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Two new translations of C. Arnold Synder’s From Anabaptist Seed were recently completed: in Amharic and in Vietnamese. First published in English in 1999, the short, accessible presentation of basic Anabaptist doctrine and principles of identity and faith has become a popular choice for study groups around the world. The first selection of Mennonite World Conference’s Anabaptist/Mennonite Shelf of Literature, the book is now available in 15 languages.
—Mennonite World Conference
Angela and Geraldo are part of an invisible Canadian work force whose story is told in Borderless, a newly released 22-minute video, produced by KAIROS (an umbrella group of Canadian church and religious organizations) with funding support from Mennonite Central Committee Canada. The video, available through MCC, highlights issues around migrant workers from developing countries vulnerable to labour exploitation in Canada. An estimated 200,000 people work in Canada as undocumented workers.
—MCC
Akane Nishimoto, a student at Toronto’s York University and recipient of this year’s $2,000 Canadian Japanese–Mennonite Scholarship, co-sponsored by the National Association of Japanese Canadians and Mennonite Central Committee, will examine existing multicultural children’s books and their effect on learning experiences.
—MCC
Canada’s largest Christian retail chain, Blessings Christian Marketplace Ltd., with 27 locations country-wide, has new owners: Mark and Angela Hutchinson of Chilliwack, B.C. Blessings began opening Sundays in 2004 but the practice was recently discontinued; the new owners say they will not repeat it.
—ChristianWeek
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