After Ethiopians’ departure, MWC’s unifying role needs shoring up
Ruth Keidel Clemens’ memoir of growing up in Congo and Illinois, A Quest for Purpose: From Congo to Illinois, Cambodia and Beyond (Lucid Books), is timely, warm, relatable and layered with purpose and meaning.
In the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the earth holds minerals the world craves, the people who live off food grown in the rich, dark soil and raise families amid the lush, green hillsides are perpetually in danger.
Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia, the largest member of Mennonite World Conference, announced its withdrawal from the global body in early September to distance itself from a handful of MWC member churches that accept same-sex relationships.
It’s normal for children to outgrow their parents, the leader of the world’s largest Anabaptist communion said July 1, encouraging his North American counterparts.
South Sudan has experienced escalating conflicts and natural disasters this year, and the South Sudan Mennonite Church is working to procure and distribute emergency food assistance for displaced neighbors.
‘The goal is to remind people that caring for creation is not a one-day event but an expression of our faith and a year-round commitment,’ said Brian Chacha, 25.
The trip marked Mullally’s first visit to Africa and highlighted the Church of England’s controversial reparations fund to address its historic links to slavery.
