Spiritual Transformation
In the biblical worldview, the Resurrection is the preview of the final destiny of the human journey and a foretaste of the final condition of our humanity.Life is the final reality; not death. Hope is the final outlook; not despair. Good is the final value; not evil. Love is the final energy of the cosmos; …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/04/20/resurrection-reality-and-hope/
This is the rice field in Santa Maria, Laguna where we used to play while the whole community joyfully plant rice in the rainy season or harvest during summer. Though my parents did not have the privilege of doing rice farming, my uncles and aunts allowed me to go with them primarily to play with …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/04/17/childhood-memories-in-the-rice-fields-of-santa-maria/
We are calling investors from among the Mennonite Church Canada to come and see for themselves what is happening in the economy of the Philippines, especially in Mindanao. Our country’s economy remained to be on an upward trend even after the major floods, armed-skirmishes, super-typhoons, storm surge, and earthquake we have experienced in the past …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/03/20/we-invite-our-canadian-partners-to-invest-in-mindanao/
For the past three years, we have witnessed the growing and deepening reaffirmation of kinship between the Bangsamoro and the Indigenous People (IP) of Mindanao.We first met local Moro and IP leaders during one of the peace conferences we attended in 2007. Prominent among the IP leaders was Datu Migketay Victorino Saway. We call him Datu …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/03/08/datu-saway-on-peace-and-kinship-god-is-pleased-with-us/
I was there! I was with millions of Filipinos who participated in the people’s movement in 22-25 February 1986 along the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to bring down the brutal dictatorship of Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, Sr., (who is the father of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.). Since then, the event was referred to as the …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/02/27/a-personal-reflection-on-edsa-peoples-power/
The visit of Jack and Irene Suderman in Mindanao last 13-20 February 2014 was to us an embrace of our global Mennonite community. Our whole team have been immersed in the Haiyan disaster response since the 9th of November 2013. Our intense activities include: Emergency search and rescue operations for pastors and families in Ormoc …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/02/21/global-mennonite-community-embraced-us-through-jack-and-irene-suderman/
“Seek first the kingdom of God and God’s righteousness and all these things shall be added to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 “Seek first the kingdom of God…” Seeking to set one’s priorities in life based on a perspective of reality governed in accordance with God’s character–love, justice, truth, righteousness, mercy, and peace. “…and God’s …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2014/02/14/reviewing-life-priority-previewing-life-story/
Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
