The Heresy of U.S. Exceptionalism
As extremists scaled the wall of the U.S. Capitol, I sat less than four miles away, staring at my computer screen and trying to follow the news repor...
A chapina in Nicaragua
*chapín/chapina is a word many Guatemalans use to refer to themselves.
“Dale”—a slang word that means something like “go for it”—is one of the mos...
Yes, Racism is Alive in Colombia
This article is part of a series about racism in Colombia. Read more.
“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” James Baldwin
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Redeeming a Lost Decade
The date was December 1981; the place, La Ceiba, Honduras. Oscar Dueñas, a young Mennonite electrician’s assistant, was leaving work with his cousin ...
Bordo? What is a bordo?
At the beginning of my service with MCC, I had a lot of questions swirling around in my head. Many of them made my doubt I’d be able to do my job. Ba...
Another World is Possible
The first time I gave any serious thought to Latin America was probably during a postmodern literature course I took in the dead of winter during my ...
Where are our children?
One could respond to this title in many different ways. Some might respond metaphorically, or else by thinking of the positions—of power, participati...
That Man Is You: Confronting Racism in Bolivia
This morning was my day to go shopping, and on the way home a random man I passed on the street stopped me and said, "The only good thing about this ...
Letter of Support in Response to Death Threats against JUSTAPAZ
As a faith-based Anabaptist organization with 100 years of work for relief, development and peace, Mennonite Central Committee supports the work of JU...
Statement from the Anabaptist Mennonite Christian Church of Ecuador
The last two weeks in Ecuador have been marked by significant social protest as well as state repression in response to proposed economic measures tha...