Fifty-six Americans. Apparently, this was the U.S. remnant of our formerly thriving binational family. Mennonite Church Canada’s family gathering with Mennonite Church USA at last summer’s summit, “At the Crossroads,” was clearly missing some members …

The waning hours of Nov. 4 found me at my computer, multitasking, trying not to be too nervous about the election results. A little after 11 the election was called. The United States had just elected a black man, Barack Obama, as president …