(post to come: non-violent direction action and Mampujan. Or, why we are marching 100 km to Cartagena on Dec 12)
It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Activities have ranged from planning meetings, pretending to know what I’m talking about regarding small business creation, killing 400 chickens, embarking on an ambitious plan of non-violent direct action for the community (more to come soon) and leaving for Bogota for almost two weeks of workshops, meetings,
Yesterday, Colombians celebrated the Day of the Child, and I wanted to do something special to commemorate the children here in Mampuján as there is not often official community recognition of their benefit to the community. I also managed to get a snow cone maker that I was excited to try out! So, we decided
I’ve been back in Mampujan for over a week now and am slowly adjusting to life in my new community. There is always something unexpected happening, so life is not defiantly not boring! My house is also a regular old zoo, with the kids from all over the community coming over every day to hang
After only living in Mampujan for four days, I’m not even going to pretend that I have the community figured out and understand what my role will be as a community member. However, what I have observed and experienced has been fascinating and has also provided a few clues as to what the next two
Here’s an exciting opportunity for you all! The SEED program consists of three different aspects: reflection/education, service and advocacy. As part of the advocacy component, we are in the planning stages of organizing a special delegation of our families and friends to come to Colombia and see for themselves the work of MCC here in
The Caribbean Coast is a beautiful place! It’s lush and green and tropical. Everywhere we look, something edible is growing- from bananas to papayas to grapefruit to unidentifiable tropical fruits. Cows, chickens and pigs roam the countryside. The Caribbean Ocean, former home of slave traders and pirates, is warm and beautiful. The beach is lined
Over the last week, all of the Seeders have been leaving Bogota to go to our placements. Erica and Daniela left first last Sunday, and the rest have been leaving day by day. The four of us that are going to the Caribbean coast are leaving last, bright and early Monday morning. We are heading
I was walking home from the park the other day reflecting with my friend Larisa about the conversations we both had before coming to Colombia with friends and family. A number of times, I was told to watch out for drug traffickers, or, jokingly told that I could come back to Canada rich if I
(sometimes, after a long week of discussing development and theological differences, it’s good to join the rest of Bogota in flying kites to celebrate the Accession of Mary) Does time, as it passes, really destroy? It may rip the fortress from its rock; But can this heart, that belongs to God, be torn from Him
Anna L. Vogt 