Peggy has worked in Iraq from 2002 -2018, and three terms in Palestine between 2003-2007, with the Christian Peacemaker Teams (now Community Peacemaker Teams – CPT). She has written two books based on her work in Iraq: Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace (2004), and Walking Through Fire: Iraqis’ Struggle for Justice and Reconciliation (2013). She is the grandmother of five, and lives on a farm near Athens, Ohio.