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EMU Gears Up for ‘Kitz Blitz’

January 30, 2007 by Jim Bishop

A “Kitz Blitz” is on at EMU. The German word for “an intensive non-military campaign” aptly describes a campus-wide effort under way to assemble health care kits for persons living

Healing the Pain of Trauma

January 29, 2007 by Marla Pierson Lester

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An Iraqi-Muslim advocate for peace and reconciliation, who received support from Christian organizations for his work in trauma-healing, has been killed. Dr. Alharith Abdulhameed Hassan, 56-year-old professor of psychiatry at

Mennonite Couple Returns To Lebanon

October 23, 2006Last updated September 19, 2014 by Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record

Ken and Kathryn Seitz are seen with a photo of Lebanese children from the Home of Hope orphanage in Beirut that is funded by the Mennonite Central Committee photo by

Nicaraguans Honor Lederach for Global Peace Efforts

September 14, 2006 by admin

John Paul Lederach (r.) wearing the Martin Luther King Order of Peace medal with two colleagues from the Conciliation Commission that helped bring peace to Nicaragua – Dr. Gustavo Paraj

EMU Connects With ‘Future Generations’ Students

August 2, 2006 by Chris Edwards

L. to r.: Dr. Torill Iversen, Norway (working with Future Generations, Afghanistan); Sivan Oun, World Relief, Cambodia; and Margaret Kaggwa, Milago Hospital, Uganda, were among the 15 community leaders from

Couple Safely Back In United States

July 24, 2006 by Melvin Mason, Daily News-Record

By Melvin Mason, Daily News-Record Kenneth and Kathryn Seitz are in much more peaceful surroundings than they were a week ago. But their minds are still on the people and

Family of Ex-Profs Waits In Hopeful Mood

July 21, 2006 by Leah Nylen, Daily News-Record

By Leah Nylen, Daily News-Record Ken and Kathryn Seitz were expected to be aboard a ship bound for Cyprus this morning. Back home, the Seitz family remained upbeat about the

Ex-EMU Profs Wait To Get Out

July 19, 2006 by Brad Jenkins, Daily News-Record

by Brad Jenkins, Daily News-Record Humanitarians with ties to Harrisonburg are among the thousands of Americans being evacuated from Lebanon as Israel and the militant Islamic group Hezbollah trade attacks

Laotian Students Seek to Eradicate Unexploded Ordnance

June 13, 2006 by Chris Edwards

Left: Khamseng Homdouangxay of Vientiane, Laos and Phounsy Phasavaeng of Sekong Province, Laos, display a shoulder bag handmade by countrywomen made handicapped by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Photo by Jim Bishop

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Laotian Students Seek to Eradicate Unexploded Ordnance