From deformed leg to national championship
 By Everett J. Thomas
On Dec. 14, 1993, mission worker Lynda Hollinger-Janzen was serving at a church-based health-care center in the West African country of Benin. In the maternity department, women would arrive well into labor, pay $3 to have their babies' umbilical cords cut with sterile instruments, then leave a few hours later ... Read more ...
Photo: Femi defends against a play from eventual 2013 champion Notre Dame in a match last fall. Photo by Everett Thomas.
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Web exclusive opinion: Why I became a peace activist
By Daniel Riehl
My father voted for president only once, was fooled and never again voted in a political election. A wise decision. He had voted for Woodrow Wilson because he promised to keep the United States out of the war in Europe, but after his election he led our nation into what became known as World War I which then led to World War II and then the cold war ...  Read more ... Photo: Daniel Riehl joined seven other individuals from Pilgirims Mennonite in Akron, Pa., at the School of the Americans Watch protest at the gates of Ft. Benning, Ga., November 2013. Photo provided.
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College Corner: Cross-cultural learning in Haiti teaches Bethel nursing students gratitude
By Melanie Zuercher of Bethel CollegeThe first thing Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., nursing students who traveled to Haiti before Christmas received was culture shock. But what they brought home was gratitude ... Read more ...  Photo: Bethel College students in front of Hôpital Ste. Therese in Hinche, Haiti. From left, front row: Erin Regier, Lacy Smith, Scott Musgrave; middle: Ashley Morris; back: Naura Harlow, Alexis Renteria, Erin Hilger Photo by Geri Tyrell.
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Tim blog: Bertha Beachy: Five connections between Amish and Somali culture
When I was growing up in Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., Bertha Beachy was one of the elders of the community. She taught me a lot about the way wise women can move powerfully and effectively in a community without always having to be in front ... Read more ...
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