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Bender family serving through the generations – Mennonite Central Committee
Three generations of the Bender family have served with MCC internationally. John '53 and Naomi Bender '53 began the legacy of service by establishing a clinic in Haiti in 1959. Their daughter Jan '78 (GC professor of history) and son-in-law Peter Shetler '78 served in multiple locations with MCC, followed by their sons Dan '06 and Paul '08.