I am a child of Egyptian immigrants who survived the wars between Israel and Egypt. When I consider the current conflict in Israel-Palestine, I feel solidarity with the Palestinians. We share a language, a landscape, a culture.
Mennonite World Conference churches celebrated Peace Sunday Sept. 17 with diverse activities around the world.
My experience of growing up Menonita (Mennonite) was different than that of the typical Mennonite in the north.
On the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence in August, Johann Matthies found a charred children’s bicycle in the rubble of a burned-out house in Kyiv. The symbolism was poignant and painful yet inspired pride and hope.