Articles : Jan. 5, 2009
News
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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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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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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.
Perspective
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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?
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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.
Sunday School by Yamasaki
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The whole story
Joshua 3:1-13 is really only half a lesson. The verses describe how God prepared the Israelites for crossing the Jordan River. First, the people were to consecrate themselves. No details are given in this text, but this consecration may well have involved sacrifices as in the consecration of priests in Ex. 29:1, or following certain dietary restrictions as in Lev. 11:44.
North of the 49th
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The state of Sunday school
A few years ago, while having lunch with an acquaintance, I told him I went to Sunday school. I don’t think I could have surprised him more if I had said I believed the Earth was flat or that the Maple Leafs would win the Stanley Cup.
On My Desk
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‘Modern’ early Anabaptist
On my desk is Marpeck: A Life of Dissent and Conformity by Walter Klaassen and William Klassen, published by Herald Press, 2008, 377 pages, $32.99.
Virginia Ham
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Keep pace with human race
The year 2008 has become another chapter in life’s annals. How did that happen?
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