Peace in the midst of war
By Ilich Aviles, a YAMENer living in Honduras, originally from Nicaragua.
Ilich reflects on finding hope and security in a country with the highest murder rate in the world, according to a 2011 study by...
Paz en medio de la guerra
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Este mapa muestra el equipo del CCM Honduras. Trabajamos con organizaciones locales que en su mayoría trabajan con poblaciones marginalizadas. Esta historia esta escrita por Ilich Avi...
“NAFTA on Steroids”: Mexico and the TPP
By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement would be the most significant event in internation...
The power of clicktavism and beyond
By Anna Vogt, a service worker in MCC Colombia currently working with Justapaz, a Mennonite organization working for justice, peace and non-violent action in Colombia.
I'm sure you are all familiar with those...
Jóvenes CCMerxs
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Este año en agosto, 4 jóvenes catracho/as salieron de su país para servir 11 meses con el CCM. Tambien, recibimos 3 jóvenes de otros países para servir aquí en Honduras. Estxs jóv...
Gangs in Central America
By Chris Hershberger Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.
In Central America, Evangelical churches are similar to gangs, Robert Brenneman explained to a group o...
Learning about bananas
Written by: Charissa Zehr
Every January we have an MCC Honduras team meeting to do planning for the year ahead. This year, our meeting was in El Progreso, an interesting city not too far from San Pedro. The "v...
Imagine saying no: Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Many Mennonite communities throughout Latin America have been working to protect conscientious objectors from mandatory enlistment. MCC has been working on supporting these efforts, based on our historic commit...
Las Americas
Larisa Zehr is a Community Accompaniment worker for MCC Colombia. This piece was originally posted August 31 on her personal blog, From I to We.
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I woke up this morning (August 31) with no...