{"id":27146,"date":"2026-05-22T19:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=27146"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:16:08","slug":"childrens-book-about-feetwashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/childrens-book-about-feetwashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Press publishes children\u2019s book about feetwashing written by Gimbiya Kettering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In Washing My Sister\u2019s Feet<\/em>, a new Brethren Press picture book for children written by Gimbiya Kettering and illustrated by Gabhor Utomo, Ilse loves going to her grandmother\u2019s church. Especially today, because she\u2019s going to love feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the day is not going well. Ilse is annoyed by her big sister, Lina, who always gets to do things first. Ilse finds herself in tears before the meal begins. By the end, however, she has learned something new about family, forgiveness, and feetwashing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a story of sisters. It\u2019s also a story of a dad who understands and a church that widens its circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer Gimbiya Kettering draws on her experience growing up in the Church of the Brethren, her sensitivity as the mother of two girls, and her nuanced understanding of a multiracial family finding meaning in the traditions of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Church of the Brethren, feetwashing is one part of love feast, a core practice in the life of the church. At love feast\u2014traditionally held twice a year\u2014church members re-enact the last supper, including Jesus\u2019 washing of the feet of the disciples. In a postscript at the back of the book, readers see the text from John 13 and learn more about love feast in the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Washing My Sister\u2019s Feet is now available to pre-order for $18.99 at www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783998.htm<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The luminous illustrations are by Gabhor Utomo. He also has contributed to The Peace Table: A Storybook Bible<\/em> published by Brethren Press and MennoMedia as part of the Shine curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washing My Sister\u2019s Feet<\/em> is now available to pre-order for $18.99 at www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783998.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be published June 29 and also will be available to purchase in-person this summer at the Brethren Press bookstore at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brethren Press, the publishing house of the Church of the Brethren, publishes curriculum for all ages, as well as books and other resources that help people learn about the distinctives of Church of the Brethren beliefs and practices. Find the online bookstore at www.brethrenpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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