As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organizations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
A European ecumenical peace group is warning of an arms race in Europe as the United States redraws alliances.
The World Council of Churches has appointed Jenny Neme of Colombia to be its deputy special envoy to the peace dialogue between Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group.
More than 100 Mennonites and allies gathered March 21 in Chicago’s Union Station for a “flash-mob” public worship service, declaring “God’s Love Knows No Borders.”
The January issue of Anabaptist World reminded me of the date of the first Anabaptist baptisms 500 years ago: Jan. 21. I realized this was also Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the day after the U.S. presidential inauguration.
