All of the remaining 12 Christian Aid Ministries hostages kidnapped in Haiti were released today (Dec. 16), two months to the day after a gang kidnapped the mission workers and family members, including five children.
All of the remaining 12 Christian Aid Ministries hostages kidnapped in Haiti were released today (Dec. 16), two months to the day after a gang kidnapped the mission workers and family members, including five children.
Frieda Schellenberg Erb, 81, whose lifetime of ministry in Bolivia and Argentina included building connections between churches in North and South America, died Nov. 14 in Choele Choel, Argentina.
Soloists dominated past seasons of The Voice. On Dec. 14, Girl Named Tom became the first group to be voted a season’s winner.
Tran Thi Phuoc Ly, translator of Peacemaker Ministries materials used by Vietnam Mennonite Church and other groups, died from a COVID-19 infection Sept. 3 in Ho Chi Minh City. She was 81.
A series of deadly storms and tornadoes tore through six Midwestern states Dec. 10-11, killing at least 88 people, with the most severe devastation in Kentucky, where entire towns were leveled.
Elio Milazzo, longtime producer and voice of Parole di Vita (Words of Life), an Italian radio broadcast sponsored by Italian Mennonites in partnership with groups such as Virginia Mennonite Missions, died Aug. 29.
Bruxy Cavey, pastor of an Anabaptist megachurch that is one of Canada’s largest churches, has been accused of sexual misconduct and placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation.
Two former residents of a Mennonite work farm for troubled youths in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the facility and its sponsoring church conference, alleging abuse and forced labor.
The pandemic has pushed 130 million people into extreme poverty and food insecurity. Mennonite Economic Development Associates’ annual convention highlighted how this has set back global poverty-reduction efforts by years and increased gender-based violence, prompting MEDA to focus on a mix of attending to small details and planning for long-term impacts.
