Leaders from partner denominations and organizations around the world visit the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) each year to interpret issues of peace and justice. These visits inform Presbyterians, open hearts and minds, touch lives, establish relationships and inspire new ministries. By sharing stories of their work and witness, the peacemakers help us understand peace and justice concerns around the world and provide insights that can inspire us to greater faithfulness. Their visits broaden our sense of God’s inclusive family and help equip us to build a culture of peace and nonviolence for all God’s children. Since 1984 more than 350 International Peacemakers from 60 countries have been hosted through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. The International Peacemakers Program is made possible by your generous gifts to the Peace and Global Witness Offering.
IN-PERSON – In 2023, Peacemakers will itinerate throughout the church from September 15 to October 9 at the invitation of mid councils and Presbyterian-affiliated institutions. Visits generally last 3-6 days, excluding travel days. Not all visits must or may include a weekend. Midweek visits can be ideal for colleges, universities, or theological institutions. Mid councils, clusters of congregations and educational institutions may apply to host a peacemaker.
SYMPOSIUM – Beginning in 2020, the Peacemaking Program added a Virtual Symposium as a means to connect with our past International Peacemakers. The Virtual Symposium provides a number of pre-recorded interviews, panel discussions and presentations by our past International Peacemakers. You are invited to view and make use of one or all of the Symposium segments.
The Areas of Focus for Our Peacemakers and the Matthew 25 Church Initiative
Our peacemakers have been selected to help the Presbyterian Church (USA) live into the “Matthew 25 Church Initiative,” which seeks to ensure that the PCUSA continues to confront racism, address environmental concerns, stand against violence and militarism and advocate for the dispossessed. The initiative calls for the whole church, at all levels, to locate itself with the poor and to advocate and take risks for and with the poor…”in the soup kitchens and catholic worker houses, among the immigrants, with those working to end mass incarceration, and with those who seek to protect all of us, especially the poorest of the poor around the world, from the vagaries of climate change.” The International Peacemakers will also focus their time on the three priority areas of the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s work: Racism, Poverty and Church Vitality. And they will help us become a Matthew 25 Church by sharing unique experiences and stories from their work in the following areas:
Hunger Ministries: I was hungry and you gave me food
Clean Water/Environmental Justice: I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink
Immigration/Migration/Refugee Welcome: I was a stranger and you welcomed me
Poverty Alleviation: I was naked and you gave me clothing
Health and Wellness: I was sick and you took care of me
Racism/Systems of Oppression and Violence: I was in prison and you visited me
International Peacemakers: A Partnership Between Peacemaking and World Mission
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and World Mission, International Peacemakers who need interpretation assistance are often accompanied by either a PC(USA) mission co-worker or a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) alumnus. This partnership allows Presbyterians to hear firsthand from both a peacemaker and a mission co-worker or young adult volunteer who represents or has represented the PC(USA) in the region. Together the peacemaker and mission co-worker or young adult volunteer share stories of connection and partnership between the PC(USA) and our ministry partners.
Planning the visit
It is best for a team representing the mid-council, institution or a cluster of congregations to work together to host the international peacemaker and to plan a meaningful and complete visit. The hosting team is asked to design a schedule for the peacemaker’s visit that provides many opportunities for meaningful engagement between the peacemaker and various groups and gatherings. Schedules should be planned carefully and thoughtfully to make good use of the peacemaker’s time and talents without being overwhelming or exhausting for either the peacemaker or the hosts. Including a variety of groups and settings enriches the experience both for the peacemaker and the mid-council or institution.
Providing hospitality
The host team provides hospitality for the peacemaker during the visit. They arrange for the peacemaker’s lodging, meals and local transportation. Ordinarily the team shares responsibility for the logistics of the visit and each team member has a role to play. Sometimes the team members each take responsibility for a day or a region, but it is best if hospitality is shared amongst many rather than done by just a few. If possible, for the sake of the peacemaker, it is best to provide lodging in one place for the duration of the visit rather than to move the guest from place to place each night. However, if your peacemaker is moving across the geography of your region and not return to a “home base,” it is less ideal but may be necessary to pack up and move during the visit. Please keep this hospitality issue in mind as you plan the peacemaker’s schedule.
