A Look Back at the C Virus
How the Pandemic Did Not Change Them No. It did not necessarily change the lives of the Mennonites. If anything, it simply brought into sharp focus the practical way that the philosophical "mennos" deal with never-before seen challenges and fueled their independent spirit. They conquered wild and savage jungles and converted it into tens of thousands of acres of bountiful farmland that provides food for the whole country, not counting the industries that created jobs for hundreds of Belizeans. And then to cower and worry about a little cold where the majority of patients actually survive... Well, the idea was met with scorn by many Mennonites. (Note: this article is not to scoff at or minimize the coronavirus. It portrays the attitude of the majority of Plautdietsch Mennonites. Click here to read the opinion of another blogger on the Mennonites vs Covid scenario.) A little over a year ago, I remember it as though ...