Swords Into Plowshares displaced persons Archives

June 26, 2013

Three Prayer Concerns – June 26

Posted 2:42pm

SudanPlease pray for all of the refugees and displaced persons in Sudan. Help us to be mindful of the women and children in the refugee camps and the dangerous situations in which they face every day. Help those who have been the victims of abuse and rape at the hands of those who claim to… Read more »

June 12, 2013

Three prayer concerns – June 12

Posted 3:07pm

SyriaPray for the people of Syria, where by the end of the year, millions will have been forced to abandon their homes; becoming displaced persons or refugees without access to adequate shelter, food and water. Pray that the UN will receive the money it needs from its member countries to provide aid to suffering Syrians,… Read more »

September 9, 2011

Antonio has been found

Posted 11:45am

Good news! We have learned that Antonio Ariza has been found and is alive. We will post more information as we receive it. Thank you so much to everyone for your outreach, advocacy and prayers. – The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Please continue to pray and act for God’s children who have been disappeared in Colombia… Read more »

September 7, 2011

Act for Antonio

Posted 2:56pm

I did not sleep well last night. Of course I rarely sleep well, but last night I knew why. It is hard to sleep, at least for me, when my heart aches even more than usual. I learned on Monday night that Antonia Ariza went missing on September 1, 2011 in Colombia. The information came… Read more »

September 5, 2011

Praying for Antonio

Posted 9:02pm

I pray with many others tonight for our friend Antonio in Colombia. I had the privilege to meet Antonio during Easter week of 2010. He is a leader of an organization of people who have been internally displaced within Colombia. The oganization seeks to return people to land they can work for their living. His… Read more »

June 3, 2011

Accompaniment in Colombia and Jamaica

Posted 8:58pm

Accompaniment is the great theme of the Bible. It is the window through which we should see the whole of the Gospel and the entire meaning of our faith. Accompaniment is what it is all about. With those words, Tom Driver began a sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2010. Tom was in Colombia for a time… Read more »

March 29, 2011

Peacemaking in Colombia: Event at Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

Posted 9:25pm

For those in New York City: Building Sustainable Communities of Peace in Colombia A Conversation and Brown Bag Lunch with The Rev. Adelaida Jiménez Cortes and The Rev. Gloria Ulloa Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Noon – 1:00 PM Church Center…

March 28, 2011

Colombia Days of Prayer and Action Resources

Posted 1:40am

This originally appeared on Called to Colombia by Richard Williams and Mamie Broadhurst. The resources are out! Please take time to participate in the National Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia this year on April 8th -11th. This is…

May 24, 2010

PC(USA) partners in Colombia and the presidential election

Posted 3:44am

Reprinted with permission from Called to Colombia: Our partners in Colombia, the the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia, are faithful and passionate the defense of life – which in this context means the upholding of human rights. With Colombia’s history of…

May 2, 2010

Thank you from Colombia

Posted 10:01pm

Our partners in the churches, communities of displaced persons, educational institutions and other social organizations concerned with justice and human rights, have sent a word of thanks. To the Churches, Ecumenical Organizations, and Human Rights Groups in Solidarity with Colombia…

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