Some of you have asked what kind of Mennonite group I used to belong to, and I understand the concern about how these stories might reflect on the broader Mennonite community. I want to say clearly: my intention is never to drag anyone through the mud. The group I was part of was a specific, closed-off community with its own practices and leadership called the Kleine Gemeinde. A sect off of the old colonists. My experiences there were deeply personal, and while they shaped me, they don’t represe