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Inside Anabaptist Vision in Korea 15 MDS in Alberta 18 PM40063104 R09613 Peace: the Exhibition 31 2 Canadian Mennonite July 29, 2013 July 29, 2013 Volume 17 Number 15 Imagining Grebel’s future inside Anabaptist Vision in Korea 15 MDS in Alberta 18 PM40063104 R09613 Peace: The Exhibition 31 2 Canadian Mennonite July 29, 2013 Editorial nutritional experiments during the 1940s. While we, as a faith community, are not directly responsible for these hor- rific injustices, we, in a real way, become Micah and the Mud complicit with our living standards and Dick Benner keeping our distance from these realities. Editor/Publisher And when we see calamity as opportun- ities for justice, mercy and humility—not y, what a summer— in the human web of cause and effect, God’s judgment—we ourselves are unexpected flooding in whether we are Christian, Jew, Muslim, changed. Mcentral and southern Sikh, Buddhist or secularist. A significant component of our Alberta, oil rail tankers exploding in Herein lies the requirement of humility. conversion is that a fatalistic view of Lac-Mégantic, devastating that small These are not teachable moments about ourselves and our world is redeemed and rural town in Quebec, record-setting God’s judgement (as one letter writer changed from seeing God as an angry heat waves in several parts of the wanted to suggest), but of God’s judge to experiencing a God of love country. mercy and our obligation to do and mercy, “not willing that any should Catastrophic events like these justice—to join as a Mennonite perish.” It is in this spirit that we address, can lead one to think we are Disaster Service volunteer in with humility, the victims of nature’s in the midst of some kind of cleaning up the mud and debris wrath and those suffering from man- Apocalypse—not only here in from our sisters and brothers made catastrophes. Canada, but globally as fires rav- homes in High River, Alberta, age a Bangladesh clothing factory, killing or to teach English to poor Egyptian Hostetler joins staff as hundreds of unprotected workers; fight- children and youth in Beni Suef, Egypt as Advertising Representative ing and violence continue to rock two Isaac Friesen and Wanda Wall are doing D. Michael Hostetler, of Kitchener, joins Middle East countries—Syria and Egypt. to break down the walls of the religious the Canadian Mennonite staff as its The news is so grim, one is tempted divide. Advertising Representative. “Growing up to turn off the TV and escape from the It is a reminder when we buy as the oldest of five in a missionary family ubiquitous internet and social media that $12.95 shirt that says “Made in to Brazil,” says Michael, “the Mennonite chatter to some tiny peaceful island Bangladesh” that some poor family mem- church has always been at the centre of somewhere to regain one’s centring and ber probably got less than 50 cents to sew my life. It was in my university years that tranquillity. it; that when the flood waters inundate I embraced the Anabaptist understand- This is not an option, however, and as a developing urban area in a prosperous ing of what it means to follow Jesus in engaged Christians we cannot escape province that our unquenchable appetite everyday life. We live in a complicated our obligation to, as the ancient prophet for fossil fuels and for the latest upgrade world filled with technology and bom- Micah instructed, “do justice, love mercy to our smart phones is a disregard for barded by information. and walk humbly with our God” in the climate change and the closing of our I am pleased to join a team midst of our vulnerability. These fast- eyes to ruthless child labour in the mines committed to this vision moving events give us an opportunity, of Zambia or the Democratic Republic of as followers of Jesus.” As like no other, to bring healing and hope Congo. a self-employed produ- to our suffering neighbours. Or just when Canadians look smugly cer and communications The nature of these tragedies remind at the rampant racism evident in their consultant, he also brings us, once again, that, even though we neighbour to the south, as was evident in video and website skills to may not be victims of specific events, the Zimmerman/Martin trial in Florida, the position. He replaces or happen to be in the path of nature’s they read the revelation of the Canadian Graeme Stemp-Morlock. D. Michael wrath, or living in areas of constant government systematically starving Hostetler political instability, we are caught up indigenous adults and children in About the cover: Circulation: Please contact Lisa Jacky toll-free at In 1963, Milton Good, the first board chair of Conrad Grebel College, 1-800-378-2524 ext. 221 or by e-mail at office@ looked out across Laurel Creek at the College building site. canadianmennonite.org for subscriptions and ad- dress changes. Subscriptions can also be ordered at CONRAD GREBEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PHOTO our web site. