Building peace in digital spaces
…Rights Collaborative — Association for Progressive Communication — where we developed the project “Digital Peacebuilding and Digital Rights in Mindanao.” Along with alumni for MPI, we monitored and mapped the…
A lifelong dedication to community building
Both of us felt called to mission and ministry from an early age. We met while on a retreat team, became friends, and eventually married — hoping to share that call. In the early 70s there were not many opportunities to live such a vision. After being married, we...
Life in South Sudan
…for one of the teachers. Suddenly, the machine started to jam. I fixed it and tried again. Jammed again! I cleared it and tried a third time. Once again it…
A farewell to Haiti
Susan dancing with students and other teachers at Lékol Jezi Mari in Gros Morne. On Jan. 20, we, Susan Silveus and Mike Lattanzi, left our home in Gros Morne, Haiti…
‘To help others is from the heart’
Lent 2024 newsletter Steve and Loyce Veryser, Tanzania For Lent, I usually try to do something rather than give something up. A couple of Lents, I have gone to morning Mass daily. One Lent, I challenged myself not to get frustrated with other drivers in Mwanza...
The Salvadoran ‘hill of beans’
Lent 2024 newsletter Melissa & Peter Altman, El Salvador “In a typical week, how many days do you eat beans?” Suzy, once a beneficiary of the Soy Nutrition Program and now a key member of the Soy Nutrition Program team, thought for a moment before responding:...
Standing up for migrants
Lent 2024 newsletter Coralis Salvador, U.S.-Mexico Border Love is the absence of judgement.—Dalai Lama Migrants leave their country as an act of defiance, an act of nonviolence. The shelters of El Paso provide them a respite and service to help them reach their...
Working in schools to end violence
Lent 2024 newsletter Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha, Brazil Lenten greetings from João Pessoa! From Kathy: We are excited to be involved in a new initiative that provides holistic health training to reduce violence and anxiety in public schools. Our ministry...
Knowledge is power
Lent 2024 newsletter Anna Johnson, Tanzania The family I’m seeing today wants me to assess their 6-month-old daughter, Salha (not her real name). She’s been to the hospital and seen a doctor — which, quite frankly, is uncommon for most of the children I’m asked to...
Nurturing beauty in the mess of this world
Lent 2024 newsletter Rich Tarro, Kenya “Start seeing the world for what it really is — dirty, rough, tragic and beautiful. It is truly a wonderful mess.” This quote by Alan Graham, the founder of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, an outreach ministry to homeless people in...
