Midweek Connection for September 30, 2015

There are undoubtedly many reasons people become refugees. This poem describes the perspective of one Somali woman, and I think deserves to be heard.  Warsan Shire is a Somali poet. –Pastor Tim Schrag From the Kenyan-born Somali poet Warsan Shire: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well your neighbors running faster than you breath bloody in their throats the boy you went to school with who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory is holding a gun bigger than […]

Midweek Connection for September 23, 2015

Midweek Connection for September 16, 2015

Midweek Connection for September 9, 2015

The North Main Cluster gathered at Reha’s in Normal on Saturday August 15 to have a drum circle. Rick Reha has experience and training in this area, so he  led the circle.

Adam Augspurger, Joelle Friesen, Ryan Miller, Kristen Satchwell, Meredith Satchwell, & Carla Unzicker were sponsored by the Mennonite Church of Normal to attend Mennonite World Conference.  They made a video about their experience and it is available at https://vimeo.com/136007087 or https://youtu.be/hQnfiaJ__I0

Midweek Connection for August 12, 2015

Midweek Connection for July 29, 2015

On July 17, the Junior High Mennonite Youth Fellowship served those in need of food by volunteering at the Midwest Food Bank.  Some of the activity is pictured below.  A special thanks for Sarah Nichols for taking the pictures and providing other assistance.