After leading a community reflection this Sunday morning, Joji, Byron, Dawn, and I drove to Kapatagan — a community at the foothills of Mount Apo. We were hosted by our friends, Edwin and Inday Arcenas. We will soon be neighbors to be partners in advocating Peace and Reconciliation principles and to plant Arabica coffee together …
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We, at PBCI, are so happy that you are here with us during your birthday, Gerd! ___ Gerd Bartel was the first person in Canada who listened to a dream of doing a church-based peacebuilding mission to the Philippines that would embrace the neighbor, even so-called enemies, with the love of God. A graduate research …
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We were invited by a group of tribal leaders in Kalinga Province to share our the Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles being advocated by PeaceBuilders Community. The first segment of our Kalinga journey were spent in various tribal communities to get to get initial experience of the places, the people, and the various cultures in …
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Power, as I understand in the life and work of Jesus, is the Spirit-energized, transforming capacity I receive to actively advance the purposes of God–love, justice, mercy, peace–in and through me, as I incarnate myself among the people I love even at the point of giving my own life, yet not taking other human lives, …
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So I shared my heart and mind in this gathering called “The 11th Hour” — an interfaith dialogue about the plight of the Haiyan/Yolanda survivors, eleven months after the disaster.” What I said: :: The government disaster response was politicized :: The government was not there in the first few days after the super-typhoon :: …
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Coffee for Peace is now available at the South Wing Annex of the House of Representatives! “The peace of Mindanao is the peace of Luzon and Visayas.” This is our message to the legislators in both Congress and Senate to get their votes in support of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). We sought the …
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We’re attending this gathering of diplomats, executives of international aid agencies, corporate decision makers, and political leaders. This is a sort of reaction to the growing concern about ISIS and other “radical groups.” The event is called A Forum on Current Dynamics of Radicalism in Southeast Asia: Peace Building Challenges and Opportunities in the Philippines, …
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Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
