Kids sing: Three
good friends from the children’s convention walk
toward Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King
Jr. served as pastor. read
more
MCC makes urgent call for school kits
Mennonite Central Committee representatives in Atlanta received an urgent
message this morning from relief workers in Iraq, who are requesting additional
school kits. Having made contact with more schools, MCC workers would like
to provide 40,000 more bags to children in the war-ravaged country in time
for the start of the school year in September.
A list of specific items and packaging instructions for the schools kits
– to contain spiral notebooks, pencils, a ruler, colored pencils and
an eraser – is available on the MCC web site: go to www.mcc.org and
click on “Iraq crisis response – donations welcome.”
MCC has already shipped 28,328 school kits to Baghdad from North America.
Crafting
God's table at convention
Master woodworkers Brent and Bryan Miller built an extraordinarily
detailed table on site during Atlanta 2003, using the classic hardwoods
of cherry, maple and walnut. ... read more
Hesston car finds driver
Mike Kuhns took his turn trying his newly matched key in Hesston College’s
giveaway car yesterday afternoon. To everyone’s surprise, it started.
... read more
Green pastures and dark valleys
A young Christian, Sarah, came home to find a note saying that her mother
was in the hospital with a nervous breakdown. Her parents soon separated,
and two months later, her father was diagnosed with cancer. The night before
Sarah’s junior prom, her best friend was killed in a car accident.
... read more
Man with many faces
Throughout the convention, a man with many faces has ambled among the youth,
especially during mealtime when he delivered announcements under the nickname
of “The Chef.” ... read more
MCC T-shirt sales fund AIDS programs
During the five days of the Mennonite gathering in Atlanta, 70,000 people
became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and 42,500 died as
the result of contracting the disease. ... read
more
Oswald prepares for 2005 moderator role
D. Duane Oswald, moderator-elect for the Mennonite Church USA, is already
spending time in prayer and thought in preparation for Charlotte 2005. ...
read more
Young donors boost blood drive past goal
Mennonites at Atlanta 2003 have helped to replenish a low blood supply in
Atlanta. ... read more 'The joy factor'
Entertainer Jep Hostetler wove scripture, comedy, magic, playfulness and
interactive dialogue into a popular performance that attracted an audience
that mushroomed from 200 on Thursday to 500 on Sunday. ... read
more
Media coverage: Mennonites in
Atlanta
Though Mennonites have been most diligent in covering Mennonites in Atlanta,
other reporters are finding news at the convention as well. ... read
more
Five stars for delegates
Adult delegate sessions don’t feature dancing in the aisles or giant
inflatable dinosaurs as at the youth convention, but young adults feel a
new kind of energy as they participate in YODA, the Young Adult Delegates
to Assembly. ... read more
CPR - style improvisation
“Boxers or briefs?” asks an audience member in a segment of
CPR’s show called “Mr. Know-It-All.” The three comedians
onstage reply, with one word per person: “When.” “Buying.”
“Boxers.” “It.” “Depends.” “On.”
“Your.” “….Depends.” ... read
more
Calling for honesty, welcome to all
MikeYaconelli told a gathering of youth during worship last night that “at
God’s table, we are allowed to say church is boring.” ... read
more
Managing convention on the run
The Office of Convention Planning began preparations for Atlanta 2003 more
than a year and a half ago. Led by Jorge Vallejos, the director, and Sue
Conrad and Lana Miller, assistant directors, it took staff and volunteers
three months of planning for each day of convention activity. ... read
more
Tuesday,
July 8, 2003
