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East Africa reunion

Mark your calendars for the next Eastern Africa reunion.

All MCC alumni (and related Anabaptist agency personnel) who have served in Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Uganda are invited to attend the next Eastern Africa Reunion at the MCC Welcoming Place in Akron, PA, May 28-30, 2010. Visit beautiful Lancaster County in the midst of spring, fellowship with old and new friends and get the latest updates on what is happening in MCC and Eastern Africa. (See schedule below.)

Please confirm your interest in receiving more information by
sending your email and mailing address to Ruth Detweiler or mail to Ruth at 222 N. 11th Street, Akron, PA, 17501.

Please share this information with other alumni.

See the registration form.

Schedule: Eastern Africa Reunion

 

Friday, May 28, 2010
3:00 – 7:00 PM, Check in at MCC Welcoming Place, no evening meal served.
7:00 PM at MCC Meeting Place
            Reconnecting…Hershey Leaman and Nancy Chapman
            Music African Style: Mary Oyer and John Miller (to be confirmed)
            Snacks and Visiting
 
Saturday, May 29
7:30 – 8:30 AM          Breakfast in MCC Dining Hall
9:00 AM                      Morning Program in MCC Meeting Place
                                     Music and Blessing for the day
                                     Eastern Africa Program Updates from MCC/EMM
                                     Coffee Break
                                     MCC New Wineskins Update…Arli Klassen
                                               
12:00 noon                  Lunch at MCC Dining Hall

1:30 PM Options
                                      1) Lancaster County tour highlighting Mennonite/Amish                                            locations (Cost $5/person)
                                      2) Tour of MCC Material Resource Center and/or
                                          3:00 PM  tour of Ten Thousand Villages warehouse
                                      3) On your own for visiting or touring
           
5:00 PM                      Ethiopian Meal at Akron Mennonite Church
                                     (Catered by Tinsae Kristos Evangelical Church                                       Cost is $15 per adult.)
 
7:00 PM                       Evening program at MCC
                                      “Peacemaking in Eastern Africa” from international                                        participants of  EMU Summer Peacebuilding program
                                       -with film “Send the Devil back to Hell”
 
Sunday, May 30
7:30 – 8:30 AM          Breakfast in MCC Dining Hall
 
9:00 AM                      Morning Worship (to be confirmed)
                                     Music with Mary Oyer and John Miller
                                     Meditation – Karen Sensenig
                                     Sudan: Coming Home – Ken Sensenig
                                     Offering for Sudan: Coming Home
                                     Coffee Fellowship
11:00 AM                    Discussion regarding future reunions
12:00 Noon                 Final meal in MCC Dining Hall
 
Departure in afternoon, or on your own with departure Monday morning