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April 22, 2013Advocacy Alert CORRECTION AND UPDATE: El Tamarindo, Colombia
An update from our partners in the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship:
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Friends, Thank you to the many of you who have already begun reaching out in response to our urgent action this Saturday. We wanted to provide A CORRECTED E-MAIL ADDRESS and a few critical updates based on some of the feedback we have received and some of the communications we have already seen some write: 1) The email to the State Department as given was incorrect. It is: WHAColombiaDeskOfficers@state.gov (That’s ColOmbia, not ColUmbia. We can’t believe we passed on the wrong version!) 2) Please remember in ... |
April 22, 2013
Urgent Action Requested from our partners in ministry of the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia: Justice for murdered land rights defender and his community
Our partners in the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship have asked that we share the information below from our partners in ministry of the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia.
Yesterday we received an urgent communication from the Rev. Jaira Barriga of the Presbytery of the North Coast in Colombia concerning the murder on April 12, 2013, of a young man, Narcisco Enrique Teheran Mejia. His murder followed a series of death threats and paramilitary operations in an area called El Tamarindo in the municipality of Galapa, near the city of Barranquilla. Mr. Teheran was the son of a land restitution activist and was ...
October 25, 2012
A prayer for refugees
The opening prayer for the presentation by Germán Zárate and the Rev. Mamie Broadhurst on working for human rights with the displaced people of Colombia:
A Prayer for Refugees
Almighty and merciful God,
whose Son became a refugee
and had no place to call his own;
look with mercy on those who today
who are fleeing from danger,
homeless and hungry.
Bless those who work to bring them relief;
inspire generosity and compassion in all our hearts;
and guide the nations of the world towards that day
when all will rejoice in your Kingdom of justice and of ...
October 25, 2012
A revolutionary idea
“There is nothing more revolutionary than the idea ‘love your neighbor!’' Germán Zárate reminded the group who gathered at the Church Center for the United Nations on October 23, 2012. Germán, Director of the Diaconal of the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia and the Rev. Mamie Broadhurst, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-worker in Colombia, spoke about the ministry of the church in Colombia.
The Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia, supported by U.S.-based partners, ministers to our sisters and brothers who have been displaced in Colombia. This ministry involves working to address the human rights crisis ...
August 20, 2012
Being church together: Colombia Accompaniment Program
Would you be interested in volunteering to spend a month "being church together" with the Presbyterian Church of Colombia, in their work alongside victims of violence? While Spanish is preferred, it is not essential. (We'll pair you with a Spanish speaker.) Nor do you have to be Presbyterian. The key requirements are open ears and heart, and the willingness to tell the Colombia story back in the U.S. when you return. If you're interested, you'll want to attend one of the upcoming training / discernment sessions at Stony Point, New York - October 25-29, 2012 and March 14-18 ...