Report from Winnipeg

Tom & I are still in Winnipeg enjoying our time at the Mennonite People’s Summit.  Tuesday we had the opportunity to have lunch with Jamie Arpin-Ricci.  We first met Jamie at a conference at Three Hills in Alberta several years ago and he and I have reconnected recently through facebook.  I love opportunities like this to get together with people with similar concerns for community and for the needs of our world.  We have also met with Aidan Enns of Geez Magazine. This is the most creative and challenging Christian magazine we have ever read and I highly recommend it to everyone.  We have also reconnected to a number of people who were part of a Youth Leaders course we taught at CMU several years ago including Bryan Moyer Suderman of SmallTall Music, and Krista and  Darryl Neustaedter Barg.  It is always good to reconnect to old friends as well as having the opportunity to make new ones.

Tom and I are always challenged by the whole life approach to faith of Mennonites.  It is a privilege and an inspiration to be involved in an event like this.