Costs and travel
The hosting organization is asked to contribute $475 to help defray the cost of the program. The Peacemaking Program covers all international and domestic airline travel costs. We will make travel arrangements, purchase tickets, provide health insurance, and inform hosts of travel schedules. As soon as your peacemaker’s visit has been confirmed, instructions for making the payment of $475 will be sent to you.
Application and notification
Please use the online application form to apply to host a peacemaker. Apply early but no later than June 1. Applicants will be notified automatically that their application has been received. If you do not receive an automatic reply, please check with the Peacemaking Program at 502-569-5805 to confirm receipt of your application. Placements will be made as soon as possible following application. Late applications will be filled as space is available.
The Presbítero Pastor (Rev.) Alison Infante Zamora currently serves as Moderator of the Synod of the Presbytery of Matanzas (IPRC). Since being ordained in 2008, his ministry experience includes various ecclesial and ecumenical responsibilities, such as chairing the IPRC’s Social Policy Study Commission and serving as Moderator of the IPRC. He holds a comprehensive perspective on God’s Mission through the church and feels most fulfilled in ministerial areas such as the proclamation of the word, music, and teaching.
In his work, Alison emphasizes the social pastoral ministry as a way of proclaiming the Gospel. Under this premise, for example, the Azabache project exists, an antiracism and community empowerment project. The church also provides cultural spaces hosting tertuliasꟷ social and conversational gatheringsꟷ and an exhibition hall for plastic art works, through which values such as respect, dialogue, and aesthetic education are affirmed, especially in young artists from the community.
Alison’s pastoral and ecumenical ministry has always been carried out together with his wife, the Presbítera Gobernante (ruling elder) Sarahí García Gómez. Together they have worked in various pastoral fields and currently serve in the community of Cárdenas, Matanzas, at the Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada “Juan G. Hall”.
El Salvador
Ingrid Rubí Amaya de Posada
Ingrid Rubí Amaya de Posada has a degree in social work and is a member of her local city council. She serves as a deacon in the Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (IRCES), a church that is taking seriously a call to tackle issues related to migration, including a shelter for returned migrants and internally displaced people.
Greece
Efi Latsoudi
Psychologist and human rights activist Efi Latsoudi is one of the founders of Lesvos Solidarity, a grass-roots organization based on Lesvos Island in Greece. Efi was also the coordinator and founder of the first open, independent welcoming shelter (Pipka Camp) for refugees fleeing to Greece primarily from Africa and the Middle East. Pipka Camp operated for 8 years, until it was forcibly closed by the Greek authorities in October 2020.
Efi’s determination and commitment to advocate for the vulnerable remains strong. Lesvos Solidarity, which is focused on a strong advocacy presence for the rights of the refugees, runs housing, educational, employability, psychosocial and medical programs. The organization’s vision is to inspire society and to expand its solidarity model, which promotes equality, trust, creativity, empowerment, active participation, and respect for each other and the environment. Lesvos Solidarity’s beneficiaries are among the most vulnerable refugees hosted in camps across Lesvos, including people who suffer from serious medical conditions, victims of torture and violence, large families with children, pregnant women, newborns, LGBTQIA+ persons, single adults, and victims of shipwrecks who lost loved ones at sea.
Efi is also a filmmaker who has created short documentaries and films and written scripts for fiction films. Efi holds degrees from the University of Athens, School of Philosophy, the University of Picardi-Jules Vernes in Maitrise de Psychology Clinic and the University of Paris. In 2016, she was awarded the Nansen Award, conferred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to those who go beyond the call of duty in helping people forcibly displaced from their homes. On September 20, 2021, Efi Latsoudi was also awarded the “Anita Augspurg Award” by the international organization WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) for her collective contribution and “commitment to maintaining peaceful coexistence”. Another important moment of recognition was from the International Peace Award to Lesvos Solidarity and Efi Latsoudi by the German Institute die Schwelle on May 20, 2022, in the category “Encouraging Initiatives” for the overall activity of her and Lesvos Solidarity
Indonesia
Angie Wuysang
Ordained minister of GMIM (Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa), the Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa, Faculty of Theology at Universitas Kristen Indonesia Tomohon, and PhD student at the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), Angie Wuysang is passionate in building interreligious dialogue for world peace and the integrity of all God’s creatures. Engaging these real issues, Angie Wuysang is an excellent ambassador not only of the Christian community in Indonesia, but also the interreligious communities. She specializes in women’s issues, environmental issues and interfaith dialogue. Her sustained concern for environmental/food ethics is the subject of her dissertation research.
