Leaving with more questions
After our three visits to the ETCRs, a couple of the lingering questions in my mind are: "What is reconciliation?" and "How do these communities move forward?" With such a long history of civil war,…
Committed to Peace
I was energized by our visits with the FARC ex-combatants* we met. Their passion and commitment on the journey of reincorporating into civilian life is inspiring. They knew it would be difficult, but are finding…
April 2021 Report from PPF Accompaniment Consejo Meeting
Written by Tricia Lloyd-Sidle, Accompaniment Consejo member At our last (March 2021) meeting, a leader from Agua Prieta said, “it means a lot that you ask, ‘how are you’? And you really care about the…
Will You Join Us?
Will you join us? This Pentecost, the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship is raising $12,000 to support our ongoing work to end gun violence, accompany our partners in Colombia and Mexico, build a network of peace churches,…
Accompanying Each Other Into A World Without Police
As we close our six-month deep focus on defunding the police and the eight-week Praxis Circles to understand this call, we are publishing reflections from PPFers on what they’ve learned through this process. This one comes from Alison Wood,…
Hope Must Not Die / La Esperanza no debe morir
Update from Germán Zárate-Durier - Colombia Coordinator for PPF Accompaniment Program Español abajo / Spanish below. The global crisis caused by the Coronavirus (COVID 19) has led to changes in the daily life of all…
Specifics and the Systems on the Border – Accompaniment Report from CPT Partners
This report is written by Carol Rose, an accompanier with Christian Peacemaker Teams, and was originally posted here . Together, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and CPT seek to provide continuous short-term accompaniment at the request of…
Colombians join together to begin a national strike again on Jan 21, calling for intersectional justice
In the United States, today is the day that we celebrate and remember the life, teachings, and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Perhaps more than anyone else in US consciousness, Dr. King…
Despite recent setback, we hope and work for peace in Colombia with our partners
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship laments the recent news that three former commanders of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) are calling for a renewed armed struggle. We lament both the renewed call to arms…
The Body of Christ in Action
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. The eye cannot say to the hand,…