Introduction to Edupaz

Saludos!
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;)