Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Feature

Feb. 6 issue

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  Photo by Dan Leonard/MCC

  MCC relief reaches Somali refugees who may not be going home any time soon

  AKRON, Pa. — When MCC representative Dan Leonard visited Dollo Ado refugee camp in late December, he was struck by the reality that the 150,000 Somali refugees who found safety and food in Ethiopia were not going home any time soon.

  Somali refugees have been streaming out of their country in large numbers since last summer to escape famine and political instability, commonly attributed to a weak government and the Islamist militant group, al Shabaab, which refuses to allow humanitarian assistance in southern Somalia.

Jan. 23 issue

• Goshen College student-run business steeped in Mennonite culture

  With just four simple ingredients, two Goshen College students are hoping to “create a culture” by brewing Menno Tea.

• Worshiping against the grain

  When Lovina Rutt was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2000, elimination of wheat products from her diet had repercussions — both in the fellowship hall and the sanctuary.

• Winding road of loss, love leads old friends together

  HESSTON, Kan. — After Roy Unruh lost two wives in tragic accidents, he struggled to trust that God would provide strength and courage to meet the trials that lay before him.

Jan. 16 issue

• Writer turns U.S. history upside down

  Author and attorney David Bercot is the thorough type. When he grew curious about theology, he set out to read all the works of Christians who lived in the first centuries after Christ’s death. He wound up writing Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up.

• Making connections for 35 years

  DURANGO COLONY, Bolivia — Aganetha Bueckert left behind many treasured possessions in Mexico when she and her family moved to this closed, church-governed Mennonite colony in the municipality of Charagua about 170 miles south of Santa Cruz.

Jan. 9 issue

• CMU professor pressed for details

  WINNIPEG, Man. — As 2011 concluded, so too did the 400th anniversary of the 1611 King James Bible’s publication.

• Mission leader ‘evangelized’ back to church

  John Powell, who has a long history with Mennonite Mission Network and its predecessor agencies, was named to a new position, mission advocate, last summer. Powell brings courage, passion and 70-times-seven forgiveness to his ministry. He inherited some of these qualities; the rest, he said, is a gift of God’s grace.

Jan. 2 issue

• Running the race together

  Ken Yoder broke two major rules of race day at his first marathon — and he paid for it.

Dec. 12, 2011 issue

• Outgoing leader reflects on 22 years at the helm of Mennonite World Conference

  Larry Miller remembers one moment clearly when he was weighing whether to accept the nomination to lead Mennonite World Conference. It was 1988. He was 38 years old and sitting in a university library in Strasbourg, France.

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