Welcome to new staff members!
Patricia Frazier began her role of Administrative Assistant at
the Goshen office in mid-July. Pat provides support to the director
and staff, maintains the data base, manages the video library, receipts
donations and pays bills, coordinates mailings and prepares for
meetings. Pat lives in South Bend, Indiana and is a member of Kern
Road Mennonite Church.
Roldolfo Jimenez joins our team as Regional Associate and Coordinator
of Practical Ministries in the Chicago area. Rodolfo will connect
with churches in Illinois and Wisconsin, plus serve as a resource
person for churches in Chicago. Roldolfo lives in Plainfield, Illinois
and attends First Christian Church.
Janet P. Schumacher began her role as Regional Associate in July
with her office located at Bluffton College. J.P. will make connections
with churches in northwest Ohio, northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
J.P. and her husband Tim live in Pandora with their five children
and are members of Grace Mennonite Church.
Mary Ann Weber is our new Human Resources and Communications Coordinator.
She is in charge of recruitment, communicating with service workers
and alumni, printing the Great Lakes newsletter, updating the web
site, and itinerating speakers throughout the region. Mary Ann will
work in the Goshen office. She lives in Elkhart and attends Prairie
Street Mennonite Church.
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Great Lakes Workers
Terms beginning January 1 - July 15, 2003
Susan Kauffman (Chicago, IL) - Cambodia
Jason Allgire (Camden, MI) - Egypt
Bethany Ropp (Tremont, IL) - Kenya
Ernest/Sharon Doering (Cincinnati, OH) - Mozambique
Glenn/Rochelle Klaassen (Chicago, IL) - Mozambique
Philip/Rebecca Geiser (Knoxville, TN) - Bangladesh
Rick/Ruth Leonard (Columbus, OH) - China
Yvonne Keeler (Goshen, IN) - Indiana
Cynthia Litwiller (Goshen, IN) - Indiana
Lisa/Randy Wiebe (MacGregor, Manitoba) - Kentucky
Karen Metzler (Chillicothe, OH) - Ohio
Jeannette Stoltzfus (Roann, IN) - Washington D.C.
Janet P. Schumacher (Pandora, OH) - Ohio
Mary Ann Weber (Elkhart, IN) - Indiana
Patricia Frazier (South Bend, IN) - Indiana
Roldolfo Jimenez (Plainfield, IL) - Illinois
Jim/Sandra Hubbard (Wamego, KS) - Kentucky
David/Valerie Weaver-Zuercher (Harrisburg, PA) - Ky.
Completed terms from January 1 - July 15, 2003
Cheryl Paulovich (Goshen, IN) - Indiana
Christiana Anderson (Warsaw, IN ) - China
Susan Classen (Nerinx, KY) - Nicaragua
JoAnn Gates (Nerinx, KY) - Nicaragua
Helen Glick (Millersburg, OH) - Ohio
Jane Miller (Kidron, OH) - Ohio
Kim and James Graves (Goshen, IN) - China
Anna Beth Keim (Goshen, IN) - China
Cynthia Litwiller (Goshen, IN) - Indiana
Carrie Meyers (Goshen, IN) - China
Crystal/Jonathan Shellenberger (Paoli, IN) - El Salvador
Joann Sommers (Hartville, OH) - Vietnam
Charles Geiser (Apple Creek, OH) - Ohio
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Meet the MCC Great
Lakes board
Harvey Chupp has represented Indiana-Michigan Conference on the
MCC Great Lakes board since 1994, currently filling the role of
chairperson. A pastor for 30 years, Harvey has always had a deep
respect for the work of MCC. When asked to serve on the Great Lakes
board, Harvey said, "It took me about one minute to respond.
Of all the church, conference and community committees and boards
I serve on, MCC has been the most interesting and rewarding."
Two experiences highlight Harvey's years of MCC board service:
traveling to MCC Appalachia for a "work and learn" board
meeting, and participating in a learning tour to the U.S.-Mexico
border with Borderlinks.
Harvey owns the Pie Pantry in Goshen, Indiana and is a member of
Emma Mennonite Church. He and his wife Carolyn have three children.
As newly appointed board chair, Harvey reflects, "currently
the Great Lakes region is in transition with a new director, administrative
assistant, three regional associates, Coordinator of Practical ministries
in Chicago, and human resources and communications coordinator.
The challenge of the uncertain also brings the excitement of a new
direction by the leading of God's Spirit."
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MCC
Grows Leaders
The 2003 MCC Great Lakes Summer Service Program, which gives
an opportunity for employment, service experience, and leadership
development for persons of color, has workers in five locations.
• Naun Cerrato is a member of Iglesia Menonita del Buen
Pastor in Goshen, Indiana and will work with Summer Bible
School, prepare sermons, chair meetings, and work with the
youth in the church.
• Griselda Mejia is a member of First Mennonite Church
in Defiance, Ohio. Griselda will teach Latino children how
to speak Spanish.
• Demeci Dawkins and Shana Wilson will work in the tutoring
program at Community Christian Fellowship in Detroit, Michigan.
They will tutor, mentor, and interact with children 6-17 years
of age. They will help children increase their G.P.A. and
improve their interaction with other students.
