A Reflection on Solidarity
Edder Mecón (in white) is an MCC service worker from Colombia serving in Honduras. He shares a reflection on the Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia that he participated in with a Mennonite congregation in...
Truth and Reconciliation
By Anna Vogt, a service worker in MCC Colombia currently working with Justapaz, a Mennonite organization working for justice, peace and non-violent action in Colombia. Originally posted at: thellamadiaries.co...
The Butterflies of Buenaventura (Part 1): A Woman’s Courage
Photo: David Sulewski
David Sulewski, together with his wife Tibrine da Fonesca, works with MCC in Quito, Ecuador, coordinating the Refugee Project, a ministry of the Mennonite Church in Quito to refugees, th...
Weekly Roundup, May 22
Photo: Anna Vogt
Latin American Allies Resist U.S. Strategy in Drug Fight
Colombia just discarded a cornerstone of the American-backed fight against drugs, blocking the aerial spraying of coca, the plant used ...
A Step in the Right Direction: Stopping Aerial Fumigations in Colombia
Giles Eanes lives and works in Istmina, Choco as part of the MCC Seed program. This blog was first posted on his personal blog.
Glyphosate has been in the news a lot lately. Also known as Roundup, this chem...
Weekly Round-Up, May 15
La Vega, Guatemala Photo: Anna Vogt
The Cost of Stemming the Tide
A report published today by the Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute (HRI) finds that Mexico is currently falling short of its human rights ...
The Body of Christ
Katie Geluso, is a Salter currently serving in Mexico City. This post was adapted from her personal blog.
Burundi’s president wants to run for an unconstitutional third term and the country might be on the ...
Weekly News Round-Up, May 8
Photo: Anna Vogt
New report: Displacement is rising in Latin America
Latin America was not exempt from the report’s purview, however; in fact, the IDMC reported that the region has experienced a 12 percent i...
A Livelihood Threatened: Bolivia
Elizabeth Vincent works with the Center for Ecology and the Andean People (CEPA), a friend organization of Mennonite Central Committee.
In November this past year (2014) there was a calamitous wildlife die-o...
A Refugee Cross
David Sulewski, together with his wife Tibrine da Fonesca, works with MCC in Quito, Ecuador, coordinating the Refugee Project, a ministry of the Mennonite Church in Quito to refugees, the majority of whom are f...