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Articles : Aug. 23, 2010

Haiti experiences

We had our vacation Bible school June 7-11 with leadership from Sherri Hochstetler, Erica Owolabi, Jill Stutzman and Nicole Troyer. The theme was “Hero Headquarters.”
Pilgrimage for change

The June 6 service included passing the “torch” from Barb Yoder Stutzman to Tory Doerksen, who began as FMC’s pastor for child and youth faith formation on June 1.
MCC peace worker visits

June 6 was Mission Sunday, with Steve Penner bringing the message and Tanya Ortman sharing with the children.

Voices and stories, diverse and united

For the first 18 years of my life, I didn’t know much about Mennonites beyond southern Pennsylvania, where my ancestors and extended family have lived for generations.

Rest for the soul

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — Ron Kennel needed a place to slow down. The now-retired Mennonite pastor found that refuge at The Hermitage in the southwestern Michigan woods.

Adding to injustice

I can empathize with calls for a boycott of Arizona due to the recent immigration law. Indeed, my own response was practically retributive: If Arizona devalues the rights of immigrants, then let us collectively devalue its economy. I have friends, neighbors and clients who have already been directly affected by the law, so I, too, joined those proposing a boycott of the state.
Muslim hospitality

“Opposition to Mosques Grows” (from Christian Science Monitor News Service) dramatically describes a tremendous problem and opportunity. If we are serious about practicing what the Bible teaches, we will welcome the strangers rather than alienating them in the name of maintaining some imagined standard of purity or safety.
Contrasting stories

I commend the Bethel College board of directors for looking beyond the Mennonite community to find a leader.

Speaker encourages outreach to veterans

AKRON, Pa. — Through facts, photographs and stories, Carolyn Holderread Heggen described the trauma created by war.
Diverse peacemakers gather at AMBS

ELKHART, Ind. — Jamal, a Muslim refugee from Zanzibar, and Matthew, a Jew, got acquainted as their children played in a neighborhood park in Toronto.