“Forbearance” is buzzing around in our Mennonite Church USA conversations. The dictionary defines it as “patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.” Will forbearance become more than
Not quite knowing what would come next, he co-founded the Alterna Community, a bilingual Anabaptist community of U.S. citizens and newcomers from Latin America that incorporates cooperative housing and covenanted Christian fellowship.
“I needed to see the oppressive wall, hear the stories of the people, see the occupation of the land and get a grasp of the injustices of the everyday existence of the Palestinian people,” said Sutter, a member of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board.
