Former principal Geyer admits guiltBy Anna Groff On June 20, Steven Geyer, former Lancaster (Pa.) Mennonite School administrator, admitted to molesting foreign exchange students he hosted at his home, according to an article in LancasterOnline.com by Brett Hambright. "Lancaster County President Judge Joseph Madenspacher accepted the guilty plea and will order sentence in about three months," the June 20 article said ... Read more ... |
Native Ministries becomes Indigenous RelationsBy Deborah Froese of Mennonite Church CanadaMennonite Church Canada's Native Ministry is changing its name to Indigenous Relations effective immediately. The name change, according to Steve Heinrichs, Director, has been under discussion since the fall of 2011. "People like 'Indigenous Relations' because it emphasizes the need for respectful friendships," Heinrichs says. "It also honors a common indigenous prayer -- 'all my relations,' which asserts that everything is inter-connected" ... Read more ... |
College Corner: EMU, UVA and George Mason co-host scriptural reasoning tourFrom Eastern Mennonite UniversityScriptural scholars from the University of Virginia joined peers from others parts of North America at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va., during the third week of June to experience "Mennonite influence, faithfulness and peacebuilding," said Peter Ochs ... Read more ... |
College Corner: Razing of a plantain field As the sun hovered at the horizon, I got into the big canoe with 20 people from Las Pavas. We were mostly men with a few woman and one young boy. We pulled away from the bank of the river and began motoring towards the sunset, racing against the light ... Read more ... |
