With a warm welcome, joyous reunions, godly conversations, and exhortations to continue working to advance the church, the Quebec MB conference (AEFMQ) marked 50 years June 10–12.
I always look forward to the summer issue of the Herald, so it’s with great joy I return to the editor’s desk for this August edition, after a one-year maternity leave. Being a new mom has given me greater appreciation for all kinds of stories, words, images… craft paper, and crayons.
I had a nice house: the wide front porch my wife always hoped for, a great backyard the kids could frolic in, a garden, a master suite with fireplace and claw-foot tub. It was all so, well, nice. Then God called.
Woldemar Neufeld’s Canada: A Mennonite Artist in the Canadian Landscape 1925–1995Editors: Hildi Froese Tiessen & Paul Gerard Tiessen, Laurence Neufeld & Monika McKillen
The involvement of several partners has pulled École de Théologie Évangélique de Montréal from the brink of closure. ETEM is in process of merging with partner school IBVIE (Institut Biblique V.I.E., a Christian and Missionary Alliance Bible college) and is drafting an agreement with Université Laval for accreditation. They will also receive funds from the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (CCMBC).
Chasing the Wind: Finding Meaningful Answers from Ancient Wisdom, Author: Robert White
Day by Day These Things We Pray: Uncovering Ancient Rhythms of Prayer, Author: Arthur Boers
Setting the Agenda: Meditations for the Organization’s Soul, Authors: Edgar Stoesz & Rick M. StiffneyYou bet they can! Arvid Loewen, a member of North Kildonan MB Church, Winnipeg, mounted his bike July 1 and broke a Guinness cycling record July 14 while raising money for Kenyan orphans and street children.
Heirs and Joint Heirs: Mission to Church among the Mennonite Brethren of Andhra Pradesh, Author: Paul D. Wiebe
In Another Day of the Lord: The Mission Days of the Mennonite Brethren Church of India in Pictures,Authors: Paul D. Wiebe & David A. WiebeIntroducing Brian Cooper, Christine Kampen, J Janzen, Andrew Dyck, Bruce Gordon, Phil Collins
Farewell to Steve Boakes, Vidya NarimallaWhat is the overriding purpose of the Canadian MB conference? What is absolutely important to us? What could our future look like? What areas need our focus? Who will do it? What resources do we need?