Walking in Justice: MCC in Honduras
As we celebrate Mennonite Central Committee’s centennial year, I was curious to learn more about the organization’s presence in Honduras. According to the common narrative, 2020 is MCC’s fortieth anniversary i...
Lessons in Care and Resilience, from Our Homes to Yours
Home. What is the meaning of home? The planet earth is our home. As long as we live on this earth, we can surely call anywhere home because home is not about being all easy, relaxed and comfortable. Home is an...
Embracing a World of Color
“Christ is born in the Palacaguina of Chepe Pavon
To a Mary who will humbly iron
the clothes that delight the landowner's beautiful wife
Those who have come to see him are gathered in a crowd;
Joaqu...
COVID-19: An Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves
In 2019 climate change caused enormous damage to the health, nutrition, and homes of millions of people and put marine life and other ecosystems at risk; concentrations of greenhouse gases like CO2, methane and...
Letter of Support in Response to Death Threats against JUSTAPAZ
As a faith-based Anabaptist organization with 100 years of work for relief, development and peace, Mennonite Central Committee supports the work of JUSTAPAZ, an Anabaptist organization that has invested more th...
Dreaming of a Better Life
When one spends two intense weeks driving around Honduras and Guatemala visiting MCC partners who are working with migrants, it’s inspiring and troubling. It’s inspiring to meet with and hear the stories of peo...
El Güegüense, Malcolm Gladwell, and Misunderstandings
Some 300 years ago, 'El Güegüense' was born in Nicaragua. It's a lively satirical play with lots of dance and music, celebrated by Nicaraguans and honored by the UN (UNESCO) list of "intangible cultural herita...
See the Individual
Depositing myself (or rather being deposited by God's will) in Bolivia has certainly been interesting. It has been a place to use the knowledge I acquired in university. It's been a place to make crazy leaps ...
The Voice of the People
Advent has always been my favourite season of the year. The weeks leading up to Christmas are the only time I actually enjoyed the snow and subzero temperatures of my native Winnipeg. I always liked the soft si...
Connection as Sustainability
My coworker told me a story recently of schoolchildren in France who, when asked to draw a picture of chicken, drew pictures of cooked chickens like you would find in your local grocery store or market. Shocked...