DownloadArticles : Africa
March 15 issue
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Car crash kills Zambian church leader
CHOMA, Zambia — Esther Kalambo, a leader among the African Anabaptist Women Theologians, died in a car crash Jan. 21. She was 54.
Kalambo was a chaplain at the Brethren in Christ Hospital in Macha.
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Leader raised his people’s voice
MTHATHA, South Africa —Thompson Mpongwana Adonis has guided leaders of African-Initiated Churches as well as Mennonite mission workers in South Africa for nearly three decades.
Feb. 22 issue
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Ethiopia hosts mission training
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — So many languages were spoken among participants at the World Missions Institute that worship in a common language was impossible.
Feb. 8 issue
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MCC responds to Nigeria violence
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is planning a relief effort to respond to the needs of thousands of people forced from their homes by violence in the city of Jos and outlying areas of Nigeria’s Plateau State.
Jan. 18 issue
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MEDA job program in Morocco, Egypt could steer youth away from violence
Mennonite Economic Development Associates has launched a program to boost employment for an exploding global youth population.
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Health work helps churches grow
SIMWAANDA, Zambia — Outside Leonard Sintumbi’s home hangs a blanket made by Mennonite Central Committee volunteers in North America.
Jan. 4 issue
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Ethiopia workers reach out with prayer
For two years, mission workers Jim and Anna Ralph have held 20 Agape Prayer Ministry Schools throughout Ethiopia, taught in numerous mission and pastoral trainings and led a trauma healing seminar in Kenya.
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Ethiopian church works to end vendetta violence
MEHAL MEDA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian Mennonites are working to break a deadly tradition of vengeance and to build a culture of reconciliation through faith in Christ.
Dec. 14, 2009 issue
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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.
Nov. 16, 2009 issue
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Imam in U.S. tells of Pax Algeria legacy
SAN DIEGO — Looking at an announcement for a guest speaker on Islam at my church, I noted the imam was originally from Algeria.
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