Multi-ethnic team explores South Sudan, the world's newest country
By Debbi DiGennaro
An Eastern Mennonite Missions international team took an exploratory trip into the southern Sudan in June, just two weeks before it officially became the Republic of South Sudan on July 9 ... Read more ...From left: Quincy Burgess, of Bermuda, Hedwig Lee, of Paraguay, and Ibrahim Omondi, a pastor with DOVE Kenya, were part of the exploratory trip. Photo by Aram DiGennaro.
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Church garden curbs water pollution
By Matt Hickman  Zipping and fluttering in the air against a backdrop of wildflowers, hummingbirds and dozens of species of dragonflies and butterflies have come to inhabit the native prairie rain garden at the Mennonite Church of Normal, Ill. ... Read more ... Andy Hedberg instructs Laineigh Hickman (right) in raking the oat cover crop into the soil of the Mennonite Church of Normal (Ill.) prairie rain garden. Photo by Deb Hickman.
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Donna Mast new AMC conference minister
By Carolyn Tice for AMC
 Donna Mast, Scottdale, Pa., has been affirmed as a full-time conference minister for Allegheny Mennonite Conference. The affirmation came during the conference's annual meeting Aug. 5-7, at Laurelville Mennonite Church Center, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Donna was affirmed by a vote 89 percent ...
Read more ... Donna Mast (left) is installed as full-time conference minister for Allegheny Mennonite Conference by moderator John Bender on August 7. Photo by Carolyn Tice.
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College Corner: Perry White looks back on first year as Bethel president
By Melanie Zuercher of Bethel College With new students arriving and his first academic year as president concluded, Bethel College's Perry D. White took some time to look back on 2010-11 ... Read more ... President Perry White, right, visits with Nathan Bartel, left, and Bartel's grandfather, John Gaeddert, about the wooden yoke Gaeddert created out of hedgewood (Osage orange) for the threshing stone on campus. Photo by Melanie Zuercher.
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Tim's blog: Portraits and Portents: A summer of weddings and walks
 This post is dedicated to all of you who came up to me at one time or another this summer and told me that you enjoy seeing my photos on this blog. Because they don't generate many comments, it's sometimes hard to gauge interest. So thanks for your kind words! ... Read more ...
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