Pasadena, Calif.
A gathering of the worldwide Anabaptist group that helped give birth to Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) mourned the death of CPT worker Tom Fox on March 11.
The Mennonite World Conference General Council, composed of about 100 Anabaptist leaders from around the world, expressed "deep grief" at Fox's death in a letter to CPT. Word was received during the council's triennial meeting last month that Fox, 54, a Quaker from Clear Brook, Va., had been found dead in Iraq after being held hostage since November.
"We mourn with you the loss of this courageous man, whose life and words testified to the power of the nonviolent love of God in Jesus Christ," …
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