We will discuss the United States military and its effects on our youth, particularly young people of color. We will discuss the cost (economically, emotionally, and spiritually). We will discuss other ways our young people could serve their communities and country, until they are mentally, emotionally and spiritually mature.

About the instructor: Cyneatha Millsaps

Cyneatha Millsaps is a co-pastor of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana. She is executive director of Mennonite Women USA. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana, and her master of divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. She previously served with Mennonite Central Committee as a program director for the Great Lakes in which she was responsible for programming in the areas of restorative justice, mass incarceration concerns, youth and young adult service, and various social justice initiatives. She worked for several years directly with victims of domestic violence. Cyneatha is the founder of BAPS (Black American Princesses), a mentoring program for young African American females between the ages of eight to 17. She and her husband, Steven, have seven children and 20 grandchildren.