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 Quito, Ecuador, that has opened its doors to refugees from ...
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 who have worked with MCC Colombia’s partners – had longed for...
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 negotiations between the Colombian government and the R...
Borderland Emotions
Anna Vogt is the Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This post was originally published on her personal blog.
The Mexican border is a line between
Faith and the shackled dream.
-Ray Gonzalez
It was ...
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 weeks ago, UN officials went on record admitting their role in c...
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 after nearly four year of negotiations, effectively ending the...
Cafe Justo: Coffee and Migration
Erica VanEssendelft is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC Mexico. This post is part of our ongoing series on migration.
“It’s a business with a very, very strong social conscience. It’s the basis o...
Hospitality, Boyasence Style
Anna Vogt is the Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This post was originally published on her personal blog.
I have never felt so welcomed in a place as I did in Turmeque over the last MCC retreat. I ha...
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies
I read Seth M. Holmes’ Fresh Fruit; Broken Bodies, on a beach. There is still sand between the pages and that feeling of grit on an otherwise smooth surface sums the book up well. It is an uncomfortable read, a...
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 and meetings, the spaces of reflection afterwards, the green b...