Rebekah Maldonado-Nofziger ‘12, a Doctor of Nursing Practice candidate at the University of Washington, is serving for nine months in Ethiopia as a fellow with Strengthening Care Opportunities through Partnership ... read more about DNP candidate works in Ethiopia to improve maternal and newborn mortality rates
Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton has voted to provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Rev. Rachel Ringenberg Miller and associate pastor Ben Woodward-Breckbill say that move allows the church to provide temporary relief to immigrants. ... read more about Newton church led by seminary grad votes to provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants from The Wichita Eagle
“Connecting as human beings is a source of healing.” These words from plenary speaker, Beth Toner, set the tone for the entire weekend of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s (MHF) Annual Gathering. On June 22-24, about 60 Anabaptist healthcare professionals and their families gathered at Bluffton University in Ohio under the theme of “Stories of Healing.” ... read more about Beth Toner MSN ’17 offers plenary at MHF Annual Gathering from Mennonite Health Journal
Sylvia Hooley Meyer '09, MA '13 wrote "An Open Letter to Government Officials On the Investigation of Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center." The News Leader published it June 30, 2018, in its entirety. ... read more about Former juvenile center teacher writes letter about treatment of immigrant children from Staunton News Leader
When Eastern Mennonite Seminary Master of Divinity candidate Jason Wagner presented his capstone integration project this spring, he was introduced by Nathan Carr, a man he’d gotten to know on ... read more about Chaplain’s MDiv capstone project explores ‘healing and redemption’ in jail ministry
People on journeys. Immigrants crossing deadly deserts. College students emerging into adult identities and roles. Families seeking sound mental health and solid relationships. Newcomers striving to start businesses in new ... read more about Gilberto Pérez Jr. ’94 to be honored with EMU’s Distinguished Service Award
YoungJi Jang graduated from Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) not just with a master’s degree in conflict transformation, but also deep belief in restorative practices. In ... read more about CJP student participates in historic use of restorative justice in North Carolina felony case
Kara Mongold, a reading specialist at Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School in Augusta County Public Schools, is the 2018 recipient of the Linda Heatwole Bland Literacy Scholarship. The scholarship is ... read more about Augusta elementary educator awarded literacy scholarship
Shankar Rai has a message for the youth of the Bhutanese-Nepali Churches of America (BNCA) this summer: Love God with all your heart and soul, yes – but also with ... read more about Shankar Rai MDiv, MAOL ’18 to address Bhutanese-Nepali youth at national convention
As a child, I dreamt of seeing an airplane—not even being in it—and regularly begged my father to take me to the airport to see one. These days, I fly to different regions of the world on speaking engagements as a peace and human rights advocate. The countries I have visited include the United States, Turkey, the Netherlands, Cambodia, South Africa and Rwanda, among others. I did not initially aspire to a career in peace, human rights and women and youth empowerment advocacy; I wanted to be a doctor and had successfully completed undergraduate studies in chemistry and biology at the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences, an affiliate of the Stella Maris Polytechnic, in Monrovia, Liberia. Once I began getting involved in peace advocacy, witnessing the international community’s peace efforts in my country, I realised that disarming the fighters was just an aspect of peace; to achieve genuine peace requires reconciliation among the various groups, between young and old, the genders, etc. ... read more about Gwendolyn Myers GC ‘ 14 shares her peacebuilding journey for Modern Ghana from Modern Ghana