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...
Biking for education
For Katerina Parsons, this past year has been an opportunity to experience first-hand how individuals working together can make a difference.
Parsons, a Michigan native from Bethel Church in Jackson, Mich., sp...
Haiti Is Courageous
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...
Weekly News Roundup, July 29, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the countries where M...
The (not so) Good Life in Guatemala
Nancy Sabas is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator in Guatemala.
The Connecting Peoples program of MCC Guatemala and El Salvador hosted a group of students this May from the University of Avila in Kansas Cit...
Haitian Farmers to the U.S. Government: “No to free peanuts!”
The USDA is planning to ship 500 metric tons of dry-roasted U.S. peanuts to Haiti to feed schoolchildren this fall. Ask Haitian peanut farmer St. Abel Pierre her opinion, and she’ll tell you: she’s worried, and...
Micro-migration from the Bordos to El Trebol in Honduras
Benjamin Kreider worked as a SALTer with CASM over the past year. This post is part of our ongoing series on migration.
We used to be afraid when it rained. Afraid that the water would rise and wash us away...
Haiti Is Passionate
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...