Sunday morning, Naomi Kramer passed an Amish home where families had gathered for church.

Ideas for MCC

Here are several observations that affirm some and challenge other proposals of Mennonite Central Committee’s “New Wine, New Wineskins” discussion:
Ashamed of Bethel

This is to express my disappointment in the action of the Bethel College board regarding its president.

Mississippi church to remember bombing

NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. — Nanih Waiya Indian Mennonite Church will remember the 45th anniversary of the bombing of the church building Sept. 20.