Randi Walle

WINONA LAKE, IND. – On Friday, February 1, 2013, the Grace College Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children will host Scott Rigsby, world recognized Ironman and double amputee, to kick off the Transition Exploration Day on the campus of Grace College. Rigsby’s history is a fascinating and compelling story of persistence against enormous odds. Despite

GraceConnect and the Brethren Missionary Herald Company welcomes intern Ethan Sheckler. A native of Goshen, Ind., Ethan is a senior at Grace College and plans to graduate in May. He has served as copy editor and staff writer for the Grace College Sounding Board. Watch for Ethan’s byline on graceconnect.us and in the new GraceConnect magazine. He’ll

WINONA LAKE, IN. –Last semester at Grace College demonstrated an extraordinary achievement for the college: five Grace professors received doctorate degrees during the fall 2012 semester.  Jeff Gill, Roger Stichter, Deb Musser, Cheryl Bremer, and Terry White all finished their degrees this fall while teaching for the college. “Institutions like ours always have faculty members that

The BBC this afternoon in reporting that a ceasefire has been signed in the Central African Republic. Since December 10, the Seleka rebel force took control of northern and eastern CAR and began a trek toward the capital of Bangui. Missionary staff with Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions) were evacuated where necessary. (See

Registration for the Women’s Leadership Summit to be held next weekend is nearly full, according to Chery Boehm, coordinator of leadership development for Women of Grace USA.  She says that 46 women will be attending the weekend, which will focus on “A Wardrobe of Gracious Influence” and be led by Margie Brubaker, a pastor’s wife

GraceConnect and the Brethren Missionary Herald Company welcomes intern Andrea Skowronski to the staff. A Michigan native, Andrea recently graduated from Grace College with a B.A. degree in English. She previously interned with Encompass World Partners in Winona Lake, Ind., and was involved in writing for the Sounding Board newspaper and Scribblous literary magazine at

The political situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be strained. Here is a recent media report about peace-keeping efforts. Continue to pray for the Grace Brethren ministries in this country. A portion of the story appears below. Read the complete story here. Central African Republic ceasefire urged as talks begin (Reuters) –