By the time you read this editorial, it will be obsolete. In the world of digital communication, my words will grow old and dusty in mere seconds.
Shahanara Begum is delighted to have clean drinking water within a hundred metres of her house after MCC partner organization Uttaran worked with villagers in Pathorkhali, Bangladesh, to clear sea water from the pond and install a water filter to make the water potable.
In 2010, mainstream media cast Winnipeg’s Youth For Christ in a negative light for receiving substantial government funding toward construction of a new youth activity centre on a blighted downtown corner.
In his book Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom, the late Stanley J. Grenz points out that though the pursuit of justice and fervent evangelism are crucial, these are not the church’s most pressing challenges. “Rather, the greatest challenge facing the church of Jesus Christ today, and therefore every local congregation, is motivating the people of God to engage in sincere, honest, fervent prayer.”
Fascinating stories of our churches, re: January; Best wishes from Portugal, re: January; Kudos on issue, re: February
Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) board of governors announced the appointment of Cheryl Pauls as the university’s second president. Currently a faculty member of CMU, Pauls assumes her new duties Nov. 1, 2012. She follows president Gerald Gerbrandt, who retires June 30.
Redekop Hall at Abbotsford, B.C.’s Columbia Bible College officially opened Jan. 15. The $3.5-million dormitory is fully paid for, thanks to a $1-million lead gift from the extended family of Jakob and Maria Redekop, and contributions from more than 250 other donors. Some contributors, including members of nearby King Road MB Church, gave time and expertise to the construction.
The board of MB Biblical Seminary (MBBS) Canada announced the appointment of Bruce Guenther as president of the seminary, effective Feb. 1, 2012.
A shared sense of encouragement prevailed among members of the board of faith and life (BFL) of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches at their meeting Jan. 25–26 in Abbotsford, B.C.
It had been another exhausting day at the clinic in Vancouver. My 21-year-old daughter Janice, who was undergoing cancer treatment, and I had left home at 9 a.m.; now, at 5 p.m., we were inching closer to our Abbotsford home.