Posts tagged SIM
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
Newly Created Peace Fund to Support Six Projects in 2019 • Fondos por la Paz recién creado para apoyar seis proyectos en 2019
Newly Created Peace Fund to Support Six Projects in 2019 • Fondos por la Paz recién creado para apoyar seis proyectos en 2019

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The newly created Peace Fund-Fondos por la Paz will support six projects in 2019. This fund gives grants to empower small, grassroots groups doing the work of peacemaking on a local or regional level.

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El recién creado Fondos por la Paz apoyará seis proyectos en 2019. Este fondo otorga subvenciones para capacitar a pequeños grupos de base que realizan el trabajo de pacificación a nivel local o regional.

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BPFNAFundraising, Partners, Grants, Mexico, Africa, PAPNET, Colombia, SIM
An Interview with Dallita Juárez, Eleazar Pérez & Aurelia Jiménez (SIM) • Una Entrevista con Dallita Juárez, Eleazar Pérez y Aurelia Jiménez (SIM)
An Interview with Dallita Juárez, Eleazar Pérez & Aurelia Jiménez (SIM) • Una Entrevista con Dallita Juárez, Eleazar Pérez y Aurelia Jiménez (SIM)

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The Mayan Intercultural Seminary (SIM) is a non-denominational theological school located in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The Seminary contributes to the construction of peace from an intercultural perspective and promotes the values ​​of equity, justice, inclusiveness, dialogue, human integrity, reciprocity, and a sense of vocation. SIM focuses on creating solidarity networks through initiatives in particular for women and youth, to build a more inclusive world.

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El Seminario Intercultural Mayense (SIM) es una escuela teológica no confesional ubicada en San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México. El Seminario contribuye a la construcción de la paz en una perspectiva intercultural y promueve los valores de equidad, justicia, inclusión, diálogo, integridad humana, reciprocidad y sentido vocacional. SIM se centra en crear redes de solidaridad a través de iniciativas en particular para mujeres y jóvenes, para construir un mundo más inclusivo.

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BPFNASummer Conference, Peace Camp, SIM, Seminaries, Mexico, Partners, Peacemakers, Indigenous, Theological Education, Theology
....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
Christian Ethics: A Latin American Perspective and Peace
Christian Ethics: A Latin American Perspective and Peace

BPFNA Board President Amaury Tañón-Santos was recently in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico teaching a course called "Christian Ethics: A Latin American Perspective and Peace" to seminarians at the Mayan Intercultural Seminary (SIM). The course lasted from August 25-29, 2014. The following is a brief report from Amaury about his time at SIM.

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BPFNASIM, Mexico, Theology
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