After her visit to Guatemala Emily Wilkes wrote a touching blog about a young Mayan woman and about healing, hope, heartbreak, and reconciliation in Guatemala. Read more...
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Shannon Beck writes about sisterly joining efforts in the fight
against violence both back home as well as far away. Read more...
We are happy to show you the 2016 activity summary:
summary_of_activities_cedepca_2016.pdf
CEDEPCA·WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016
The Protestant Center for Pastoral Studies in Central America (CEDEPCA) joins our voice with the Latin American voice that cries out today against violence towards women: NotOneFewer! Based in our Christian faith, we make a call to our sisters and brothers to make a daily effort to make Jesus’ proclamation possible: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 NRSV
There will not be abundant...
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After a week in Guatemala Ellen Guinther wrote this:
First I want to thank RRPC and the Presbytery of the James for their generous support of this trip. This trip was a joint effort between our presbytery and the Presbytery of the Peaks. There were 11 of us representing 5 different Presbyterian churches!
Many people will ask "What did you build?", and my answer is, we built relationships, mutual respect, love and Christian fellowship. Where Guatemalans are still hurting from the "disappearance" of their loved ones during the civil war, we brought compassion...
