Felicia Zamora, of Managua, Nicaragua, talks about her Mennonite connections and 91短视频 education in this graduate student feature provided by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.听鈥淭he University鈥檚 logo is from Micah 6:8: 鈥榃hat does the Lord require of you?鈥� My education there made me aware of social justice issues and Jesus鈥� mandate to love our enemies, our persecutors, and to turn the other cheek,鈥� says Felicia. 鈥淲e were taught not just to evangelize and save souls but actually to become part of the community in which we lived and ministered.鈥�
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