MCC Stories | Mennonite Central Committee Latin America

Colombian church gathers children under its wings

Wed, 05/02/2012 - 13:46

Peniel Mennonite Brethren Church is offering a program to support children who have been affected by violence. MCC began supporting the program this year as well as offering crop assistance.

Guatemala: Assisting farmers, empowering communities

Thu, 04/19/2012 - 12:07

Guatemala: Assisting farmers, empowering communities MCC worker Nate Howard, of Muncie, Ind., helps farmers in San Marcos, Guatemala, find ways to support their families closer to home and not have to resort to seasonal or permanent migration to earn a living.

The popular banquet

Thu, 03/29/2012 - 15:16

Juan Pablo Morales, program coordinator for an MCC technical team in western Guatemala, uses songs such as this one and prayer in his efforts to encourage communities to work together.

As Juan Pablo Morales, above, program coordinator for an MCC technical team in western Guatemala, urges communities to work together to improve their lives, songs and prayers are vital tools of encouragement. “God is the center of each one of our lives and the center of our organization,” Morales says. “God is using us as a way to encourage and model to others. The Gospel is the spinal column, and we’re the voice.” This song, "El Banquete Popular" or "The Popular Banquet," is commonly sung in this region of Guatemala.

U.S. congregations invited to work hand in hand for peace in Colombia

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 08:05

On April 15 and 16, Colombia Mennonite churches call on U.S. churches, communities of faith to pray, advocate for peace and justice in Colombia.