The following request comes from our sisters and brothers in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Use this sample letter to send your message. Release Dr. Alexis Montes and other detained health workers! “Freedom is what we have—Christ…
Read more »We have posted video of the press conference following the release of Pastor Edwin Egar of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. On February 11, 2009, Pastor Egar was abducted. His colleagues flew into action and began working…
Read more »The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program has posted video of the February 12, 2009 press conference in the Philippines following the release of Pastor Edwin Egar. Note that some presentations are in Tagalog and in English. Here’s what happened: On February 11,…
Read more »by Nancy Eng MacNeill Landing in Manila was a welcome beginning for our trip. The weather was warm and “tropical” according to Bruce’s daughters. After checking into our rooms at the Shalom Center of the United Church of Christ in…
Read more »Pastor Edwin Egar of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is the latest church leader in the Phlippines to be abducted and released. On February 11, 2009, six unidentified armed men alighted from a van and a…
Read more »“My day of freedom is very important for me and my family because there is one less spouse torn away from his or her partner in life and love by the government’s counterinsurgency operation.” So begins a letter to the…
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