Now, after 44 years of immersion in the Anabaptist worldview and more than two dozen books, some translated into nine languages, Kraybill is retiring from teaching at Elizabethtown College.
His retirement was celebrated April 9 as former students, family and colleagues shared stories of their journey with Kraybill.
Would they help him make sure that the students of Meserete Kristos College in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, each had an English Bible of their own?
Legesse, a member of Bethel Mennonite Church in Elora, Ont., was born and raised in Ethiopia. He and his wife, Dianne, previously served in Ethiopia with Mennonite Church Canada.
“Joel had an uncanny ability and gift to communicate simply and clearly deep theological truths and social realities,” said J Ron Byler, executive director of Mennonite Central Committee U.S., speaking at the memorial service May 11 at College Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., where Kauffmann was a member. “Pontius’ Puddle was only the tip of the iceberg.”
According Kauffmann’s wife, Nancy, a blood clot in a lung caused him to fall during a walk with her on May 2. He hit his head . . .
Penn View Christian School, a K-8 school in Souderton, will merge with Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale. Each school’s board voted to do so in mid-April.
Penn View has 565 students in nine . . .
This year, 780 students and youth . . .
