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Home away from home – Faith Lutheran/Journey in Faith delegation
From June 13-23, 2014, eight delegates from Faith Lutheran/Journey in Faith in North Dakota visited their sister community in Tierra Nueva I. Delegates reflected on their visit and chose words that best captured how they felt during the delegation experience. … Continue reading
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Incarnation-Chontala South to North Delegation in 2013
After their February 11-18, 2013 South to North delegation, Incarnation wrote a reflection. This short reflection tries to paint a picture that is “worth a thousand words.” This is the reality we face as family and friends who are separated by … Continue reading
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Tagged chontala, delegate reflections, delegations, incarnation
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Dios siempre está en nuestro corazón, y ellos son parte de Dios
In English Dina Velásquez, miembro de UPAVIM, comparte sus experiencias durante la delegación que visitó al hermanamiento de Downers Grove United Methodist Church en octubre de 2013. ¿Cuáles fueron las actividades más impactantes en Downers Grove? Para mí, lo que … Continue reading
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First-time Delegate Reflects on our Newest Linkage
En español by David Ericson, US Regional Coordinator and first-time delegate in 2014 In the fall of 2013, the community of San José La Montaña (Chalatenango, El Salvador) and Trinity Episcopal Church (Newtown, CT) agreed to form Sister Parish’s newest … Continue reading
¨God is always in our heart and they are a part of God¨
En español Interview with Dina Velásquez about her participation in a South to North delegation from October 3-11, 2013. Dina and four other women from UPAVIM in Guatemala City visited their sister community at First United Methodist Church in Downers … Continue reading
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On Spiritual Richness – Faith Lutheran / Journey in Faith Delegation
Vicki Schmidt participated in a delegation from Faith Lutheran/Journey in Faith to visit their sister community in Tierra Nueva I in June of 2013. She shares the following reflection. Tierra Nueva Uno (New Land 1), located in Chinautla, Guatemala, is … Continue reading
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United in God’s Love – St. Joan of Arc Delegates Share Experiences
En español St. Joan of Arc delegates visited their sister community in Tierra Nueva II from August 1-11, 2014. Four participants gave the following homily at their church the week after the delegation. See delegation photos. Meghan: Sister Parish exists … Continue reading
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Living the Gospel – Wallingford Participants Reflect on 2013 Delegation
En español Delegates from Wallingford United Methodist Church visited Guarjila in July of 2013. A number of participants sent the following reflections on their experience. As we traveled home from our recent trip to Guarjila, I was thinking a lot … Continue reading
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Center for Mission delegation experiences Sister Parish
[This summer, Sister Parish hosted a delegation from the Center for Mission, which coordinates the global mission work of the Catholic Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis. Michael Haasl, the Global Solidarity Coordinator for the Center for Mission wrote this reflection … Continue reading
It’s a Grandma Thing.
[By Sister Parish founder Vicki Schmidt] There’s no end to possibilities for how I live out my life, but right now what I want to do most is to be a grandma to my four beautiful grandchildren. So when I was challenged during my recent visit to El Salvador and Guatemala to find the best way to work for a justice-filled world, I wrestled within myself how to balance social justice work with being a grandma. Hearing once again the heart-twisting stories about systemic abuse and inept and oppressive governments, and about the long term effects of past civil wars and current gang violence on the daily lives of people, the nagging considerations kept surfacing: “What do I do with all this? I just want to be a grandma.” Continue reading
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