Recognizing faithful commitment in an instant-gratification society, Mennonite Mission Network honored 19 long-term mission workers during the annual Overseas Mission Seminar held at Goshen (Ind.) College from July 19-25.

The formerly Soviet-occupied country of Belarus made headlines in March when its controversial president was re-elected in a campaign many have condemned as corrupt. A student at Lithuania Christian College reflects on her troubled homeland in this essay.

Suzanna Krivulskaya may look like an ordinary college student. But her life experiences in Belarus – and her hopes and dreams for her troubled homeland – make her far from ordinary.