Articles : May 9, 2011
Congregations
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Eight young adults enter missions
First Mennonite and Iglesia Menonita Casa Betania, a Spanishlanguage congregation FMC helps support, held a joint service March 27. Pastor Jaime Cazares of Casa Betania gave the sermon, and the IMCB worship band led the music.
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Welcoming a new church
Our church participated in the Humanitarian Fair held at the elementary school March 22. Several area churches sponsored the fair, which involved quilting and sewing projects, donations of household goods, and food items for the local food bank. Most of the donated items went to the Blackfoot Crisis Center on behalf of victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
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Hundreds of guests
Mike and Sandy Miller transferred their church membership to Silverwood on Feb. 13.
Editorial
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A budget to protect the poor
Threats of a government shutdown are behind us, but the national budget debate continues. As legislators fight over what and how much and where to cut, Christian activists, including Mennonites, are advocating to preserve the lives, dignity and human rights of the poor.
Feature
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Good news spreads in South Africa
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa — Hungry children are being fed, students of peace are learning nonviolent responses to conflict, and ordinary people are making extraordinary sacrifices to bring hope and justice to those on the margins.
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Evacuees in Japan find refuge
Signs of spring offer hope in disaster-stricken Japan. But as contamination from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant spreads through soil and air, the future is uncertain.
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Ontario origins
WATERLOO, Ont. — Those who attend Mennonite Church Canada’s annual assembly in Waterloo July 4-8 will visit the region where Canadian Mennonite history began.
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No peace in cycle of retaliation
The celebration that followed the killing of Osama bin Laden is both expected and understandable. It is also troubling.
Letters
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‘Experts’ deceive
In response to the May 2 editorial, “An Exploration of How Love Wins,” it behooves us to check Scripture rather than quote human “experts.” While the idea that eternal life starts now may be valid, most of the rest of the editorial is a direct contradiction to what Scripture teaches, especially the teachings of Jesus.
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Parade for peace
I appreciated the mention of Elkhart, Ind., in the front-page caption under the picture of the Palm Sunday Peace Parade in Pasadena, Calif. (“Peace Doves and Palm Branches,” April 25). I would like to add that we represented five Mennonite and other churches and totaled 41 people at our first annual Palm Sunday Peace Parade. Pastor Charles Gieser of Hively Avenue Mennonite Church spoke as we gathered at Civic Plaza in downtown Elkhart.
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