Dann and Joji Pantoja are peace building missionaries commissioned by Peace Mennonite Church and administered through Mennonite Church Canada. They are assigned to the Philippines to lead a team of Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Specialists called PeaceBuilders Community Inc. They also co-founded Coffee for Peace Corp. to help indigenous farmers in the Philippines produce, process, and market their products in accordance with inclusive and sustainable development principles.
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HOW MANY MORE FILIPINOS ARE VICTIMIZED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
According to CTV News, a Filipino woman was smuggled into Canada by a couple from Hongkong and forced her “to work for them as a domestic servant and nanny.” The 38-year old woman kept quiet for many months for fear of being deported. The Vancouver Police Department soon discovered her situation. The human traffickers, Oi Ling …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/06/08/how-many-more-filipino-domestic-workers-are-smuggled-in-canada/
CELEBRATING OUR CHURCH FAMILY IN DAVAO
Today, The Rev. Norman Naromal, senior pastor of Davao Bible Community Church (DBCC), entrusted to me his ministry of preaching. This happens at least once every two months. It helps him get a break from his preaching routine, and it gives me a chance to serve God and the people through biblical teaching. Under Pastor Norman’s leadership, I …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/06/05/celebrating-our-church-family-in-davao/
EXPERIENCE HISTORY, ART, & PEACE AT “DATU’S BREW”
We thank the Hon. Datu Kharis Baraguir and his family for inviting us at the Grand Opening of Datu’s Brew, the first Bangsamoro-conceptualized fair trade coffee shop in the Philippines. Joji and I are a native Tagalog couple. Through the Baraguir Family, we have learned to love, respect, and appreciate the history and culture …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/05/10/experienced-history-art-peace-at-datus-brew/
MENNONITE PEACEBUILDERS IMMERSE IN KALINGA’S STORIES AND CULTURE
A report by MS REGINA MONDEZ, Development Communication Specialist, PeaceBuilders Community On the third week of January 2011, PBCI team had an extraordinary experience in the Province of Kalinga. From Tabuk City, we had a three-hour roller coaster ride on a jeepney loaded with pigs, chickens, and rice. After the ride, we hiked a …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/01/30/pbci-immerses-in-kalingas-stories-and-culture/
COTABATO CHRISTIAN LEADERS EMBRACE PAR MINISTRY
Reported by MS REGINA MONDEZ, Development Communication Specialist, PeaceBuilders Community On November 8, 2010, PeaceBuilders Community Inc (PBCI) Field Operations Team traveled to Cotabato City to explore the possibility of organizing a Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community in this area. The team met with 15 participants from various Churches and Christian organizations to discuss and …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2010/11/10/1142/
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