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        New year, new house for Service Adventure unit

By Andrew Clouse of Mennonite Mission Network

The new year brings renewed hope, a fresh perspective, and a lease on a four-bedroom house for the Albuquerque, N.M., Service Adventure unit, whose members were displaced just before Christmas after a fire damaged the unit house ...

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The Albuquerque Service Adventure unit enjoys dinner in their new home. From left and around the table: Erin Regier, Brian Yoder Schlabach, Michelle Peachey, Melanie Pilz, Anna Yoder Schlabach, Hannah Martin. Photo by Andrew Clouse.


Martin, builders venture into North Korea
Earl Martin
By Earl Martin

Just days before the death of Kim Jong Il, in North Korea, I and a team of builders from the Fuller Center for Housing visited that country. We were in North Korea to explore constructing houses for the workers in a tree nursery outside of the capital Pyongyang ...

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        Everence, MCC create e-statement partnership

Joint release of Mennonite Central Commitee and Everence

When Everence members sign up to electronically receive product statements, the world will feel the impact--thanks to a new partnership between Everence and Mennonite Central Committee ...Haiti

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Josephine Fleury, center, works at an MCC supported tree nursery which distributes trees to community members in Desarmes, Haiti. Photo by Ben Depp.



College Corner: Preparing for ministry at AMBS includes experience in fundraising

By Mary E. Klassen of AMBS

Anna Ruth is working toward the Master of Divinity degree at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., combining her studies with work in the AMBS development office ...
 Anna Ruth Hershberger
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Anna Ruth Hershberger makes notes about a telephone conversation with a donor as part of her work in the AMBS development office. Photo by Mary E. Klassen.
MCC bike trip     


Timbrel Jan 2012