Liberia
Matilda Parker
Ruling Elder Matilda Wokie Parker is an executive with over 25-years of experience in Finance, Business Operations, Governance and General Management. A successful visionary and creator, she serves as CEO of the P. Ernest Parker Group of Companies, focusing on Real Estate Development/Rental and Agriculture in Liberia. She is also the CEO of the Matilda Wokie Parker Foundation started in 2009 to provide financial/tuition assistance to underprivileged families, resolve Palava Hut land/electoral disputes in the 15 counties, and find legal representation for low income families.
Ms. Parker proudly extends her leadership acuity to her community and has a true passion for charitable endeavors benefiting sports, seniors, women and children as illustrated through her Foundation. Her affinity for giving back to her community stems from the guidance and support she received from her family, church, community, and schools in her formative years.
Ms. Parker holds an Associates of Art in Accounting, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems with magna cum laude honors and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas. She is an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia. She has one son, Ernest Nicholas Brewer and one granddaughter, Embirlee Nichole Brewer.
Nigeria
Peter Michael Egwudah
Peter Michael Egwudah currently serves as the Program Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE), a Nigerian national-based NGO working across multi sectors and geographical locations in Nigeria to eradicate poverty and suffering. CISCOPE involves over 80 civil society organizations working on diverse development and humanitarian issues. With the support of UN-OCHA, he facilitated the formation of the Network of Adamawa Non-Governmental Organization (NANGO), comprised of national, communal and faith-based organizations operating within Adamawa State, to enhance coordination, reporting and information sharing and management, among humanitarian and development actors in the State.
He is a foundation member, and the current Vice Chairman of the North East Civil Society Organization’s (NESCO), a grouping of civil society organizations operating in the north east region affected by the acts of the dreaded terrorist groups, Boko Haram. He has been an activist, advocate for peace and policy influencer for positive change through his 17-year career in Nigeria with civil society.
Palestine
Amira Barham
Amira Barham, a Palestinian Christian, was born and raised in the town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. With a passion for social justice, equality, and helping people, Amira obtained a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from California State University Long Beach in 1999 as a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. She has worked as a social worker with many diverse and vulnerable populations in Palestine, the United Kingdom and the United States. She’s worked with young unaccompanied asylum seekers fleeing war-torn and dangerous countries, young people and adults struggling with substance misuse and criminal behavior, and vulnerable young people and women suffering gender-based violence.
Most recently, Amira’s work has been focused on supporting marginalized children in Palestine, mainly from refugee camps, with Sounds of Palestine. Sounds of Palestine is an organization that uses music and orchestra lessons to enhance children’s self-esteem and impact positive social change and community involvement. Additionally, she is connected to Al Harah Theater, as the developer of policies for safeguarding children.
Amira recently completed a postgraduate diploma in Health Action Training, which offers training on utilizing drama practice and drama techniques to enhance person-centered care and resilience, specifically in the aftermath of the pandemic to help healthcare professionals.
Poland
Magdalena Łuczak
Magdalena Łuczak is a humanitarian activist working in Poland. Professionally associated with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, she works in cooperation with Grupa Granica, focusing on the rights of minorities at the Polish-Belarusian border. Magdalena’s humanitarian activism history includes working on a rescue team in the Greek Island of Lesbos and in refugee centers in Berlin, Germany.
In addition to being a therapist, Magdalena is an English and Political Science graduate. Her thesis was on American history and culture. Magdalena has a passion for protecting animals and the environment. She splits her time between Poland, Germany and the USA.
