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Mission conference focuses on African churches
When Humphrey Akogyeram was a student at AMBS he realized
that the African churches he knew did
not talk about peace and reconciliation. When he
returned to Ghana to teach
at the Good News Theological
College and Seminary, he
worked to incorporate this in the curriculum. His story and many more were part
of a mission conference at AMBS in late October. The conference focused on African-Initiated Churches and the ways that Mennonite mission
workers have supported these groups.
See the full story on
the AMBS Web page about the conference.
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Thank you, Volunteers
This fall AMBS has been
blessed with the help of volunteers gifted in many different areas. Short-term
volunteers Jake Thiessen and Arnold Froese have done skilled carpentry work;
David Bechtel assisted with research and database tasks; Reatha Thiesse n took
on the task of making 21 pie crusts for an upcoming banquet, in addition to
other assignments. Marisa Froese and Hatoko Inoue, whose husbands are studying
at AMBS, work full-time as office assistants. Sam and Helen Lapp are volunteer
coordinators who themselves are volunteers. In addition, many local volunteers
contribute time weekly or as needed.
We give thanks for all these
gifts, in addition to the gift of friendship these volunteers offer to seminary
students, faculty and staff.
Jake and Reatha
Thiessen are from Kelowna,
B.C.; Arnie and Erna Froese are from Forest Grove, B.C., and David Bechtel is
from Kitchener, Ont.
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Listen to AMBS chapels
AMBS
has launched a site on iTunes
U where recordings of
chapel services, fora and lectureships are posted. Visit the site by going
first to an iTunes U page on the AMBS Web site. That page gives instructions for how to download
recordings as well as how to set up a feed so you are notified when something
new is posted.
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