The Mennonites
A contingent of Mennonites from Mexico migrated to western and northern Belize (formerly British Honduras) in 1958 to escape a government imposed social security system, to relieve the land hunger which had developed with the Mexican Mennonite colonies, and to alleviate internal dissensions amongst conservative and progressive modes of Mennonite religious thought. They formed three colonies: Blue Creek, Shipyard, and Spanish Lookout. In 1966, ten Mennonite families established a new colony (Pilgrimage Valley), to escape the increasing secularism which had enveloped their communities. Three years later, the most orthodox members of the Spanish lookout and Pilgrimage Valley colonies founded a new community along Barton Creek in the foothills of the Mayan Mountains of western Belize. They were dissatisfied with the emerging liberal trends of the Spanish Lookout and Pilgrimage Valley colonies and sought to return to the conservative, traditional methods of farming in isolation. The success in agricultural development of these larger colonies was the overriding impetus for a factional split as material success leads to increasing acceptance of modernization, spiritual apathy and a compromise in traditi
The children are strictly disciplined at home by the parents and they have to help with the chores on the farm. Instead of preaching the gospel to other people to fill their congregation, the Mennonites raise as many children of their own as possible. They believe that they achieve their salvation through having many children. As a result, the Mennonite usually have huge families and this gives them another benefit, that is, the children will be able to help on the farm when they are old enough. Even though a huge family is usually poorer then other people, when the children are older, the family becomes quite wealthy.
Some topics in this essay:
EQUIPMENT Mennonites,
Barton Creek,
Los Jagueyes,
MUSIC Mennonites,
Pilgrimage Valley,
British Honduras,
Firstly Mennonites,
Shipyard Pilgrimage,
LIVELYHOOD Instead,
Hardson Etal,
barton creek,
spanish lookout,
upper barton creek,
upper barton,
pilgrimage valley,
ethnic day,
mennonites migrated,
mennonite families,
santa elena,
british honduras,
road construction,
commercial success depends,
schneider 1990 84,
depends government economic,
success depends government,
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