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...
Luz: Laughter amidst the tears
The protagonist of today’s story is a woman who, for security reasons, I’ll call Luz.
Luz was born in La Guajira, on the Caribbean coast of Colomb...
How border militarization in southern Mexico is putting Central American migrants at risk
Doña Francisca* keeps a photo of herself and a young relative, Kevin*, on her phone. In the photo, Doña Francisca is wearing a mask, but Kevin is bar...
Building a Bridge
It’s well known that relationships can be hard, but they can be even harder when we are trying to establish a relationship between people from differe...
That I Would Go For My Family
I first saw David* sitting on a curb, his frame outlined against the Suchiate River in the distance. The Suchiate separates Mexico from Guatemala, a n...
Andean Anabaptist Encounter — Statement on Venezuela
Elizabeth Miller is the Country Representative for MCC Colombia-Ecuador.
In November, representatives from Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren and Brethr...
Little Candles to Save the World
This post was originally published by Anna Vogt, Director of MCC's Ottawa Office, on December 8, 2017 here.
As always, last night was beautiful. Fa...
Building a City of Peace
Annalee Giesbrecht is the MCC Haiti Advocacy and Communications Co-ordinator. The above photo is of Alex Pierre.
Of the dozen or so people sitting...