Jacob Kleinsasser, a Hutterite elder whose broad vision for the betterment of Hutterite society included embracing education as a positive force, died Aug. 8 at Crystal Spring Hutterite Community in Manitoba. He was 95.
WINNIPEG, Man. — When Rosinda Picon goes to work, she trusts the staff at Stansberry Children’s Home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to care for her children. The children’s home, which is a Mennonite Central Committee partner, is about three miles outside downtown Santa Cruz — a short walk for Picon — in a rapidly growing city of almost 2 million people.
What if a diverse bunch of Mennonites and Amish got together for a faith-building vacation on a cruise ship?