Spiritual Transformation
I heard both chairs of the GPH and MILF Peace Panels along with my colleagues who belong to various Mindanao peace advocacy organizations. I also heard, and learned from, my colleagues’ questions and comments. I’m still trying to discern the balance between transparency and confidentiality — which are both needed in the tail-end of a …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/08/04/listening-to-praying-for-both-gph-and-milf-peace-panels/
So the President is advancing his 2015 Inclusive Growth Budget. Inclusive Growth is our current emphasis at Peacebuilders Community. Along with my team, I support the president’s vision for inclusive growth. At the same time, there’s a couple of deeper discernment tasks we have to continue doing to make this growth genuinely inclusive. We should …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/07/30/im-on-guard-as-aquinos-2015-inclusive-growth-budget-is-advanced/
The 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III is very emotionally appealing. Many statements are true. Some numbers look good. Well-prepared video anecdotes of his featured accomplishments. Compared to the past administrations between the dark era of the Marcos dictatorship, through Arroyo’s arrest for plunder charges, his is relatively …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/07/28/4248/
I’m saddened by the deaths happening in this conflict in Gaza. Here’s a report by The Guardian: Israel killed more Palestinian civilians in 2014 than in any other year since the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip began in 1967, a UN report has said. Israel’s activities in the Gaza Strip, West Bank …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/07/15/a-prayer-for-israel-based-on-their-biblical-history/
As we are getting deeply immersed in divided communities because of unresolved conflicts, the more we are becoming aware of the need for inclusive economic development as a critical aspect of our peace and reconciliation ministry. Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) is the heart of our ministry. Our concept of peace — from the Hebrew term …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/07/02/inclusive-growth-is-an-aspect-of-our-peace-and-reconciliation-advocacy/
28-30 May 2014. Dr. Willard Metzger, Executive Director of Mennonite Church Canada, visited Mindanao and encouraged us during the joint spiritual retreat of the PeaceBuilders Community and Coffee For Peace. Willard was accompanied by Gordon Janzen, MCCanada Witness Facilitator for Asia. Before coming to Davao City, they spent time with our sisters and brothers at …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/05/31/willard-metzger-joins-2014-pbci-and-cfp-retreat-in-mindanao/
Pastors and Christian leaders in the Haiyan-affected areas are getting hands-on training in church-based disaster response operations. This program, which is done in partnership with Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Central Committee, the Philippine Evangelical Disaster Response Network, and the Peace and Reconciliation Commission of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches is a part of a …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/05/17/mennonites-support-church-based-disaster-response-training-program/
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