From 1987 to 2011, China to America, lives collide
The year was 1987. My aunt Kristina, then 20 years old, was with Goshen College’s fourth...
“Global Citizen” of the Week: Betesida Zewdie
Betesida Zewdie is a third-year psychology student from Ethiopia. After spending 15 years in her...
The great wild outdoors
I’m sitting in my apartment room looking out my window, observing the fierceness of the winter...
GC’s “shining lights”: A diverse teaching faculty
The recent decision by the Goshen College Board of Directors to shift the teaching faculty hiring...
A view into a children’s home
I got an email at the end of September from Bev Lapp telling me about an internship available at...
Letter to the Editor: Miller family thanks Goshen College Community
[Editors Note] On Oct. 9, 2001, Goshen College professor Jim Miller was killed during a home robbery...
Global Citizen of the Week: Sandrine Uwase Sandrali, Rwanda
Sandrine was born in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She attended...
Bishop shares the story of her crafting misfortune
My friend and I set up our sewing machines across from each other and pulled up a blog with a...
Global Citizen of the Week, Christmas Edition
Czech Republic During Christmas, my mother and some of my brothers engage in preparing a huge meal....
Breaking My Own Defenses
Cambodian traffic etiquette is as follows: the bigger you are, the more right-of-way you have. This...
Dropping Mennonite requirement risks losing essential identity
I’m thankful that two Record articles and an editorial discussed the decision to eliminate the...
Global Citizen of the Week: Samita Thapa, Nepal
Samita Thapa was born on July 12, 1990 in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. She lived at home with...
Nafziger shares his sst misfortune
China is a wonderful country. I spent two months there and was astounded by the hospitality and...
Appreciating parents’ sacrifices
It took me three years and 5,176 miles to realize the magnitude of my parents’ sacrifice for me...
Finding my place at the table: Young women and the church
What does it mean to be a woman in the church? I have clear memories from growing up of sitting...
