“Lord, the people are crying … “
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Lars Ackerson is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC-Honduras.
March 7, 2019
Buenos dias! I’m Lars Akerson (pictured right), the Connecting P...
What’s in the bag? Hope
Wendy Vado is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator with MCC Nicaragua/Costa Rica.
A few days ago I traveled to Colombia for a regional orientation for new MCC workers. I confess that I was not exactly excited...
Learning together in Honduras!
Emily Bowman is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator in Honduras
In May 2017, MCC Honduras had the opportunity to welcome a new kind of learning tour: past participants in MCC´s Summer Service Program (summer...
Learning Tour Puerto Rico-Honduras
En Semana Santa, un grupo de cuatro jóvenes adultos de las iglesias menonitas en Puerto Rico vinieron a visitar Honduras en una gira de aprendizaje. Nadia nos compartió algunas de sus reflexiones sobre la visit...
Current IVEPer Leda Garcia shares about Honduran women
We are proud to share a speech written by current IVEPer Leda Garcia, given as part of an assignment for her host organization in Canada, Winnipeg Harvest. When given the choice to talk about any topic, she cho...
Coast to Coast begins!
The Cycling Learning Tour is a combination of a learning tour with a unique opportunity for cyclists to participate in a Honduran bicycling event called "Costa a Costa" (Coast-to-Coast), organized by Trans...
Young Adult connections through SALT and IVEP | Mennonite Central Committee East Coast
One of the greatest connections made in serving with MCC is through relationships. These relationships across cultural, political, and economic divides contribute to building up the global church and fostering ...
Hope de l@s jóvenes
via Finding Lempira by Charissa Zehr
I looked around the table at 6 eager faces, all with bright eyes and genuine smiles. Discussing "honduran-isms," regional dialects, and unique foods, the conversation was a...
Young adult exchange programs
Part of the Connecting Peoples program in Honduras is the sending and receiving of young adults as part of the SALT, YAMEN!, and IVEP programs.
These programs are great opportunities for cross-cultural learnin...
Connecting Peoples: A Brief Intro
The Connecting Peoples program is seen by MCC as a peace-building initiative that seeks to break down barriers between people and to expand the understanding and "worldview" of participants in order to make lon...