originally published by Lancaster Mennonite School
Since 2013, Amy (Yoder) McGloughlin ’90 has been involved with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), an organization committed to the transforming power of nonviolence. Thinking back on what influenced her to begin working with CPT, she says, “I originally went on a delegation because I was tired of saying that the occupation in Palestine was too complicated to understand. If I believe in the work of peace modeled by Jesus, I need to be willing to get into the complicated mess of history and human relationships.” For Amy, going on delegations to Palestine, “became a model of what peacemaking looks like. Peacemaking is not passive.” […]