First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca
I grew up in a community where my grandfather was a farmer and, like most of us here, we belong to an Indigenous community. We’ve been brought up knowing that we need to wake up early and help on the farm and ...
Walking Together: Notes from MCC LACA’s 2022 Indigenous Peoples Encounter
In 1491, the territory that we now call the Americas was full of communities of many colours and sounds, of flourishing art, with sophisticated and diverse food production and complex political systems and all...
On shaky ground: How climate change is making life more complex for rural farmers in Bolivia
After our second visit of the day, we took a moment to sit, eat and chat more with members of the Chucarasi community in Norte de Potosí (North of Potosí), Bolivia. After we finished a full meal of freshly gro...
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...