March 02, 2007
Small Community
A bus carrying the baseball team from Bluffton College (outside of Toledo) went off a ramp in Atlanta, killing six and injurying 29.
Bluffton (also known as Central Mennonite College) is one of three 4 year Mennonite Colleges & Universities in the United States.
Small and very community centered, I have no doubt this had struck at the very heart of this organization.
The three colleges are all very close. Goshen College (located in Goshen Indiana) Eastern Mennonite University, located in Harrisonburg Virginia and Bluffton College share more than just a religious bond. Many times you will find members of the same family going to more than one of these institutions at the same time. Sisters, brothers, cousins - it's a very close community.
Having attended Goshen College, and participated in the athletic program, I can say only imagine the impact this is having.
Please, even with all the other tragic news that we are seeing today - Please keep the Bluffton baseball team, their families, the university....all three of the institutions in your prayers today.
Posted by Tammi at March 2, 2007 12:49 PM | TrackBack