Perú visited. Thirty-five students and some faculty members from the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Institute in Asunción, Paraguay, went for a ten-day visit to Perú in the fall of 1999. There was intensive interaction on the subjects of church growth and cultural history. Ezequiel Villar and Alfred Neufeld were invited to conduct seminars with Peru Christian workers. --MBMS International.

CTEFC LINK, (Connecting Theological Educators on Five Continents) is a two-page newsletter edited by Nancy R. Heisey which provides information about inter-Mennonite efforts in education globally. Editor Heisey welcomes notes, reports, etc (556 Lee Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802. E-mail address: pvslong@shentel.net). Persons wanting to be on the mailing list should contact Mennonite World Conference, 8 rue du Fossé des Treize, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Fax: (33) 388-15-27-51. E-mail: 100342.3406@compuserve.com.

Paraguay University receives help from Canadian educator. Alfred Neufeld of Asunción, Paraguay, is thrilled to have found a resource person, Dr. Abe Konrad of Edmonton, to assist in the organization for the proposed Christian University in Asunción. Konrad visited Paraguay in the fall of 1999 to consult with the Paraguayan leaders on establishing the University, a cooperative venture of Baptists, Mennonites, and Anglicans. The government ministers of education of several of the countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) have drawn up a "Memorandum of Intent" to establish a university accreditation organization. --MBMS International

Pastoral shortages in India and North America. R. S. Lemuel of India indicates that in India there are 837 congregations, but only about 197 trained pastors, including 81 church extension workers. This means that at the present time for every congregation to have a trained leader 640 persons are required. Jim Holm of California reports a survey that shows that over the next 10 years, a total of 571 pastors will be needed for North American Churches. --MBMS International.

Children in 100 churches in France and Britain are planning to burst into song simultaneously as part of an Anglo-French event to celebrate the millennium. The event on 6 May will feature adult and children's choirs in Mayfield, England, and Neufchatel, France, who will take part in a performance broadcast in England and France, and will be relayed to 100 churches in the two countries. --ENI.