Posts tagged Chiapas
The Journey to Bethlehem
The Journey to Bethlehem

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It was 2006, and that journey took me to “El Jardin” (the Garden) a Tsotsil community in the mountains of Chiapas to share Christmas with Pastor Antonio as a missionary working with International Ministries. Alongside our brothers and sisters, we sang to Jesus. Wrapped up by the unhurried and rhythmic Mayan accent we talked and shared tamales and black coffee. Under the zinc roof and dirt floor of Antonio’s wooden shack house with only a table, several chairs and a hammock for furniture; there were no shopping malls, no “ajoro,” (rush), no gifts, no lights, no Christmas tree. There was only the traditional woodstove to warm us and the light of the Milky Way shining in the sky. That Christmas night was a different one! One where I end up in a different place as a human being.

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¡Próximamente!

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BPFNAAdvent, Christmas, Staff, Executive Director, SIM, Chiapas, Indigenous
....Dreams becoming nightmares..Los sueños que se convierte en pesadillas....
....Dreams becoming nightmares..Los sueños que se convierte en pesadillas....

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They are privileged to live in a country of privileges. I am privileged unfairly, in a country where opportunities do not exist for all. My brother and sister do not have the same opportunities I have. Why? Youth of my people must migrate for pursuing dreams and new opportunities. Why? Not all of them have the same fate of being successful and their dreams become nightmares.

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Son privilegiados por vivir en un país de privilegios. Yo soy Privilegiado injustamente, en un país donde carece de oportunidades para todos(as). ¿Por qué? mi hermano(a) no tienen las mismas oportunidades que yo, ¿Por qué? los jóvenes de mi pueblo migran en busca de sueños y de nuevas oportunidades, ¿Por qué? no todos (as) corren con la misma suerte de ser exitosos(as) y que sus sueños no se conviertan en pesadilla.

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BPFNABorder Justice, Mexico, Friendship Tours, Partners, SIM, Chiapas
Teaching Biblical Peace in the Land of the Lekil Kuxlejal
Teaching Biblical Peace in the Land of the Lekil Kuxlejal

I was elated when I received the invitation from the academic coordinator of SIM, The Rev. Dr. Doris García, to teach a course about biblical peace as found in Pauline literature. The course was going to be taught in a land I’ve only read about – a land I knew at a distance. These teaching ministry partnerships were essential for this experience that, in the end, ended up teaching me more than what I expect was learned in the classroom.

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BPFNAChiapas, Mexico, SIM, Board