DownloadJan. 5 issue
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As turmoil rises, MCC’s Somalia aid continues
AKRON, Pa. — Turmoil in Somalia escalated in the last year due to increased political insecurity, drought, flooding and the rising prospect of famine. The United Nations considers Somalia to be suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Mennonite Central Committee has supported SAACID, a Somali women’s organization, for more than a decade.
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MCC boosts humanitarian aid to Gaza in wake of attacks
WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonite Central Committee is committing an additional $15,000 for emergency food assistance in Gaza following Israel’s aerial bombardment of the impoverished region.
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Churches reach out to members of the military
James Branum, minister of peace and justice at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City and an attorney, helps soldiers who want to leave the Army.
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First Peruvian church marks 18th anniversary
LUCRE, Peru — Eighteen years ago, shortly after Eastern Mennonite Missions workers John and Cindy Kreider first arrived in Peru, the little Mennonite church plant in Lucre held its first Sunday service.
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Congo conversations bring three groups closer
KINSHASA, Congo — The simple reminder that “the church is you and I” became a key refrain of the second annual meeting of the Congolese Inter-Mennonite Forum for Conversation.
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Unofficial church the other story in Vietnam
The Vietnam Mennonite Church’s new legal status — celebrated at a government-approved general assembly in November — does not include all those in Vietnam who have been drawn to the Mennonite family of faith.
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MCC launches Seed, a program for young adults
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is launching Seed, a two-year program for participants age 20 to 30 composed of international teams focusing on service, reflection and advocacy. It will begin in Colombia and expand to other locations.
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Elkhart neighborhood ministry becomes a church
ELKHART, Ind. — Like many city churches, Belmont Mennonite Church saw the neighborhood around its building change over the years.
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MCC’s open letter to president-elect
WASHINGTON — The Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office director has written a letter to President-elect Obama inviting him to listen to sometimes overlooked voices.
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A revelation on economic recovery
We’re told that if we get the right stimulus package in place and restore consumer confidence, we should eventually see the U.S. economy recover. But dare we ask whether we should welcome the recovery of an economy so dependent on overconsumption, waste and exploitation of the world’s poor?
Dec. 22, 2008 issue
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Year in Review: barriers fall, doors open, light shines
Barriers fell in 2008 when women pastors got new affirmation, doors opened when long-repressed churches in Vietnam gained more freedom, and light shone in dark times when Africans in three nations cared for their neighbors and showed the way of peace.
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Vietnamese Mennonites face a complex reality
The Vietnam Mennonite Church’s new legal status — celebrated at a government-approved general assembly in November — does not include all those in Vietnam who have been drawn to the Mennonite family of faith in recent years.
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CPT views life amid Congo war
GOMA, Congo — In this city in eastern Congo where Christian Peacemaker Teams is setting up a three-month project, motorbike taxis kick up dust. The crowded market is full of jars of raw honey, bundles of local greens called lenga lenga, and katenga cloth in reds, purples, yellows and blues.
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Future of health care topic of Goshen event
GOSHEN, Ind. — To encourage community involvement in the future of U.S. health care, Mennonite Mutual Aid and Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes are sponsoring a “Holiday Health Care House Party” at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at College Mennonite Church.
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EMU students on Spain, Morocco trip tell of host families, religious dialogue
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Eastern Mennonite University students who spent a cross-cultural semester in Spain and Morocco used journal reflections, skits, music and a slide show to share their experience in chapel Dec. 10.
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Youth give comforters to Iraqi refugees
AKRON, Pa. — When Kholiwe Vundla knotted comforters for Mennonite Central Committee, she didn’t know her youth group would give similar comforters to refugees in her own community.
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Deaths in 2008
James H. Waltner, 76, pastor and conference leader, Dec. 18, 2007.
