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March 2006 |
Letters to the Editor
Appreciative of clergywomen
This year, as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of full clergy rights for women, I've become even more aware and appreciative of the clergywomen who have gone before me. I'm certain it wasn't all struggle, but for the most part, the generations immediate preceding must have had to show enormous amounts of courage, self-awareness, persistence and grace in order to forge the path for the generations to come.
For the most part, people respond with happy surprise when they find out I'm clergy; rarely is the reaction one of resistance or disrespect. Such positive reactions must have been much less frequent for the women of my mother's and grandmother's generations. The elder generation first cut through the brambles, and the next generation smoothed a path. My generation has reaped much from their work and commitment. Thank you, thank you! You will probably never fully know how much you are appreciated.
The Rev. Lisa Marchal
Columbus, Ind
Visit Mar Elias
I urge the planners of the Holy Land 2007 trip with Bishop Coyner to include a visit to Mar Elias in Ibileen in the Galilee. Father Chacour established a school that runs from elementary through college bringing together Christian, Muslim Jewish and Druze students. This is one of the most hopeful projects of peace existing in Israel and deserves support.
Susan Salter
Carmel, Ind.
Editor's Note: The University of Indianapolis partners with the Mar Elias Campus to offer baccalaureate degrees in computer science, environmental science/chemistry and communications - areas offering the most promising opportunities for employment in Israel. The Mar Elias Campus, as the branch is officially known, was approved to offer University of Indianapolis degree and is open to students from throughout the Middle East and abroad. For further information about this institution, please see the Mar Elias Campus Web site by logging on to www.meei.org.
Strong connection
Sometimes I open my mail (at the Wesley Foundation of Purdue University) and realize how strong our connection is. That's what's happening as I celebrate that we have 120 partners on the way to our 600 partners in the PARTNER UP. We are so glad to report that this has raised more than $93,000, and that we can go into the future, God willing, by reducing our staff to one single campus minister. All of this is in decision making right now. Please pray!
If you wish to PARTNER UP with us, please write me at steve@wesleyfoundation.org. We want partnerships with churches, pastors, students, alums, parents and friends.
This morning I opened my mail and realized that just one of our ministries, Biker's For Jesus, now preparing for its third year, raised enough money its first year to give $1,600 for Bicycles for District Youth Programs in Nigeria and $1,600 for Bicycles for Pastors in Burundi/Rwanda, all through the General Board of Global Ministries.
This past year, thanks to students Sarah Roberts, Chase Slaughter, Sean Hoos, Brian Matthews, Becky Hanna, Olivia Kitterman, Ed Barton, Dale McCoy, Oesten Nelson, Rev. David Jennys, Deana Fandrei, Mike Jacobs, Lynn Rostron and many others. More than $2,400 was raised for world hunger. This is great work. This is your campus ministry !
If you wish to read more about our ministry, please sign up for the PSST (weekly summary) on the Web site at www.wesleyfoundation.org.
We also are proud of the fact that we now have three missionaries out in the field who are partners with the Wesley Foundation at Purdue, and consider Wesley their home: The Revs. Glen and Lana Robyne at Africa University working; Michelle Sutton (The Promise Church) one of our grads, who is now in the Dominican Republic with the Peace Corps; Ron and Ann Ziegelbaur and their two children serving in Central Africa. They have been there 10 years - see VOICES on Web site for Ron's story.
Steve Cain
West Lafayette, Ind
www.wesleyfoundation.org
Fighting hunger
Africa University becomes the first college in Africa agreeing to plant and research the 8,000 year old grain Amaranth. This very old grain is entirely useful for populations. All of the plant is entirely edible. The project is being sponsored by ECHO - Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization - in north Fort Myers, Fla.
Amaranth is very useful with higher protein than milk and leaves with the nutrition of spinach. It is particularly helpful with AIDS patients.
The Foods Resource Bank is interested along with their supporters in increasing production by encouraging farmers to donate land for the production of amaranth from free seeds donated by the Foods Resource Bank
Dick Dugger, of the North Indiana Conference Africa University Committee, is one of the supporters.
This is a great way to overcome hunger in Africa. Won't you help plant "A Field of Hope?"
Willa Cunningham
North Indiana Africa University Committee
Mishawaka, Ind.
Last updated on 25 Apr 2008