Economic-Ecological Transformation
We celebrate the birth of Jesus with much excitement, perhaps even more enthusiastic, as we think of the current journey of our people in the Philippines. The first major message of the Christmas story was “Peace on Earth!” Why? Because the socio-historical context of the Christmas story was unpeace: :: Roman Imperialism dictates that people …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/12/22/with-much-enthusiasm-we-celebrate-christmas-with-you/
A Tsunami was about to kill thousands of people when this family Christmas photo was taken. It was the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake that caused tsunamis in the coastal areas of Southeast Asia. A few hours later after this shot, I flew out of Vancouver, Canada to live in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao. While flying …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/12/18/our-familys-journey-through-disasters/
The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) sent us as their rapid response team to help the survivors of SuperTyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Because of the overwhelming numbers of those who were affected, we had to focus on a strategic response. Our mission was: 1. To search and rescue the pastors and their families. 2. To provide …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/11/15/i-had-the-privilege-of-leading-an-excellent-rapid-disaster-response-team/
The God of the Bible is the God of History. God is working in our history. God is doing a radical transformation in our land. The people are seeking God-centered, people-oriented, moral-ethical leadership towards the transformation of our land. That could be the Body of Christ—the community composed of people who have submitted their being …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/11/07/patronage-politics-and-radical-transformation-a-call-to-christian-leaders/
Some evangelical leaders and pastors think that we, Christians, need to be the majority, through conversion and domain expansion, in order to change the world. That’s Christendom thinking–the mother of imperialism and colonialism done by Christianized empires like Constantine’s Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Great Britain, and now United States of America. This was never the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/10/26/the-heart-of-nonviolent-radical-transformation/
17-19 October 2013, Davao City. Coffee for Peace (CFP) took the lead as the major partner of the 2013 Davao Trade Expo (DaTE 2013) for the coffee industry. The theme of the 15th DaTE was Empowering the Farmer: Engage. Enable. Excite. It is the biggest agribusiness expo in Mindanao and is spearheaded by the Davao …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/10/20/coffee-for-peace-is-a-major-partner-of-the-2013-davao-trade-expo/
07-13 October 2013. Pastors, theological educators, civil society leaders, and mission executives finished the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) training in Zamboanga City. They are part of the forty-five Christian leaders who requested PBCI PAR Seminar as part of their preparation and equipping for a united evangelical body who will seek to actively participate in the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2013/10/14/45-christian-leaders-in-zamboanga-finished-basic-par-training/
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