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1. Churches and psychiatry: “it’s complicated”

   ... the most nonviolent Anabaptist could become threatening if he or she were subjected to a feeling of intense persecution. We feel ... When a person enters the psychiatric hospital where I work, he or she will quickly notice the chapel. It’s not a simple room converted ...

   pwadmin - 03/12/2020 - 15:42

2. Spanish speaking YAMENers face unique challenges in Latin American placements

   ... City as a hospitality assistant at Casa de los Amigos, where he also lives. Prior to moving to Mexico, Soliz studied Tourism and Hotel ... hard to get used to,” Soliz said. Like the others, he had odd encounters in his mother tongue. “In Mexico, a straw to drink ...

   pwadmin - 09/20/2021 - 12:42

3. When mental illness arrives in the pews

   ... being taken for a psychiatric exam at the hospital. He had been a regular kid who was bright, creative, fun-loving and caring. Now he was acting in ways that were unusual for him – making wild accusations, ...

   pwadmin - 03/12/2020 - 15:49

4. Centring Jesus amid changing times

   ... our Anabaptist forebears rediscovered a living Jesus after he had for centuries been enshrined in mystery and ritual, so there is today a ... planter, missionary, conference executive and educator. He is author of What is an Anabaptist Christian? and Anabaptist ...

   pwadmin - 04/05/2021 - 19:36

5. MWC Executive Committee deliberates, welcomes and celebrates

   ... in a broad range of tasks and roles. We are grateful he has accepted [another term.]” At their meetings, the Peace Commission ...

   pwadmin - 03/12/2020 - 15:44

6. New name? MWC considers identity and brand

   Español Français 繁體中文 Bogota, Colombia – When someone mispronounces or misspells your name, does it seem as though they aren’t quite addressing you? We choose names carefully – perhaps to honour someone...

   pwadmin - 08/09/2021 - 12:55

7. Holistic care in Semarang

   ... love and help, just as we all do,” says Victor Purnomo. He is a pastor of Jemaat Kristen Indonesia Injil Kerajaan (Gospel of the ...

   pwadmin - 12/01/2020 - 16:54

8. A transforming Spirit of peace

   ... this comment during face-to-face Peace Commission meetings. He shared stories about some of the challenges of his country and how it ... by Andrew Suderman, secretary of the Peace Commission. He serves as Assistant Professor in theology, peace, and mission at Eastern ...

   pwadmin - 04/16/2021 - 16:11

9. Learning with Iraqi refugees in the Department of Ain – France

   Español Français 繁體中文 Lunch after a worship service in Regensburg, Germany. Photo: Liesa Unger. Moved by the situation caused by the advance of Daesh at the end of 2014, 20 members of...

   pwadmin - 03/12/2020 - 14:24

10. Churches as healing communities

    ... of Bogotà. By feeling welcomed and recognized for who he was, Andres began to open himself up to the church community. With opportunity to explore new understandings, he let go of hate and found dignity in rebuilding his own life. Andres’ ...

    pwadmin - 09/02/2020 - 16:20

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