The Generational Impact of Mennonite missionaries in Puerto Rico
Dec. 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Jim Alvarez was born and raised in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, during the tail end of the mission work. The Mennonite mission work in Puerto Rico left a positive lasting multigenerational impact in his community. Topics will include Post 1898 political, socio-economic, and religious context of Puerto Rico, The Ulrich Foundation Story, The Aibonito Mennonite Hospital Story, The Academia Menonita Betania Story, The Story of the Puerto Rico Mennonite Church, Current political, socio-economic, and religious context, Honoring Special Leaders.