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Sister Parish, Inc. promotes intercultural and ecumenical understanding by establishing linkages between churches in the United States and faith-based communities in Central America. Our members tell you more in the brief video Introduction to Sister Parish.
Tag Archives: guatemala
Migration from a Guatemalan community perspective /// La migración desde la perspectiva comunitaria en Guatemala
Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with Pedro Sica from Guatemala. He shared his opinion about the national reality and migration from his point of view as a member of a rural community in Guatemala. Below we share with … Continue reading
Posted in Español, General, Guatemala, News
Tagged migration, guatemala, migración, interviews, entrevistas
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Migrant Ministry Call // Llamada de Ministerio de Migrantes
On Thursday, May 5, the northern and southern communities that are part of Sister Parish and some invited friends had the opportunity to meet Cristina Coronado and hear about her work on the Mexico-United States border. Cristina works with the … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged actividades virtuales, el salvador, guatemala, United States, virtual activities
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2020-A Sister Parish Year Like No Other / El año en Iglesias Hermanas como ningún otro
Español abajo Message from Sister Parish Inc. Board member Cathy Burrell The Sister Parish, Inc. Board and staff began January excited about the new year. Most of the Board participated in the Open Delegation in November 2019 and were energized … Continue reading
Hurricanes Eta and Iota – Update and Relief Funds
Hurricanes Eta and Iota have devastated Central America with both immediate and long-term consequences, as hundreds of thousands of people lost homes and/or crops they would have relied on to eat in 2021. In Sister Parish, there were at least … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, Guatemala
Tagged chichipate, guatemala, las margaritas ii, san antonio
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Update with Brian Tyler – August 2020
Sister Parish Regional Coordinator, Brian Tyler, shares a brief update from Guatemala.
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, General, Guatemala, News
Tagged covid-19, Emergency Aid 2020, guatemala
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Video from our Open Delegation 2019
Thank you to Memo Lab Productions for this video about our delegation to El Salvador and Guatemala in 2019. Our delegation focused on fellowship with Sister Parish communities in Central America and also learned about the push-pull factors of migration.
Prolonged drought in Guatemala
In this video, Sister Parish staff member Brian visits the community of San Andres Itzapa and talks to farmers about how the 2019 drought affected them. The farmers in the region have now weathered 3 years of unpredictable rainy seasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, News
Tagged Central American news updates, christ church, christ episcopal, guatemala, san andres itzapa
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Tierra Nueva 1 and 2 celebrate Women’s Day
In Guatemala, about 30 women from the women’s groups from Tierra Nueva 1 and Tierra Nueva 2 participated in a march organized at the municipal level this year for International Women’s Day. Three women who work in the clinic in … Continue reading
Posted in General, Guatemala, News
Tagged guatemala, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, women's day, women's march
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A magnificent delegation trip to Guatemala….reflections after 21 years of relationship with people of faith in Central America
by Bill Williams A rocky road to start…. a delayed flight, a missed connection, a flight to Guatemala City that should have been a few hours morphed into 2 days and nights in airports. But after finally arriving, we were … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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Danville Congregational Church visits with San Antonio
by Bette Felton It was a wonderful, refreshing trip, starting in Guatemala City. We visited three amazing programs before we went to Antigua to meet our 8 friends from San Antonio. We visited the Popol Vuh, a Mayan … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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