La Posada

See MCC Washington's reflections on La Posada and the Migrant Caravan here.   Elena Huegel is an EMU graduate working in Chiapas with the Instituto de Estudios e Investigación Intercultural, A.C. (IN...

Nica Food Diaries Part 2: The Nacatamal

Julie Aeschliman is the Education Program Coordinator for MCC Nicaragua. Nacatamales are a bit of a mystery to me.  Unlike tamales found in other parts of Mesoamerica, nacatamales are uniquely Nicaraguan, ma...

Connecting Honduras and Working for Peace

Jill Steinmetz is currently serving as a Digital Media Specialist with MCC's SALT program in Honduras. Sweet bread and hot coffee fueled discussions of peace and justice at a faith-based Partner Gathering in...

Don’t Ever Give Up!

In the coming months, MCC LACA is republishing stories from the Life Stories project produced by seeders from the MCC Bolivia program. The Life Stories project is an attempt to show how the reflective peacebuil...

Like Drops of Water in an Open Hand

Derrick Charles is MCC Co-Representative for Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  Ever since picking up the guitar in middle school, I’ve enjoyed playing and creating with music.  Over the years, making music has also...