Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 131, Number 3, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 17 January 2008 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday. January 17. 2008

Death notices Raymond E. Miller Jan. 5, 2008 NAPPANEE Raymond E. Miller, 69, of Nappanee died Saturday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart. He is survived by his wife, Wilma D. Miller; sons: Glen R. (Barbara) Miller of Milford, Earl R. (Viola) Miller of Nappanee, Merlin R. (Sharon) Miller of Bremen, Everet R. (Monica) Miller of Milford, Lester R. (Naomi) Miller of Milford, Leon R. (Marlene) Miller of Milford and Edwin R. (Martha) Miller of Nappanee; 44 grandchildren; brother, Owen Miller of Nappanee; sisters: Ada Miller of Nappanee, Edna Miller of Nappanee and Nina Miller of Nappanee. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 6 after 2 p.m. and all day Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Marlon Schrock residence, 6143 W. 1300 N. Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan.' 8 at 9:30 a.m. at the Marlon Schrock residence. Burial was at West Union Center Cemetery in Nappanee. The Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee was in charge of arrangements. Laura Mae (Kauffman) Slabaugh Jan. 10, 2007 ETNA GREEN Laura Mae (Kauffman) Slabaugh, 58, of Etna Green died Thursday, Jan. 10 at 11:07 p.m. at Lakeland Healthcare in Milford. She is survived bv her husband, Glen Slabaugh; sons: Gary (Angie) Slabaugh of Nappanee, Mark (Deborah) Slabaugh of Elkhart and Eric Slabaugh of Etna Green; five grandchildren; sisters: Rubv Barker of Goshen, Sue (Gilbert) Miller of Nappanee, Katie Wolowicz of Fort Wayne, Lovina (John) Stombaugh of Goshen and Wilma Jean (Paul) Yoder of Colon, Mich.; brothers: Hank (Eunice) Kauffman of Wabash, Harvey (V irginia) Kauffman of Elkhart, Melvin (Martha) Kauffman of Leonidas, Mich., Joseph (Lizzie) Kauffman of Holton, Mich., Elmer (Kav) Kauffman of Shipshewana and Edward (Naomi) Kauffman of Mendon, Mich. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nappanee Missionary Church. Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial was at Sandv Point Cemetery. The Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorials mav be made to Nappanee Missionary Church or Southern Care Hospice. AROUND) continued from front FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will be offered at the Oak Grove Missionary Church, at the corner of Beech and C.R. 46 in Nappanee. The first session will be Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. and runs 13 weeks. Registration is due by Jan. 25 at 574-633-4517 or daveramsev.com, click on Oak Grove Missionary. BREMEN SPRING SOCCER Sign-ups for the Bremen Spring Soccer traveling teams will be held at the Bremen Public Library three times: from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 19; from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24; and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26. All boys and girls from preschool through eighth grade are encouraged to play. Questions? Call Scott Comption at 574-546-2177, Linda Huff at 574-546-3727 or. Barb Gingerich at 574-546-5364.

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Center, an orphanage for children ages 2 and under. Jamie and jolindaLengacher of Wakarusa joined the mission team, along with their daughters, Monica, 17, and Brittany, 14. The team’s destination was a small rural area, where several missionaries live full-time. According to the Lengachers, while Kenya has a reputation as a volatile nation, the missionaries there predicted the violence over the elections would not last more than a few days and would for the most part take place in the cities, like Nairobi. However, when the gov - ernment declared a media blackout, cutting off all media coverage of the elections, Kenvans began to suspect something was up. The incumbent had been trailing in votes, and it looked like a new president was on the way. However, when the media blackout was lifted, the Lengachers explained, the existing president was still in office, and members of the opposing party were furious. According to the Lengachers, Kenya is still largely tribal. While on a normal day this aspect of Kenyan life is not overt, thev said, events like a presidential electipn tend to bring it to the forefront. And when that happens, it is not

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Despite political turbulence, a recent mission team from Nappanee Missionary Church ehjoyed their stay in Kenya, where they worked at a baby orphanage. Pictured: Monica and Brittany Lengacher, 17 and 14, worked with the babies at the center.

a good time tor foreigners to be in the country. Still, the mission team did not feel thev were in danger. "We were extremely safe where we were,” Jamie said. The violence did not begin until the team's last scheduled day in the country. At that time, angrv members of the tribe to which the runner-up belongs lashed out in protest of what they perceived as a fixed election. They began blocking roads with tires.

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rocks, burning wood, anything they could get their hands on. Police would clear the wav, but by afternoon the roads would again be blocked. Through it all, the mission team did not feel personally threatened. "They were not targeting Americans so we weren't afraid that way," Jolinda said. "We just didn't want to get caught in it." Most of the time, the Lengachers said, they felt protected. For example, on their wav to the airport, they saw armed soldiers with guns. "Jamie thought they looked like angels standing guard to protect us," Jolinda said. They had finished their task and were ready to come home. They arrived at the airport eight hours ahead of schedule to ensure they would not be caught up in the hostility around them. However, engine trouble forced their plane to land soon after takeoff, and the team had to spend another 54 hours waiting first on the plane, then back inside the airport. When the plane finally took off again, they

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had mused all of their connecting flights back to the L. 5. \orthWood High School student Mackenzie Lechlitner was one of the team members. The delay forced her to mis l ' that weekend's girls' basketball game. The team arrived home Monday afternoon. Despite the situation, the Lengachers agree that they would not hesitate to return to Kenya and the orphanage. "Even all the other members of this team said they w ould go back," Jolinda said. The church's involvement with the baby orphanage keeps teams returning several times a year. Already the church is planning to send another team when things have settled down over the elections. "Nappanee Missionary did all their homework," Jolinda said. "We would never put people in harm’s wav." Jolinda's biggest fear was that first-time team members would be too afraid to return. For Dennv Mast and his daughter Michelle, the Kenya trip was their first experience with mission work. "I was scared they'd never want to go back," she said. "But they both said they were going back." Aside from the violence, the team enjoyed their time in Kenya. "It just is dear to our hearts and it's great to see a community of people getting involved in something overseas," Jolinda said.

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