South Sudan
Peter Yien
Peter Yien works with the South Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church (SSEPC) as its director and trauma healing facilitator, primarily serving orphans and widows who need help and psychosocial support due to the trauma of war. The SSEPC works to create safe places for those who suffer most from the trauma of war, especially those who are living in refugee camps. The church also works for peace by facilitating trauma healing and reconciliation between victims and perpetrators of violence and by promoting reconciliation between the Nuer and Dinka people of South Sudan. Peter is currently working on peace conferences for the communities in the Greater Upper Nile region affected by war. He has translated trauma training materials from English to the Nuer language, which has expanded the healing and trauma recovery for numerous people.
Ukraine
Yuriy Lifanse
Yuriy Lifanse is a professor of the Italian language and leader in the Community of Sant’Egidio in Ukraine. The Community of Sant’Egidio is global community with local communities in many countries. They are committed to prayer, the poor and peace. Originally from Kyiv, where the community in that city was actively engaged in feeding the homeless, caring for the elderly, befriending the Roma and working for peace, Yuriy and his family evacuated to Lviv after Russia’s invasion made Kyiv too dangerous. In Lviv, Yuriy and members of the community have worked tirelessly to receive internally displaced persons from across Ukraine, helping them to find housing in Lviv and the surrounding villages, or helping them to cross the border as refugees. They are maintaining warehouses in Lviv for food, medicines and medical equipment, which they regularly send to the East, where the war leaves people under occupation and in dire need.
FOLLOW THE PEACEMAKERS
2023 International Peacemakers Itineration
International Peacemakers will be visiting presbyteries between September 15 – October 9, 2023. Their itineraries and lead host contact information will be shared once finalized.
Welcome to the Virtual Symposium!
Beginning in 2020, the Peacemaking Program added a Virtual Symposium as a means to connect with our past International Peacemakers. The Virtual Symposium provides a number of pre-recorded interviews, panel discussions and presentations by our past International Peacemakers. These interviews are a chance to reconnect with these peacemakers, learn about and from their work, be updated on the pressing issues in their countries, and hear their perspective on life, ministry and events around the globe. New guests will be featured each year during the Season of Peace and will remain on the Symposium webpage.
Below are the descriptions and links to the interviews, panel discussions and presentations that comprise this Virtual Symposium. You are invited to view and make use of one or all of the Symposium segments.
AFRICA
CAMEROON
JAFF BAMENJO – Fighting Hunger in War-Torn Cameroon
Jaff Bamenjo (Cameroon, 2019) is the Coordinator of RELUFA, the Network for the Fight Against Hunger, a Joining Hands partner of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Cameroon. He coordinates the advocacy campaigns on land and food justice and transparency in the extractive industries. Jaff was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
LALA RASENDRAHASINA – Working for the Wellbeing of Madagascar
Lala Rasendrahasina (Madagascar, 2014) served as President/Moderator of the FJKM (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar) from 2004-2016. During ongoing political, economic and environmental instability, he and the FJKM boldly spoke truth to power and fought for peace with justice. In this interview we discuss the challenges of healthcare, poverty, homelessness and violence in Madagascar, a country rich in resources but impoverished by its leaders. Lala was a featured Symposium guest in 2021.
MPHATSO MARY NGULUWE – The Challenges of Healthcare in the Remote Regions of Central Africa
Mphatso Mary Nguluwe (Malawi, 2017) serves as a Director of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Health Department, directing 3 major hospitals and overseeing 12 Community Health Centers, most in hard to reach areas. Mphatso was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
JEROME BIZIMANA – Reconciliation and Healing in Post-Genocide
Jerome Bizimana (Rwanda, 2015 and 2018) serves as the President and Legal Representative of Remera Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda and is committed to the church’s ongoing work to reconcile the people of Rwanda twenty-five years after the atrocities of genocide. Jerome was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
DEON SNYMAN – Transforming Disadvantaged Rural Communities and Responding Creatively to Covid-19 in South Africa
Deon Snyman (South Africa, 2015) has served as a minister of rural Zulu speaking congregations of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa. For 13 years he served with the Restitution Foundation in Cape Town where he developed restitution theory and models to assist in addressing the South Africa’s colonial and apartheid legacy. Deon was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
Lucy Awate (South Sudan, 2019) works with our PCUSA partner, RECONCILE, as a psychosocial peacebuilding expert. She has over 16 years of experience providing technical guidance for trainings and workshops. In this interview Lucy updates us on the work of RECONCILE and the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic have presented to her peacebuilding work. Lucy was a featured Symposium guest in 2021.
