A Letter from the Future
Vibrant and active young people define the LACA region. From photographing beauty in the midst of structural injustice to show Haiti on its own terms,...
Moving Beyond Yes or No: The Search for Prodigal Peace in Colombia
Bonnie Klassen is the Area Director for South America and Mexico. She lives in Bogota, Colombia.
I still remember when the Caguan Peace Talks betw...
The Way is Peace
Andrew Claassen in the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC Nicaragua.
On July 19, 1979, Nicaraguans awoke to triumph. Having fled the country t...
Parenting and Pain
Christopher Fretz works with MCC Mexico in San Cristobal. This article was originally published on his personal blog.
Today is October 2. As a par...
Hospitality in Quito
Elizabeth Phelps is a co-representative for MCC Colombia. This blog is part of our ongoing series on migration.
There is a small Mennonite church in...
Colombia’s long road to bread and peace
Angélica Rincón could not stop smiling. All around her, crowds of people cheered and waved signs, banners and Colombian flags. Rincón – like others wh...
Desiring Peace in Colombia: Chocoanos Protest Government Abandonment in Nonviolent Civic Strike
Carrie Vereide and Daniel Christie live and work in Choco, Colombia as part of MCC's Seed program.
August 24th marked a historic day for Colombia....
The UN’s Crucial Cholera Admission
Katharine Oswald is a policy analyst and advocacy coordinator for MCC Haiti. This article was originally published on the MCC Haiti blog.
Two week...
Colombian Anabaptist Perspectives on the Peace Accords
Wednesday, August 24 was an historic day in Colombia: the national government and FARC guerrilla group announced that they had reached an agreement af...
The Privilege of Being Uncomfortable
Once a year, I spend a day travelling by jeep through the Montes de Maria.
I hate it.
I love the communities that we visit, the conversations an...