Mennonites had major role in developing hospitals, agriculture in island territory
The Mennonite Brethren conference in Colombia has called on the global Anabaptist family to support them in prayer after the La Samaritana MB congregation in La Toma gave shelter in May to about 300 people fleeing violence between illegal groups and the army.
Eduardo “Lalo” Hinojosa, 81, a pastor influential in the growth of Mennonite congregations in Brownsville and the South Texas border region, died June 3 in Houston.
Tina Warkentin Bohn, 95, whose diverse mission assignments spanned four continents and 38 years, died April 11 in Goshen, Ind.
