This is not how things were supposed to go . . .
Earl D. Miller, 44, of Goshen, Ind., was sentenced Nov. 30 to eight years in federal prison for an investment fraud scheme that targeted Amish and Mennonites.
The Schowalter Foundation has appointed Diane Yoder president and general manager.
The Faith and Life Commission of Virginia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA affirmed Ervin Stutzman as FLC chair on Nov. 9.
John A. Lapp, an accomplished historian, seasoned administrator and leader who shaped the work of Mennonite Central Committee as executive secretary from 1985 to 1996, died Dec. 5 in Goshen, Ind. He was 90.
There will be no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. At least not any large festivities. The tree in Manger Square will not be decorated. In one church nativity, the baby Jesus lies in a pile of rubble.
