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              Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Welcome to the 15th year of Mennonite Health Journal! It has been one year now since MHJ was transformed from a print...

Poverty and Restorative Strategies Murray Nickel, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 If you encountered someone caught in a car wreck, no doubt you would try to save the person regardless of the risk.  Isn't that why we donate and get...

          Fantasies, Frustrations, and Fun Mark Troyer, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 Reflections on Tanzania Through medical school I spent most of my time learning facts and skills that my school deemed important for shaping future...

President’s Column: Changing the Light Bulb Joe Longacher from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 How well do you remember your grade school days?  For most of us, those memories include a favorite teacher, special friends, and perhaps a class we...

Life, Love, Llamas, and Laughs: My Story by Arthur J. Kennel, MD Book Review by Deb Bergen from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 Book Review Reviewed by Deborah R. Bergen, MD At Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Retreat 2012, a number of...

Editorial: Coming Together in Christ Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 This quarter, I am leading a Sunday School class in a study of the New Testament Epistle to the Ephesians.  I am continually fascinated and inspired by...

              Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, October 2012 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 This issue of Mennonite Health Journal presents an assortment of articles representing the mission of Mennonite...

President’s Column by Stan Reedy, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Board of Directors Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship “Integrated Healthcare” was our theme at the MHF Retreat 2012 at Laurelville Mennonite Church Center in Pennsylvania.  The U.S. Supreme Court decision on...

An Integrated Anabaptist Healthcare Organization The Gifts and Challenges for Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship The opening plenary session of the first MHF Retreat on June 29, 2012 provided an opportunity to reflect on the significance of the new integrated Anabaptist...

Faith, Health and Community: An Integration Jim Leaman from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 2, July 2012 The following article is adapted from the message Jim delivered at the Sunday morning worship service on July 1, 2012 at the Mennonite Healthcare...