Socio-Political Transformation
Gerd Bartel visited us in Davao City and helped us during the Fifth Wave of our Relief Operations in Compostela Valley. He was accompanied by his son-in-law, Darnell Barkman. Darnell and Christina, along with their two sons, Cody and Makai, serve with Mennonite Church Canada Witness in planting Peace Church Philippines which is located in …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/01/19/gerd-bartel-visits-peacebuilders-community/
In coordination with national, provincial, and local governments, as well as with various non-government organizations, PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) shifted its energies and resources from emergency relief operations to rehabilitation. Super Typhoon Pablo (international name, Bopha) left Southeastern Mindanao with more than one million families affected and more than a thousand deaths. The PBCI Rehabilitation …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/01/10/pbci-shifts-operation-mode-from-relief-to-rehabilitation/
…Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 17:20b NIV) Was Jesus exaggerating? The context of this statement was a story of a boy with …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/01/05/im-praying-for-faith-even-as-small-as-a-mustard-seed/
Our plans for Christmas was set. We were planning to have a generous, memorable Christmas celebration with the PeaceBuilders Community. Then as a family, we were planning to go to a nice, quiet resort with internet so those of us who are in Mindanao (Joji, Byron and I) would be able to Skype with those …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2012/12/26/our-team-celebrates-christmas-with-typhoon-survivors/
Several years ago, I adopted this Pantoja Crest because I love what it means. I started wearing it and has been consistently displaying it in my communication media. One Muslim friend got scared when he saw me wear this insignia: “It’s the symbol of Crusaders! Those Christians killed so many Muslims and took our lands …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2012/12/05/a-reflection-on-the-meaning-of-our-family-crest/
I was there the day after it happened. They were still digging up the bodies of the 57 people who were tortured and murdered in the Municipality of Ampatuan, Province of Maguindanao, in the southern island of the Philippines called Mindanao. Scared. Angry. Frustrated. Such mixed feelings brought me to my knees in prayer. That …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2012/11/23/the-ampatuan-massacre-justice-delayed-justice-denied/
Justice and peace are major aspects of the character of YHWH–the God of Israel. In the Tanak (Old Testament), YHWH implemented Divine Discipline among all nations. Blessings to those who obey God’s justice and peace. Curses to those who violated God’s justice and peace, including Israel. I believe in the statement in Genesis 12:1-3: “And I …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2012/11/21/on-gaza-and-israel-peace-is-possible/
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