This past school year senior sociology students from Bluffton High School engaged in a face-to-face cross-cultural exchange with youth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a Global Nomads Group program as part of a Students Rebuild challenge to raise awareness of humanitarian crises around the world.
Global Nomads Group, an international nonprofit, fosters dialogue and understand among the world's youth.
A book signing party in July at Common Grounds will launch a children's book titled "Look For Something Good," written by Bluffton resident Steve Yoder.
Yoder says the book is a story with a lesson, adding, "It's a parable, which deals with a tough set of circumstances involving a young boy." Yoder, who is lead pastor of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, says that the book is written for youth, particularly at the fourth grade level.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will hold its annnual summer concert on the lawn at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19. The event is at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
Ice cream will be served and entertainment will be provided by Pantasia, Findlay High School's steel drum band.
The Mennonite Memorial Home's July worship schedule is set.
Sunday services follow:
July 1 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 8 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 15 - Rev. Charles Warren
July 22 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 30 - Jeff Boehr
