Category: PEACE WITH THE CREATION

Economic-Ecological Transformation

THE DREAM OF PAR COMMUNITY MULTIPLICATION IS BEING REALIZED

Our dream is to see one Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community in each of the 80 provinces in the Philippines by the year 2020. This dream is spiritually motivated and is technically planned. We call this dream Vision 2020. The dream was borne out of a spiritual realization that the church can, and must, be …

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“I AM THIRSTY”: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME TODAY?

According to the Christian Church’s traditional commemoration of the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross, the fifth saying was, “I am thirsty.” The story was taken from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 19, and verses 28-29: Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus …

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LESSONS FROM THE MOVIE “THE CROODS” FOR A DAD LIKE ME

Dedicated to Lele, LJ, Byron and their loved-ones whom I love so much. :: My fatherly-instincts — toughness, determination, and leadership presence — are very important for the survival and security of my family. Such instincts, however, need to be balanced and enhanced with motherly instincts — love, care, and listening heart. :: I must …

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“THE MARKETPLACE” MAGAZINE OF MEDA FEATURED JOJI AND COFFEE FOR PEACE

Joji is the “cover girl” of the January February 2013 issue of The Marketplace magazine, the official publication of the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). It was Gordon Janzen, our facilitator at the Mennonite Church Canada Witness, who introduced us to Wally Kroeker of MEDA.  Wally interviewed us and we freely shared our stories as …

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AN ECONOMIC-ECOLOGICAL CONCERN: SHOULD PBCI BE ANTI-MINING OR PRO-MINING?

Part of my job here at PeaceBuilders Community is to deal with the economic and ecological issues we’re facing as a Mennonite peace and reconciliation consulting group. A big issue happening right now in Mindanao is that of mining our land’s precious minerals. The under-developed Philippine economy needs the revenues that can potentially be generated …

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I’M PRAYING FOR FAITH, EVEN AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED

…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 …

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JOJI PARTICIPATES IN MCC ASIA’S DIAKONIA 2012 CONFERENCE

On February 19-29, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) conducted the Asia Anabaptist Diakonia Conference in Central Java, Indonesia. The participants came from Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia (Central Java and Papua), South Korea, India, China, Japan, and Nepal. Peacebuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI), Coffee for Peace, Inc. (CFPI), and the Integrated Mennontie Church (IMC) represented the Philippines. Each …

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OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

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