Winter 2009 - Lancaster Mennonite School

CLASS NOTESNoah Martin. PHOTO: CHUCK MAMULANoah S. Martin, 1958, Johnstown,recently completed his sixth book,What to Do While You Wait For theWorld to End. The book explores thegreat expectations of many failed endtimeprophecies of Christ’s return andthe end of the world. He says: “Mybook is not a dramatic portrayal of cataclysmicevents that are to come. Rather,my take is that we are always living inour end times. … My emphasis is tolive now in the presence of the Christwho has already come and allow Himto live His life through us.” Martin hasserved as a pastor, teacher, and counselorfor 40 years and is the founderand director of New Day, Inc., a Christian-basedfaith ministry to at-risk childrenand youth in four locations inWestern Pennsylvania. He holdsdegrees from Eastern Mennonite University,Eastern Baptist TheologicalSeminary, Princeton Theological Seminaryand Lancaster Theological Seminary(where he received his doctorate).For more information go towww.noahsbooks.org or to the alumnisection of www.lancastermennonite.org.Noah’s book will eventually be availableat the Berean Bookstores in theLancaster area.Jennifer Wenger, 1990, King, Brownstown,earned her designation as a CertifiedResidential Specialist (CRS), adesignation which less than four percentof all licensed realtors have earned.In addition, Jennifer earned her associatebroker’s license in 2008, and isaffiliated with RE/MAX Associatesof Lancaster.Wendell Zeiset, 1991, East Earl, hasfinished a two-year term as chief at theBald Eagle Boys Camp in ClintonCounty. The camp is an alternative educationalfacility for teenage boys 9–16whose behavior is out of control. Theboys live outdoors year-round, guidedby young men.Jen Kooker, 1992, Peifer, Myersville,Md., and Krista Ebersole, 1994,Sensenig, East Petersburg, wereinducted into the Eastern Mennoniteathletics Hall of Honor on October 11.They were members of the 1995 fieldhockey team which reached the nationalCollegiate Athletics Association FinalFour. Both graduated from EMU withoutstanding career scores.Lydia Troncale, 2002, Moscow, Russia,works for Moscow ProtestantChaplaincy as the development director.The organization runs 12 social serviceprograms including two soup kitchensand several initiatives to help the largeAfrican and Afghani refugee communities.Troncale graduated from EasternUniversity with a master’s in internationaldevelopment.Julie Denlinger, 2005, Lancaster, wasrecently named to the Virginia SportsInformation Directors All-State Team.An All-ODAC Second Team recipient,she was named to the team after tallying11 goals and eight assists for 30points. She ends her Eastern MennoniteCLASS REUNIONS1973Class of 1973 classmates (left to right) Bob Hess, Joan Yoder Mills and Doris WitmerFahnestock visit at their class reunion that was held in Alumni Dining Hall in October.The Class of 1973 held their 35th classreunion in the LMS Alumni DiningHall on October 11. Fifty classmatesplus 37 spouses met for an evening ofinformal fellowship and a buffet dinner.During sharing, classmate Bob Petersheimreflected on the frequently heardcomment, “You haven’t changed atbit,” and said change might not be abad thing after checking out the yearbookpictures. On a more serious note,Petersheim referred to the myriad ofexperiences that classmates have experiencedsince graduation and challengedthe class to hold onto the schoolmotto, “Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord.”The evening also included a testwhere classmates and spouses tried toidentify early school pictures of classmatesand faculty members; 1970smusic that included clips from TheChoraleers, Daybreak (a local band thatinvolved three of the class’s members),and secular songs of the day; and a continuousPowerPoint slide presentationthat showed recent pictures of classmatesand their involvements today. ■For the complete report, submitted byWayne and Debbie Bechtold, and Arnoldand Esther Petersheim, go to www.lancastermennonite.organd click on “Alumni.”12 BRIDGES • WINTER 2009