Once anorexic, always anorexic
I haven't put pen to paper about my anorexia in years. Maybe even a decade. As unbelievable as it is for me to be typing the next sentence, it is true: I was anorexic more than 20 years ago. I can pontificate (and perhaps I will at another time) on what life has been like since but I think what is important is to get inside the mind of an anorexic for a bit ...
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Pam Raffensberger new Ten Thousand Villages CEO
From Ten Thousand Villages
Ten Thousand Villages announced on Nov. 12 the company's appointment of Pam Raffensberger to Chief Executive Officer. Unanimously voted by the board of directors, Raffensberger, who most recently served as interim CEO and standing Chief Financial Officer, brings a wealth of experience in sustainable product sourcing and financial strategy, having already contributed toward the re-design and growth of the brand's online channel in addition to spearheading successful launches of two new storefront locations this year ...
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MCC responds to Typhoon Haiyan
By Marla Pierson Lester of Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Central Committee is responding to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, providing funding for relief, supporting an initial assessment team of an MCC partner organization and working with partners to determine needs for longer-term recovery ...  Read more ... Photo: Typhoon Haiyan battered the Philippines, including this area of Eastern Samar. MCC is responding through partners. ACT Alliance/Christian Aid photo.
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College Corner: AMBS finds affirmation and inspiration for creation care efforts
By Mary E. Klassen of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical SeminaryAnabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind., found both affirmation and inspiration when two representatives, Janeen Bertsche Johnson and Ryan Harker, attended the second annual gathering of the Seminary Stewardship Alliance ... Read more ... Photo: AMBS students Janette Gallagher, Katarina Friesen and Ryan Harker explore one of the AMBS wildflower and prairie grass areas during the orientation course required of all students. Photo by Mary E. Klassen.
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Tim's blog: Anabaptist Camp Followers VI: Caleb Lázaro Moreno 
This week in my sixth post in my ongoing Anabaptist Camp Followers series, I interview Caleb Lázaro Moreno. He is a Bible and religion major at Bethel College in Newton, Kan. He and his family play a key role in planting and pastoring Iglesia El Centro in Colorado Spring, Colo. ... Read more ...
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