Last month we celebrated Charlotte’s 8th birthday in isolation. All four of us had COVID-19 at the time but, fortunately, the birthday girl had the mildest symptoms of the four of us. She had been hoping for a birthday party with her friends from school but, while disappointed, was completely understanding of the situation. At…
Month: March 2022
Earl Shutt
I haven’t shared the story of how I became Mennonite here (and I won’t be now) but the course of my life was changed profoundly by attending Fairfield Mennonite Church while in High School. Suffice to say, I wouldn’t be with Mennonite Central Committee or in Cambodia now if not for that congregation’s influence. As…
Prayer for Peace, from Cambodia to Ukraine
Monika, from Cambodia, served in Ukraine with MCC’s YAMEN program from 2019 to 2020. I shared some of her social media posts in an earlier post and I wanted to follow-up by sharing her prayer for peace. The Lord of peace, the Lord of love, I kneel here, crying and pleading, waiting for the miracles…