MWR : Articles : Jan. 5, 2004

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Articles : Jan. 5, 2004

Capturing Saddam still doesn’t justify invasion

The capture of bedraggled dictator Saddam Hussein has been heralded as key to the rehabilitation of Iraq. However, Saddam’s incarceration has opened a box swarming with new concerns, which, with all the old unanswered riddles, will demand attention in this new year.

MB church supports Paraguay’s first family

Since August, a Mennonite Brethren congregation in Paraguay has counted the nation’s first family among its worshipers.

Congo churches to help distribute aid from MCC

AKRON, Pa. — Aid being sent by Mennonite Central Committee will enable Congolese Mennonites to help each other as well as their neighbors.
Church leaders negotiated for Justapaz worker’s release

BOGOTA, Colombia — A Mennonite peace worker abducted by Marxist insurgents Dec. 17 was set free with another captive on Dec. 30, thanks in part to the efforts of Colombia Mennonite Church leaders.
MCC to send 50,000 blankets to Iran earthquake victims

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee will send 50,000 blankets for victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake in Bam, Iran, and needs 18,000 more.