Psycho-social transformation
PeaceBuilders Community took part in ‘Tingog Mamasapano’ — “Surfacing the Unheard Voices of Civilians Caught in the Crossfire: A Women’s Solidarity and Listening Mission,” last February 11, 2015. We sent two of our women staff members who were both born and raised up in Mindanao — Dawn Albert Pates (PAR Resource Development) and Kevin Marie …
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At 2:30 am in January 25, Special Action Force troopers of the Philippine National Police infiltrated Mamasapano to conduct a “law enforcement operations against high-value targets.” The teams are composed of the following: 36 elite cops belonging to the 55th SAF company, which serve as the blocking force, in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano 37 elite cops belonging …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/01/30/i-mourn-for-all-the-victims-of-the-mamasapano-violence/
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Isaiah 43:18 There are overwhelming reasons why Joji and I, along with the whole PeaceBuilders Community, are excited to …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/01/01/were-so-excited-to-embrace-2015/
Earlier today, we chatted with our children and grandchildren online. I am very, very happy and overwhelmingly grateful for the provision of the Creator for my family. For this, I praise God and shout MERRY CHRISTMAS from my heart. Along with many of my fellow workers, I’m praying and passionately contributing, even in our small …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/12/25/my-2014-christmas-day-reflection/
My good friend and fellow peace advocate, Shirlyn Macasarte Villanueva, reports that, “Today, a Rural Transit bus from Wao going to Cagayan was bombed. Casualties reported mostly are students: 11 dead and 20 wounded. It exploded in front of the Central Mindanao University in Musuan Bukidnon.” A major news network is developing their news report …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/12/09/we-cry-justice-for-the-victims-of-bus-bombing-in-bukidnon/
“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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/11/28/checking-my-alignment-with-the-biblical-vision-of-transformation/
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/11/08/kalinga-par-community-is-born/
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