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Presbytery planning.
Sent August 31st 2010
from Colombia accompaniers Ann Legg and Kaitlin Porter, 8/30/10 How does YOUR Presbytery plan for the future? Our experience in Colombia has us thinking about this question. The Presbyterian Church in Colombia is divided into 3 presbyteries: North Coas...
Sharing lives and stories in El Tres.
Sent August 24th 2010
From accompaniers Ann Legg and Kaitlin Porter, 24th August 2010. El Tres is a small town located a half hour from the town of Apartadó and fifteen minutes from the small port city of Turbo, in the region known as Urabá. It was where we would stay for six...
The challenges of rebuilding community.
Sent July 31st 2010
The challenges of rebuilding community from Elizabeth Ingraham and Anne Sayre, July 30th 2010. It is with heavy heart that we write this last letter from Colombia. Although we look forward to seeing family and friends, it is hard to leave these courageou...
Displacement in Colombia: One Community's Story
Sent July 22nd 2010
Displacement in Colombia: One Community’s Story from Elizabeth Ingraham and Anne Sayre, July 19th 2010. This week we had a really powerful conversation with an amazing woman. She is the leader of a group working with people who have been displaced, famili...
"Never more" - Stories of "the disappeared"
Sent July 14th 2010
From Anne Sayre and Beth Ingraham, July 10, 2010 - "Never more" - "Stories of "the disappeared" Our central activity this week was spending two days in a workshop with victims of the violence, lead by two young adults from Bogota. Their organization is on...
Purses
Sent July 4th 2010
by Joan Gifford June 26, 2010 Were we prepared? I did not know that God had been preparing me to give classes on making a purse decorated with a flower using a technique known as “English Paper Piecing”, but I was! I had given a demonstration with the t...
Currulao
Sent June 29th 2010
by Dave Gifford June 26, 2010 “Blessed are the poor in spirit….” For five days this past week we have commuted daily by bus between Apartadó and Currulao, a town of 24,000 people some 20 minutes to the north. During this time we have had some of our bes...
Bananas, guerrillas, paras, and desplazados
Sent June 18th 2010
by Dave and Joan Gifford June 16, 2010 A newcomer entering the city of Apartadó from the north might first breathe a sigh of relief he or she is no longer on the two-lane highway leading to the city. On a typical day it is busy with busetas, camiones, mo...
Making Cookies, the Colombian Way
Sent June 12th 2010
by Joan Gifford June 7, 2010 Last Friday we visited the little town of El Tres just north of Apartadó to visit the Presbyterian church there. We were informed by the pastor that at least 60% of the members are desplazados. When we arrived the women of t...
On the Ground
Sent June 5th 2010
by Dave and Joan Gifford June 4, 2010 We are pleased to report that we arrived safely in Medellín, Colombia on Wednesday May 26th in the afternoon. Any anxieties we had about our new environment were quickly dispelled when we spotted the smiling face of...
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