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund for our publishing activities. ISSN 1480-042X PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40063104 REGISTRATION NO. 09613 The Grebel vision at 50 years 4 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE ITEMS TO CANADIAN MENNONITE contentsUsing text from the Foreword and Introduction to Conrad 490 DUTTON DRIVE, UNIT C5 WATERLOO ON N2L 6H7 Grebel University College’s anniversary book, Susan Phone: 519-884-3810 Toll-free: 1-800-378-2524 Fax: 519-884-3331 Schultz Huxman and Marlene Epp reflect on Grebel’s Web site: canadianmennonite.org beginnings. Please send all material to be considered for publication to: MDS in New York and Alberta 18 General submission address: [email protected] Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church of Abbotsford sent 9 members to work Readers Write: [email protected] with Mennonite Disaster Service in New York City in May. The flood Milestones announcements: [email protected] Obituaries: Michael Hostetler, [email protected] clean-up in Alberta is now underway. Calendar announcements: [email protected] Material can also be sent “Attn: Submissions/Readers Write/Milestones/Obituaries/Calendar” MCC assists Syrian refugees 20 by postal mail or fax to our head office. Food aid for displaced families in Syria and Lebanon continues, using Reprint requests: [email protected] Mennonite Central Committee’s account at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Mission statement: To educate, inspire, inform, and foster dialogue on issues facing Mennonites in Canada as it shares the good news of Jesus Christ from an Anabaptist perspective. We do this Book launch features Fehr family 32 through an independent publication and other media, working with our church partners. Arlette Kouwenhoven, a Dutch anthropologist, has traced Guiding values: the Mennonite Fehr and Defehr families back four centuries Hebrews 10:23-25 • Accuracy, fairness, balance • Editorial freedom • to a grain merchant in Amsterdam. Seeking and speaking the truth in love • Open hearts and minds in discerning God’s will • Covenantal relationships and mutual accountability Area churches and MC Canada financially support 38 percent of Canadian Mennonite’s Regular features: annual budget. For discussion 9 Readers write 9 Milestones 14 Board of Directors (by appointing body): Pontius’ Puddle 14 Yellow Page 22 MC Canada: Les Klassen Hamm, Doreen Martens; Calendar 38 Classifieds 38 MC B.C.: Linda Matties; MC Alberta: James Moyer; MC Saskatchewan: Marianne Harder; MC Manitoba: Al Friesen; Micah and the mud 2 MC Eastern Canada: Tim Reimer; Dick Benner CMPS: Carl DeGurse, Roger Epp, Tobi Thiessen Board Chair: Tobi Thiessen, [email protected], 416-622-7850 Wild with a paint brush 10 Head Office Staff: Carol Penner Dick Benner, Editor/Publisher, [email protected] Grandchildren: from self-centredness to generosity 11 Ross W. Muir, Managing Editor, [email protected] Barb Draper, Editorial Assistant, [email protected] Arnie Friesen Dan Johnson, Graphic Designer, [email protected] Living alone/with others 12 Lisa Jacky, Circulation/Finance, [email protected] Aaron Epp, Young Voices Co-editor, [email protected] Melissa Miller Rachel Bergen, Young Voices Co-editor, [email protected] Spirit led, Spirit fed 13 Advertising Manager: Michael Hostetler, [email protected], Troy Watson toll-free voice mail: 1-800-378-2524 ext. 224 Correspondents: Will Braun, Senior Writer, [email protected]; Amy Dueckman, B.C. Correspondent, [email protected], 604-854-3735; Donita Wiebe-Neufeld, Alberta Correspondent, [email protected], 780-436-3431; Online NOW! Karin Fehderau, Saskatchewan Correspondent, [email protected], 306-933-4209; at canadianmennonite.org Evelyn Rempel Petkau, Manitoba Correspondent, [email protected], 204-745-2208; Dave Rogalsky, Eastern Canada Correspondent, [email protected], 519-579-7258. See personal accounts One-Year Subscription Rates of Mennonite Disaster Canada: $44 + tax (depends on province where subscriber lives) Service clean-up U.S.: $66 International (outside U.S.): $89.10 after the floods in High River, Alberta. Award-winning member of the Canadian Church Press The Grebel vision at 50 years Conrad Grebel University College will be releasing its 50th Anniversary book, Bridging Mind and Spirit: Conrad Grebel University College, 1963-2013, at its anniversary weekend on August 23-25, 2013. The following text is from the Foreword and Introduction to the book. An innovative experiment in higher education By Susan Schultz Huxman President, Conrad Grebel University College ifty years ago, a handful of visionary leaders from four Mennonite groups broke ground on a barren, Fsandy field on Westmount Road in Waterloo, Ontario. The year 1963 marked the beginning of Conrad Grebel College—the first and only Mennonite liberal arts college in North America to adopt a hybrid model of education. As the Conrad Grebel community discovered from day one, our students and faculty can take advantage of all the opportunities of an outstanding research university—the University of Waterloo.
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