LYDIA NESHANGWE – Meet the Moderator of the Council for World Mission (CWM)
In August, Lydia Neshangwe (Zimbabwe, 2019) took on a new role, serving as the first woman elected as moderator of the Council for World Mission (CWM), a worldwide partnership of 32 denominations with a combined population of 22 million Christians in about 50,000 congregations spread across 40 countries around the world. Lydia was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
JEROME BARIS – Justice and Human Rights Issues in the Philippines – An interview with Jerome Baris (Philippines, 2017)
Jerome Baris (Philippines, 2017) currently serves as the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Area Bishop of the East Visayas Jurisdiction and is a highly informed advocate for justice and human rights in the Philippines. Jerome was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
Nicole (Nicqi) Ashwood (Caribbean, 2013 & 2014) represents the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands as the program executive for Just Community of Women and Men. Her presentation looks at the inclusion of women in the work of Peacemaking for Just Communities and includes a brief overview of the SyroPhonecian woman’s encounter with Jesus. Nicole was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
LUIS FERNANDO SANMIGUEL CARDONA – “A Better World is Possible
Luis Fernando Sanmiguel Cardona (Colombia, 2016) is a pastor in Bogotá and executive director of the Communities of Faith – Teusaquillo Territory of Peace, an ecumenical and Interfaith consortium working for an integrated and lasting peace. In this interview Luis Fernando discusses how faith communities are working in solidarity with broader social movements to bring about change. Interpretation by Sarah Henken. Luis Fernando was a featured Symposium guest in 2021.
GERMAN ZARATE-DURIER – A Prophetic Witness for Peace in Colombia
German Zárate-Durier (Colombia, 2012 and 2013) most recently served as the director of the Office of Diaconia (Mission and Service) of the Presbyterian Church of Colombia (IPC), focusing on church development and the promotion of human rights. German was a featured Symposium Guest in 2020.
ERLINDA QUESADA – Environmental Justice and Labor Protections in Costa Rica’s Pineapple Plantations
Erlinda Quesada (Costa Rica, 2019) cofounded the National Front of Sectors Impacted by Pineapple Production (FRENASAPP), which seeks to address the negative impacts of the expanding pineapple plantations in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica. Interpretation by Karla Koll (Mission Co-Worker for Costa Rica). Erlinda was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
Edelberto Valdés Fleites (Colombia, 2003 and 2015) is a pastor in the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba and serves, among other things, as Moderator of Central Presbytery and Synod General Secretary. In this interview he describes the economic and energy challenges facing Cuba, the history of his nation, the impact of U.S. Cuba policy on Cubans and his hopes for the work of the Presbyterian Church in Cuba. Edleberto was a featured Symposium guest in 2021 with interpretation by Tracey King-Ortega.
DELIA LEAL – Addressing Violence Against Women in Guatemala
Delia Leal (Guatemala, 2017) is the Regional Coordinator for the Women’s Ministry of the Protestant Center for Pastoral Studies in Central America (CEDEPCA). CEDEPCA’s efforts aim to prevent and eradicate violence against women. Interpretation by Leslie Vogel (Regional Liaison, Mexico and Guatemala). Delia was a featured Symposium guest in 2020 with interpretation by Leslie Vogel.
Fabienne Jean (Haiti, 2018) serves as coordinator of FONDAMA, the Hands Together Foundation of Haiti network, part of Joining Hands, an initiative of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. In this interview she updates us on the work of FONDAMA to find lasting solutions to the problems that impoverish the population of Haiti. She describes both the priorities and challenges the organization has faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fabienne was a featured Symposium guest in 2021 with interpretation by Cindy Corell.
