Barry Weber, a freshman from Brooks, Alberta (Canada), who is enrolled in the Disaster Management program at Hesston College, works on mudding and taping drywall in a home in the Hesston community during MDS work days October 25 and November 1.
Barry Weber, a freshman from Brooks, Alberta (Canada), visits with Cathie Kearsley, MDS director of Human Resources, during the MDS Leadership Training Workshop held at Hesston College November 10-13. Weber is enrolled in the college’s Disaster Management program and has previous MDS service experiences in New Orleans and in Greensburg, Kan.
Sophomore middle hitter Kory Hiebert spikes the ball against Brookhaven College (Dallas, Texas) Friday, September 26, during the “Think Pink” fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. The match was part of the Hesston Invitational during Homecoming Weekend.
The family of Miriam Hershberger gathers for a photo with some of Hesston College’s international students, all of whom are or have been ESL (English as a Second Language) students. After Miriam’s untimely death in March 2005, the family established the Miriam Hershberger Endowment Fund to assist the college’s ESL program. The international students in the front row (left to right) are: Marie Tomura, Tokyo, Japan; Shuyan Liu, Tianjin, China; Jungmin Oh, Seoul, Korea; Belinda Pramono, Semarang, Indonesia; Birat Pandey, Nawalparasi, Nepal; and Manabu Hisamoto, Osaka, Japan.. In the back row (left to right) are Michele and Del Hershberger, Hesston, Kan.; Gladys Hershberger, Goshen, Ind.; and Paul and Lorie Hershberger, Pittsburg, Texas.
Paul Hershberger (left), Pittsburg, Texas, shares some background information about his sister, Miriam Hershberger, a 1974 Hesston College graduate. The occasion Sunday November 16 was a brief program and reception honoring her and her family’s establishment of the Miriam Hershberger Endowment Fund to assist Hesston’s ESL (English as a Second Language) program.
Shane Hipps, keynote speaker at the “Digital Discipleship” conference at Hesston College November 7-9, cautioned his audience to “choose what you put in front of yourself,” warning later that MySpace and Facebook are addictive, especially to teenagers. Hipps also offered strong affirmation and challenges for the Mennonite Church.
Leland Nisly, bishop of the Cedar Crest Beachy Amish Mennonite Church near Hutchinson, Kan., said the weekend challenged him to be aware of and think deeply about how the technology we use shapes us and the culture we live in. He also helped lead a workshop titled “Community Discernment and Accountability: A Conversation with the Beachy Amish.”
Marion Bontrager, an overseer in South Central Mennonite Conference, and Bible professor and Hershberger’s colleague at Hesston College, led the ordination ceremony of Michele Hershberger. As part of the ordination by South Central Mennonite Conference, Bontrager places a red stole around her.
Family, friends, along with Hesston College faculty, staff, and students, and members of Hesston Mennonite Church and other area churches, gather to lay hands on and pray for Michele Hershberger as the concluding part of her ordination by South Central Mennonite Conference for Christian ministry in Mennonite Church USA.
The Hesston College Music Department presented “Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know” Friday and Saturday evenings (November 28-29). The 1997 off-Broadway hit was a hit, with both shows selling out. Performing here are (left to right) John N. Murray, freshman, Hesston, Kan.; Mitch Stutzman, sophomore, Middlebury, Ind.; Kristen Horst, freshman, Orrville, Ohio; and Rebecca Friesen, sophomore, Aurora, Neb.
Bradley Kauffman, chair of the Hesston College Music Department, directs the 65-voice combined choir of Hesston College students and community members Thursday evening, November 27. The choral program featured Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, and several other shorter works.
The 219 participants in the 2008 Howard Hustle start the race down Main Street in Hesston Friday morning, November 28. The two-mile run-walk is nicknamed the “Howard Hustle” in honor of President Howard Keim.
Marion Bontrager, Bible professor, leads the dedication of a peace pole on the Hesston College campus Friday afternoon, November 28. The words “May peace prevail on earth” are written on the four-sided aluminum pole in eight languages—Hindi, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, and an Ethiopian dialect.
Former Hesston College women’s basketball coach Joel Kauffman addresses the crowd at Yost Center during the annual Pizza Hut Thanksgiving Basketball Classic.
