Articles : Oct. 9, 2006
Editorial
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Genetic genius
When pediatrician and geneticist D. Holmes Morton was awarded a $500,000 “genius grant” by the MacArthur Foundation in September, it was a tribute not only to his clinical work among Old Order Amish and Mennonite children afflicted by inherited disorders, but to the advanced genetic science his discoveries contribute to around the world.
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Rural challenges
In today’s increasingly urban-centered church, the challenges faced by rural — and often older and smaller — congregations are all the more acute and hard to reckon with.
Feature
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MVSers help agencies become forces for change
SAN FRANCISCO — Every weekday morning, Lindsay Martin makes her way down the steep hill to Market Street, where upscale shopping plazas give way to run-down, barricaded storefronts.
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Argentine woman aids indigenous fight against oppression
FORMOSA, Argentina — Hilaria Medina dares to confront powerful men.
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Sisters practice resourceful giving
ARCHBOLD, Ohio — Two retired sisters who share a duplex in Fairlawn Haven also share a passion for helping others.
News
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Shared sorrow follows tragedy
LANCASTER, Pa. — Mennonites and Old Order Amish reached out to one another Oct. 2 after a shooting at an Amish school left five students and the 32-year-old gunman dead.
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Meat canners start annual journey
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee’s four-member canning crew hit the road in early October for an annual meat-canning effort that spans thousands of miles, involves 19,000 volunteers and produces more than half a million cans of meat for people in need.
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New group, new name for ex-Lancaster bishop
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Forming a new group of Anabaptist congregations has led a former Lancaster Mennonite Conference bishop to change not only his denominational affiliation but the name he goes by.
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Philippine churches host Holy Spirit celebration
LUMBAN, the Philippines — Wending two miles along narrow stone streets, 45 international guests from Mennonite churches in 16 countries waved country flags as they trekked from the mayor’s office to Lumban Mennonite Bible Church.
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Zambians give thanks for church’s 100 years
MACHA, Zambia — A century ago, two Brethren in Christ missionaries, H. Frances Davidson and Adda Engle, arrived to plant a church in Zambia. Today, what began as a mission in the bush of south-central Africa has grown into a significant part of the body of Christ.
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