Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton has voted to provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Rev. Rachel Ringenberg Miller and associate pastor Ben Woodward-Breckbill say that move allows the church to provide temporary relief to immigrants.
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鈥淐onnecting as human beings is a source of healing.鈥� These words from plenary speaker, Beth Toner, set the tone for the entire weekend of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship鈥檚 (MHF) Annual Gathering. On June 22-24, about 60 Anabaptist healthcare professionals and their families gathered at Bluffton University in Ohio under the theme of 鈥淪tories of Healing.鈥�
Louise Babikow, a 2014 nursing graduate, recently completed聽a Student Elective Term experience through聽 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship at Cl铆nica Esperanza, Roat谩n, Honduras.聽She earned a MS in nursing in 2017 from the University of Pennsylvania.
Sylvia Hooley Meyer '09, MA '13 wrote "An Open Letter to Government Officials On the Investigation of Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center." The News Leader published it June 30, 2018, in its entirety.
Outstanding Young Alumna/us: Claudette Monroy
For nearly half of her life, Claudette Monroy 鈥�10 has endured the precarious existence of a hang glider, at the mercy of shifting winds to either soar in the United ... read more about Outstanding Young Alumna/us: Claudette Monroy
‘Fintech’ in NYC: The nexus of innovation, finance and technology
Isaac Wyse ’10 鈥� the lone 黑料正能量 graduate among YipItData鈥檚 employees 鈥� feels special joy when he visits his company鈥檚 website. One webpage of the New York City-based financial technology ... read more about ‘Fintech’ in NYC: The nexus of innovation, finance and technology
Gilberto P茅rez Jr. 鈥�94 to be honored with 黑料正能量鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award
People on journeys. Immigrants crossing deadly deserts. College students emerging into adult identities and roles. Families seeking sound mental health and solid relationships. Newcomers striving to start businesses in new ... read more about Gilberto P茅rez Jr. 鈥�94 to be honored with 黑料正能量鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award
Pennsylvania dentist earns academy鈥檚 highest professional honor
When Todd Weaver 鈥�87 lost a front tooth horsing around in high school, he had no idea that the painful experience would set him on a professional path that would ... read more about Pennsylvania dentist earns academy鈥檚 highest professional honor
Lara Weaver is going places 鈥� literally and figuratively. A Brownstown native and Lancaster Mennonite School graduate, she capped her senior year at 黑料正能量, where she graduated summa cum laude in May, by winning honors for her research project from the Virginia Association of Psychological Sciences.聽In August, she will travel to Laos to teach for a year as part of Mennonite Central Committee鈥檚 Serving and Learning Together program.
Alumna/us of the Year: Regina Horst Chacha
At 5:30 every morning on a visit to Tanzania this spring,聽Regina Horst 鈥�85 Chacha聽led children鈥檚 devotions, which included first singing and then teaching from her late husband鈥檚 book聽Prayer Power. 鈥淚t ... read more about Alumna/us of the Year: Regina Horst Chacha