• Saulo Padilla is a member of Iglesia Menonita del Buen
Pastor in Goshen Indiana. Saulo will teach music to children,
and work with the youth in the church.
• Tameka McKinney will work with the Lee Heights Community
Church Summer Bible Camp in Cleveland, Ohio. She will lead
devotions, teach Bible lessons, crafts, computer lessons,
and supervise games.
• Aeriell Scott will work with the Mennonite Community
Center, an outreach ministry of the Ninth Street Mennonite
Church. Aeriell will meet with volunteers, teach peace classes,
and visit community organizations.
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A Message for Congregational Reps
If you have ever played the
game of telephone, you remember how funny it is to discover
that the original message is often unrecognizable as the final
recipient repeats what they've heard. Funny when you're playing
a game, but disappointing when critical information is lost.
When disaster strikes, a message goes out to our North American
constituency requesting the material resources needed. If
the exact message doesn't reach each congregation, the need
may not be met.
The congregational representative is a crucial communication
link and literally a voice for the voiceless. Please make
sure the MCC office closest to you knows who your congregational
representative is, which church they are serving, and how
to contact them. Thank you!
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Upcoming Events
Oct 3-5 Second annual "Where Earth and People Meet" conference
at Mary Lee Environ-mental Learning Center; Wolf Lake, Ind.
Oct 7-12 MCC Appalachia Environmental Tour; Whitesburg, Ky.
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Great
Lakes relief sale schedule
June 20-21 Black Swamp Benefit Bazaar Wauseon, Ohio www.blackswampbenefit.org
Aug 1-2 Northern Michigan Relief Sale Fairview, Mich.
www.reliefsale.org
Aug 1-2 Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale, Kidron Ohio www.ohiomccreliefsale.org
Aug 22-23 Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale, Arthur, Ill.
Sept 20 Daviess County Relief Sale Montgomery, Ind.
Sept 26-27 Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale Goshen, Ind.
Penny Power funds water projects
The Illinois Relief Sale was in March and the Black Swamp Benefit
Bazaar took place in June. Both sales went well with the Penny Power
drive leading the way. Approximately $15,000 was raised at these
two sales for MCC water projects through Penny Power. A matching
grant will add another $15,000.
Penny Power will also be part of the relief sales at Kidron and
Fairview, August 1-2, and Goshen, September 26-27. Local matching
by individuals or congregations can help increase the total for
each sale.
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Bike Michiana
An exciting new option is opening up for bikers this fall!
Bike Michiana is scheduled for Friday, September 19 through
Sunday, September 21, 2003 and will be based at Amigo Centre
in southwestern Michigan. Bike Michiana is subtitled "Cycling
with Purpose," because all proceeds will support the
worldwide relief and development work of Mennonite Central
Committee.
The Bike Michiana ride will take place in the beautiful lake
and farmland region of southern Michigan and northern Indiana.
Accommodations will be in the cozy cabins of Amigo Centre,
and the cost for the entire weekend is $100 per adult. There
will be opportunity
for sponsorships to raise additional funds for MCC. To register,
please contact Claude & Margaret Schrock at P.O. Box 129,
Grabill, Indiana 46741; 260-657-5678; or schrockcm@juno.com
Contact the MCC Great Lakes office for details.
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Musical tour update
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The Radiant Sonchild tour is well underway. The tour performed
Alberta, Vancouver, Oregon and Callifornia.
In September they will be in North Dakota, then in Ohio and
Pennsylvalia.
Check out www.radiantsonchild.com
for booking information
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New videos coming
soon
Generations at Risk: Not One Alone: The Church in Africa
Responds to AIDS. 25-minute video produced by MCC 2003. Statistics
take on a personal face as we visit people with AIDS. Church workers
in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa put away their theological
differences to work together. They teach how AIDS is transmitted
and provide home based care groups to support families and communities
affected by AIDS. Study guide included.
Generations at Risk DVD will include three videos, music by Kim
Thiessen, study guide, AIDS booklet, statistics, Web links, MCC
fund-raising projects, and more.
Walking the Path that Jesus Walked. 24-minute video produced
by MCC 2003. Christians from Egypt, Syria and Palestine talk about
their lives and their faith communities, many of which follow traditions
that stretch back to the time of Christ. Christians talk about how
their faith calls them to relate to people of other faiths in a
peaceful manner. For grade 11 to adult.
Global Family Resource Box. Discover what people eat in
Jordan, play a children's game from Colombia, view artwork by children
in Kosovo, sing a song from South Africa, write Chinese characters.
Teacher's guide includes stories, photos, discussion questions and
videos
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Urgently
Needed
MCC Global Family Program needs 122 sponsors to support teachers
and students in Afghanistan.
Leadership positions in Lebanon, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Somalia,
Angola, the Philippines and Washington, D.C. A director of Computer Services
in Akron, Pa. is also needed. Contact Charmayne Brubaker at 1-888-563-4676;
cdb@mcc.org
Community health trainer — Laos. Advise and train health
care workers and community leaders to work with health issues in the family
and community. Work with MCC local staff and Lao government counterparts.
Short-term volunteers (August-Christmas) — Akron, Pa. Volunteers
needed for the Ten Thousand Villages warehouse shipping department. Tasks
involve pulling and packing orders. Anyone who comes for at least eight
weeks will receive housing and a modest food allowance
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