We invite you to get to know us, who we are, what we do and how you can become involved. We hope that our blog will allow you to see a glimpse of the type of projects and ministries that we dedicate ourselves to here in Cali, Colombia.
What we do:
-Teach peacemaking, conflict transformation and mediation skills to community and church leaders and school teachers.
-Accompany our indigenous brothers and sisters (Guambiano / Nasa Paez) responding through training and workshops to needs they identify.
An example of one of these projects that has developed out of our relationship would be the Indigenous farmers´ market “ El Mercado Beraca”.
-Train Christian women and men in rural impoverished communities without access to medical care, to visit families providing health instruction, preventing disease and infant mortality.
(Holly working with 2 indigenous groups)
-Offer counsel and care to victims of extreme trauma and stress
-Peaceful parenting and child abuse prevention, we teach dads and moms parenting fundamentals and skills—how to raise and discipline their children and youth nonviolently and responsibly as Jesus would.
-Coaching youth as risk, Instilling in them life skills and values
-Mediation training that gives Leaders the tools to intervene in interpersonal, organizational, church and community conflicts.
-Encouraging and enabling churches to develop ministries that respond to urgent needs of their members and neighborhoods.
-Teaching children and youth of the next generation peacemaking and conflict transformation skills breaking the cycles of violence and revenge.
JOIN OUR PRAYER TEAM:
Your prayers make the difference!
This months prayer requests:
PARTNERS:
Due to the nature of our work, it is very challenging to be financially self-sufficient. Pray that God´s spirit would move persons to sponsor Edupaz, monthly or annually, so that our ministries may continue.
TRANSITION:
That the peace office team will sense God´s presence and guidance as a new director comes on board that this experience strengthens the organization and encourages the team.
New Team Members:
That MCC can quickly find committed persons to come on board as Chet and Holly Miller- Eshleman return to the U.S.
Peace School “Escuela de Paz”:
That the groundwork can be put in place for a strong, practical training program in peacebuilding and conflict transformation to shape, equip and power leaders in the region.
Mediation and Reconciliation Center:
That the newly organized center can open its doors, and that the mediators can manage the cases well. Thus blessing the edupaz community.
Farmer´s Market:
As food prices soar, we see more and more families not even able to obtain basic foods. At the same time our indigenous partners need a market for their produce. Pray that we will be able to obtain the funds and find an adequate site to re-launch the indigenous farmers´ Market or “El Mercado Beraca”
Thanks for visiting us y "¡Que Dios le bendiga!"
The team at Edupaz,
Francisco, Mery, Nestor, Chet, Holly, Jorge, Erin and Cucu (our pet chicken;)
