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Bethel grad, a 9/11 survivor, recalls how experience changed herRuth Tumblin

By Melanie Zuercher

When it came to marking the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, Bethel College chapel planners turned to a personal connection.

Ruth Tumblin, a 2010 Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., graduate in nursing, survived the Sept. 11 attacks. She was employed at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, a brokerage firm, in its sixth-floor offices at 5 World Trade Center in Manhattan, part of the World Trade Center complex ...

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9/11: 10 years later 

Perez  

By Anna Groff

 

Sandra Perez remembers riding an elevated train in New York City when she saw the first building starting to collapse on Sept. 11, 2001.

"That sign is engrained in my memory," says Perez, oversight minister for Atlantic Coast Conference in New York City. "I knew right away that the U.S. was going to retaliate" ...

 

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Sept. 25 is Peace Sunday 

By Byron Rempel-Burkholder of MWC

Mennonite World Conference
is encouraging congregations in its 100 member churches to observe Peace Sunday on Sept. 25, to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Peace, which is Sept. 21 of this year ...

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College Corner: STAR e-Book chronicles trauma healing program


By Mike Zucconi of Eastern Mennonite University


The tragedies of 9/11 sparked the development of a unique approach to trauma-healing at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va.,--an acclaimed series of trainings called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), refined with the help of thousands of participants in the United States and internationally ...

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Tim's blog: Crazy rooster farm: Animals, insects and humans
Tim Nafziger 

 

Last weekend I was at Crazy Rooster Farm, a permaculture-influenced homestead with meadows, gardens and forest. Below is a selection of the different creatures and landscapes I encountered. Click on the thumbnails for the large images. Enjoy!

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