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Articles : Tim Huber

Overlooked victims

Three days after a tornado passed through the community of Pecan Valley outside Shawnee, Okla., on May 19, a lone elderly man in overalls shuffled around cleaning his porch.
MDS focuses on tornadoes’ forgotten victims

SHAWNEE, Okla. — The deadly tornado that ripped through Moore May 20 leveled a neighborhood and grabbed the nation’s attention. The tornadoes that struck the region a day earlier — also deadly, though less so — were mostly forgotten.

MDS prepares for Oklahoma tornado response

An outbreak of tornadoes on May 20 in the Oklahoma City area claimed dozens of lives, leveled entire neighborhoods and launched Mennonite Disaster Service into action.
Phoenix numbers lowest

Registration for the Mennonite Church USA convention July 1-6 in Phoenix is down from past assemblies, reflecting a regional pattern that likely means the event won’t go westward again in the near future.

Ironic inspiration

M ennonite lay leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo visited the U.S. over the past month on a mission tinged with irony. They hoped to learn from a somewhat stagnant church body ways to support their growing churches.
Ten Thousand Villages Canada cuts staff and stores

Ten Thousand Villages Canada has responded to a disappointing Christmas sales season by reducing staff and stores and increasing ties with its U.S. counterparts.

A tradition of risks

At institutions of higher learning, tradition abounds. No matter how many accolades a college or university might receive, without a grand stone edifice or some other physical monument to the past, legitimacy remains vulnerable.
MC USA picks KC for ’19 convention

Mennonite Church USA will hold its 2019 convention in Kansas City, Mo. The decision, made during an Executive Board conference call Dec. 18, was based on saving time and money.
Football player not guilty in Tabor student’s death

A criminal trial concerning the death of a football player from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., ended April 16 in McPherson, Kan.

Conservative reach

Conservative Anabaptists from across North America gathered for the first time at a ministry conference a month ago in a meeting seen by some as an indication of growing unity.