Manolis Ntamparakis and Arlington Trotman: The European Churches’ Response to Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Manolis Ntamparakis (Greece, 2018) is a staff member of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) based in Thessaloniki, Greece. He provides capacity building support and consultancy to the Municipalities of Central and North Greece region to support refugee integration programs in their constituencies. Arlington Trotman (United Kingdom, 2019) is the former moderator of the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), an organization of churches and ecumenical councils from 18 European countries that advocates for migrants, refugees and minority groups. Manolis and Arlington were featured Symposium guests in 2020.
ARDA A., ALEX AWAD AND NORA CARMI- The Palestinian Plight: A Conversation with 3 Past Peacemakers from Palestine
Arda A. (Palestine, 2011, 2012 and 2016) was Project Supervisor and Media and Advocacy Coordinator at the YWCA of Palestine. She currently works as a Communications Consultant. Nora Carmi (Palestine, 2017) has held leadership positions with the YWCA of Palestine, Sabeel Liberation Theology Center, and Kairos Palestine. She has served as a community builder in Palestinian society, advocating for a just peace and empowering women and the community through skill development and spirituality. Alex Awad (Palestine, 2018) served as Dean of Students and full-time instructor at Bethlehem Bible College in Bethlehem where he served on the faculty for 24 years. Arda, Alex, and Nora were featured Symposium guests in 2020.
Salam Hanna (Syria, 2013) serves as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Latakia with the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) and as the Director of the NESSL’s Relief & Rehabilitation Program. In this interview he describes the changes in Syria over the past few years and the work of the NESSL’s relief and rehabilitation program. Salam was a featured Symposium guest in 2021.
TAMAR WASOIAN – The Challenges Faced in Syria Today
Tamar Wasoian (Syria, 2015 and 2016) is an Armenian educator and theologian and a descendent of Armenian Genocide survivors. Tamar was a featured Symposium guest in 2020.
Leaders from partner denominations and organizations around the world visit the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) each year to interpret issues of peace and justice. These visits inform Presbyterians, open hearts and minds, touch lives, establish relationships and inspire new ministries. By sharing stories of their work and witness, the peacemakers help us understand peace and justice concerns around the world and provide insights that can inspire us to greater faithfulness. Their visits broaden our sense of God’s inclusive family and help equip us to build a culture of peace and nonviolence for all God’s children. Since 1984 more than 350 International Peacemakers from 60 countries have been hosted through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. The International Peacemakers Program is made possible by your generous gifts to the Peace and Global Witness Offering.
Planning the visit
JAFF BAMENJO – Fighting Hunger in War-Torn Cameroon
LALA RASENDRAHASINA – Working for the Wellbeing of Madagascar
MPHATSO MARY NGULUWE – The Challenges of Healthcare in the Remote Regions of Central Africa 
JEROME BIZIMANA – Reconciliation and Healing in Post-Genocide 
DEON SNYMAN – Transforming Disadvantaged Rural Communities and Responding Creatively to Covid-19 in South Africa
LYDIA NESHANGWE – Meet the Moderator of the Council for World Mission (CWM)
JEROME BARIS – Justice and Human Rights Issues in the Philippines – An interview with Jerome Baris (Philippines, 2017)
NICOLE ASHWOOD – An Equal Piece Peace
LUIS FERNANDO SANMIGUEL CARDONA – “A Better World is Possible
GERMAN ZARATE-DURIER – A Prophetic Witness for Peace in Colombia
Edelberto Valdés Fleites (Colombia, 2003 and 2015) is a pastor in the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba and serves, among other things, as Moderator of Central Presbytery and Synod General Secretary. In this interview he describes the economic and energy challenges facing Cuba, the history of his nation, the impact of U.S. Cuba policy on Cubans and his hopes for the work of the Presbyterian Church in Cuba. Edleberto was a featured Symposium guest in 2021 with interpretation by Tracey King-Ortega.
DELIA LEAL – Addressing Violence Against Women in Guatemala
FABIENNE JEAN – A Report from Haiti
Manolis Ntamparakis and Arlington Trotman: The European Churches’ Response to Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers
ARDA A., ALEX AWAD AND NORA CARMI- The Palestinian Plight: A Conversation with 3 Past Peacemakers from Palestine
SALAM HANNA – Hope and Hurting in Syria
TAMAR WASOIAN – The Challenges Faced in Syria Today