Clean Water in Ochomogo
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to visit and get to know several rural communities in Nicaragua. On one particular visit with my coworkers, I had a chance to sit down and talk with a few w...
Accompanying Low German Mennonites at MCC Bolivia’s Centro Menno
People from the Low German Mennonite colonies may come into Centro Menno in Santa Cruz, Bolivia for a variety of reasons. While store men and taxi drivers picking up a bulk subscription of the Mennonitische Po...
Enough minutes to call
I’m grateful to God for this simple lesson: “What I saw as a misfortune has become a blessing for another, who in turn, out of their need, blessed me.”
I want to share with you a little of what I’ve learned...
Migration is an act of courage
Migration is complicated and stories of migration, like their protagonists, are unique. What they have in common is the combination of resilience and the human desire to survive. In the countries of the Centra...
MCC Colombia-Ecuador Virtual Learning Tour
Welcome to the MCC Colombia-Ecuador virtual learning tour! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are unable to welcome you in person to visit our program and partners. But that doesn't mean there aren't lots of hope...
Maya Textiles: The Books They Couldn’t Burn
Ignorance is a blessing. I really mean that. Ignorance allows us to visit places like the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing and leave marveling at the beauty of the huipiles, cortes, and other ...
Luz: Laughter amidst the tears
The protagonist of today’s story is a woman who, for security reasons, I’ll call Luz.
Luz was born in La Guajira, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. She describes it as a beautiful region, very warm but al...
Anabaptist churches and organizations respond to violence in Colombia
On April 28, tens of thousands of Colombia marched in a renewed iteration of the National Strike that had begun strongly in November 2019. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Strike stopped but the r...