Mennonite farmer travels to North Korea

By Paul Boers

Just three days after the Nov. 23, 2010, shelling of the disputed South Korean island of Yeongpyeong sparked increased tensions between North and South Korea, Doug Zehr got on a plane. His destination: Pyongyang, North Korea.

Zehr had heard about a delegation to review agricultural programs in North Korea headed up by the American Friends Service Committee. Zehr, a farmer and former Mennonite Central Committee volunteer, was intrigued ...

 

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Doug Zehr (on the right) enjoys a meal during a delegation to North Korea. Photo provided.

Eisenhower, King and the military industrial complex

By Harold A. Penner

Fifty years ago on Jan. 17--the same date that we commemorated what would have been the 82nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--President Dwight Eisenhower delivered a warning in his farewell address to the nation ...

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Goshen College student assaulted
From Goshen College 

At approximately 3 a.m., Jan. 18, the Goshen (Ind.) Police Department officers informed Goshen College they had received a report of a sexual assault of a Goshen College student at about 1 a.m. that day.

The student reported to police that she was approached by a white male while walking to her vehicle, which was parked on campus. The male displayed a knife and instructed her to drive him off campus to another location, where the assault occurred, police said. The student was transported to Goshen General Hospital for treatment and later released ...

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College Corner: Hesston student's fundraising efforts take her Haiti

For Hesston (Kan.) College freshman, Saralyn Mast of Ephrata, Pa., the decision to cut Christmas break at home short by one week for a service opportunity was an easy one.

While most of her classmates were still enjoying the comforts of home, Saralyn traveled to Haiti with Life Connection Mission where she, four teammates and a leader spent a week ministering to Haitian children ...

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Some of the extra funds Hesston College freshman Saralyn Mast raised for her Christmas break service trip to Haiti provided a meal for Haitian orphans. Photo provided.

Tim's blog: Photos from Council of International Anabaptist Ministries

This week I did a photography and reporting work at the Council for Anabaptist International Ministries here in Chicago. It's an annual gathering of agencies from Brethren in Christ Church, Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Church Canada, Conservative Mennonite Conference, Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Canada) and Mennonite Brethren.

It's a time when leaders and workers from these agencies get together to share information and work toward greater collaboration ...

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