November 2014 archive

CHECKING MY ALIGNMENT WITH THE BIBLICAL VISION OF TRANSFORMATION

“The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” (Revelation 21:26-27 NIV) My hope for the future of humanity: :: the glory of …

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EXPLORING A FUTURE PEACE FARM IN KAPATAGAN

After leading a community reflection this Sunday morning, Joji, Byron, Dawn, and I drove to Kapatagan — a community at the foothills of Mount Apo. We were hosted by our friends, Edwin and Inday Arcenas. We will soon be neighbors to be partners in advocating Peace and Reconciliation principles and to plant Arabica coffee together …

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PBCI CELEBRATES GERD’S BIRTHDAY

We, at PBCI, are so happy that you are here with us during your birthday, Gerd! ___ Gerd Bartel was the first person in Canada who listened to a dream of doing a church-based peacebuilding mission to the Philippines that would embrace the neighbor, even so-called enemies, with the love of God. A graduate research …

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KALINGA PAR COMMUNITY IS BORN!

We were invited by a group of tribal leaders in Kalinga Province to share our the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles being advocated by PeaceBuilders Community. The first segment of our Kalinga journey were spent in various tribal communities to get to get initial experience of the places, the people, and the various cultures in …

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OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

We are sent by Mennonite Church Canada Witness in partnership with our international community.