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reflections on colombia 3 – stories of resilience

March 31, 2014 Celebrating, Journeying Together, Yearning for Home Leave a comment
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If the first word (displacement) represents the cause of the suffering and the second word (accompaniment) represents the path of those, Colombian or ex-pats, who seek to care and help, the third word represents the hope in the heart of the victims, and that word is resilience. I will tell […]

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reflections on colombia 2 – the gift of accompaniment

March 28, 2014 Good Work, Embracing Others, Journeying Together Leave a comment
Mennonite church in Cazuca, Soacha

If displacement is the word we kept hearing when looking at the struggles of the people, accompaniment is the word that marked the path of those seeking to help. Having been separated from so many of their resources, displaced people need others to walk alongside them, assisting them in restoring […]

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reflections on colombia 1 – the wounds of displacement

March 25, 2014 Lamenting 1 Comment

[I’ve recently returned from a two week learning tour in Colombia. For most of the group this trip was a part of St. Stephen’s University’s program on International Studies. For me it was to better understand my duties as part of the board for MCC Canada – the relief, peace […]

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