MWC church provides aid following tribal dispute
In the aftermath of recent border clashes between Luo and Kalenjin ethnic tribes in eastern Kenya, Kenya Mennonite Church is helping to provide aid to displaced persons and participating in peace initiatives. In late February and early March, more than 6,000 people were displaced when Kalenjin youths raided a number of Luo communities, burning crops…
The beautiful feet of those who bring good news
On the cusp of its 25th year, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada returned to the place it had its inaugural gathering: UMEI Christian High School. On April 27, Dan Epp-Tiessen, associate professor of Bible at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, preached on the Book of Daniel, calling his sermon, “The leadership challenge: The mission of the church…
Joining the Doxology
Those who had the opportunity to see Gadfly: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft will recall that this drama—based on the 1960s lives of Sam Steiner and Sue Clemmer—ends with the cast singing the Doxology. “Sam” joined in part way through the hymn. Some observers thought this an abrupt ending, and wondered how a draft dodger,…
Draft dodger Doxology
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Unveil your heart
Rohina Malik was 14 when her family moved from London, England, to Chicago. It was there that she lived through—and continues to live through—the misunderstandings about Muslims, veiled Muslim women in particular. In an effort to change North American perceptions of such women, Malik wrote and stars in her one-woman play, Unveiled, portraying five different…
Investing in environmental and social responsibility
SunSelect Produce Inc., a family-owned vegetable producer with Mennonite roots, owns more than 28 hectares of greenhouses in Aldergrove and Delta, which they use to grow more than 9.5 million kilograms of vegetables each year. The company’s greenhouses that grow red, yellow and orange bell peppers in its Delta operation recently began using a new…
Earth Day tent revival
An Earth Day tent revival at Memorial Park in front of Winnipeg’s Legislative Building attracted around 350 people of all ages, with 200 participating in a walk to the event. Brother Aiden John (aka Aiden Enns) delivered a sermon on the theme of a ‘consumption sabbath’ and an altar call. (Read his New Order Voice…
‘As we forgive those who trespass against us’
Mark Bauman’s eyes still tear up when he recalls worshipping at the St. Francois-Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Attawapiskat. Most of the service in the First Nation community, located on the western shore of James Bay in northwestern Ontario, was in Cree, but the Lord’s Prayer was repeated in English. It was when the congregation…
Looking at life differently now
“You can watch a thousand World Vision commercials and still not fully understand what life is like for some,” says Emily Hildebrand, one of 12 students from Mennonite Collegiate Institute (MCI), Gretna, Man., who spent her spring break living and working with the children of Hope Community Centre in Kenya. The work-and-learn trip was the…
