Volume 16, Number 20
Destination Winnipeg
Dave and Mary Lou Driedger walking the Great Wall in China
Dave and Mary Lou Driedger skating down the Red River in Winnipeg
We returned to Canada July 18, 2011, after spending six years teaching at the International Christian School in Hong Kong. My husband Dave and I moved into a condo in downtown Winnipeg and prepared for a very different life than the one we had been leading.
Elsie Cressman, pioneer missionary and midwife, dies
Elsie Cressman, (foreground) the subject of a documentary, Return to Africa: The Story of Elsie Cressman, is pictured with filmmakers Paul Francescutti, and Paula and Paul Campsall, at a screening in Waterloo in 2010.
Funeral services were held Sept. 23, for Elsie Cressman, a former Eastern Mennonite Missions worker in East Africa, who died Sept. 11. Cressman was known for her work among leprosy patients and her work as a midwife both in East Africa and in Canada.
Reclaimed hotel becomes intentional community
Resident Jen Born relaxes in the Atangard lounge. The former Fraser Valley Inn was converted into community housing for young adults.
By turning a former flophouse into a cozy community living space, young adults in Abbotsford have found a way to recycle and build community at the same time.
Being a Faithful Church
Too often, Christians use scripture in unhelpful ways to advance a particular point of view. As Mennonite Church Canada we want to honour Scripture and use it with integrity.
Conversation with a Republican pastor
America is again ablaze with partisan divisiveness. As two men square off to be king of the biggest castle on earth, I am both captivated and disturbed by the crescendo of polarization.
Being God’s architecture
The world is full of amazing architectural creations and the most impressive stuff takes the longest to pull off. Barcelona, Spain’s famous Sagrada Familia church began construction in 1882—they hope to finish the job around 2026!
Greeters are an important aspect of church ministry
Have you ever entered a church and felt invisible? It probably happens more often than we would care to acknowledge. Having a greeter ministry in your church is extremely important, and having greeters who are willing to step out of their comfort zone to strike up a conversation with strangers is invaluable.
Readers write
Russian Mennonite survivors had admirable resilience
Re: “Community as counsellor,” Sept. 3, page 13.
Hopeful Thanksgiving
"Give thanks in all circumstances, counsels the Apostle Paul to the new Christians at Thessalonica in ancient Greece, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18).
