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Sept. 6 issue
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Photo by J. Lorne Peachey/MWC
MWC plans interchurch dialogues
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — After recent reconciliation with Lutherans, Mennonite World Conference is beginning two dialogues with other Christian groups.
“Because of our history, we Anabaptists have often seen ourselves as heirs of martyrs, and we need to come to terms with how that affects our view of the world,” said Larry Miller, MWC general secretary.
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Service groups aim to work together globally
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Representatives from Anabaptist churches and organizations involved in service gathered here Aug. 6-9 to consider how to work together more effectively.
Aug. 23 issue
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MWC to begin interchurch dialogues
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — After recent reconciliation with Lutherans, Mennonite World Conference is beginning two dialogues with other Christian groups.
Aug. 9 issue
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MCC Burundi, partners support peaceful elections by monitoring
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee and its local partners in Burundi are supporting efforts to monitor voting and election conflicts, hoping to minimize violence during a tense series of elections.
Aug. 2 issue
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Sharing their world
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Traveling with Kelemua to one of her training events for women had seemed like a good idea.
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MB church members among dead and wounded in Congo fuel explosion
KINSHASA, Congo — Mennonite Brethren churches in eastern Congo are raising funds to aid victims of a July 2 fuel truck explosion that killed or wounded more than 100 members of one of their congregations.
July 12 issue
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Tools help Congolese rebuild lives
KASIKA, Congo — Hoes, rakes, forks and machetes are more than gardening tools for 635 families.
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MCC urges peaceful plan in Uganda
WASHINGTON — Mennonite Central Committee is urging the Obama administration to pursue diplomacy instead of military force to disarm rebels in central Africa.
June 21 issue
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Congo welcomes a lost son
As the plane descended in 2006 during an inland flight in Congo, Ron Goertzen of Henderson, Neb., felt sorry he had not returned sooner.
June 14 issue
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Radio host gets firsthand look at missionaries’ life
Lisa Landis wanted to better support the efforts of mission workers. So she went to see that work for herself.
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