Natural disasters bring suffering and trauma. But they also provide opportunities, as Mike and Esther Terry’s church found out last month when their city of La Plata, Argentina, was severely affected by floods:
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Elle Deakin is doing her Stride placement in Guatemala, working at a refuge for women and their children who are escaping domestic violence:
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Mark and Karen Robinson are doing part of their Stride placement at Arco Iris children’s home, Peru. Special events are one way of impacting the kids’ lives:
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Linda Lugtigheid reflects on 11 years of lessons and opportunities in Bolivia, with her husband Pete and their family:
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Baptism is the ultimate statement of new life for Christians. Recently, several Latin Link members had the pleasure of seeing people they work with make public statements of faith:
‘This is an exciting period for us’, writes Margaret Saunderson, ‘with two lots of baptisms in two church communities.
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Latin Link members Manuel and Patricia Reaño and their children are based in Medellín, Colombia, where the recent escalation in gang warfare now seems to be abating. Manuel reflects on where they live.
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What are people saying about Francis, the first Latin American pope?
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When world news is dominated by global warming, environmental crises, and natural and man-made disasters, how should the Church respond? Juliana Morillo de Horne, a member of Latin Link’s International Forum, recently attended a consultation addressing some of these issues:
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Suzanne Potter works as a chaplain in a Guatemalan prison for girls, helping those for whom life is precarious and can sometimes even seem wasted. A recent shocking incident has really made her think:
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We may feel we’re wasting our time, or that God is done with us, but he is keen to use us whatever our situation. Brenda Darke, in Costa Rica, recounts a recent experience arising out of her book, Un Camino Compartido (A Shared Path), which challenges communities to be more inclusive of people with disabilities. She says:
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Striders get involved in some fascinating projects! During her two years in Peru, Hannah Wilkinson has worked with A Rocha (Christians in Conservation) to save one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.
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Making people laugh may not be the first thing you think of when seeking to share God’s love, and ‘Mission Clown’ isn’t a job on many mission agency vacancy lists, but in Cusco, Peru, an unusual visitor is bringing healing physically, emotionally and spiritually:
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It’s been both funny and challenging for new Striders Stuart and Jodie Dennis, as they learn about the realities of patience, kindness and love, in the early days of their Nicaragua placement:
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In Luke chapter 10 Jesus suggests that to inherit eternal life you need to love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, and love your neighbour as you love yourself. A legal expert, finding this a bit of a challenge, then asks: ‘And just how are we defining neighbour?!’ Here are some people you can pray for, who are trying to put these verses into practice:
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At the start of a new year many people hold their breath, take courage, and make a fresh start. Whether it’s becoming a Christian at a children’s holiday club, graduating with skills in metal work and starting your working life, embarking on a new faith adventure through the Stride programme, or leaving prison to join a creative business project. God is ‘doing a new thing’ in many peoples’ lives.
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It may be the bleak mid-winter here, but in Latin America it’s the Summer holidays! Many Latin Link members are involved in running holiday Bible clubs, children’s camps, and training events for student leaders and children’s workers.
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What happens to children at risk when they get older and outgrow the provision of orphanages or other children’s ministries? How can vulnerable young people be encouraged in their faith and enabled to find fullness of life? There’s an answer in Cochabamba:
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‘Please pray for the work we do with Freehands inside the women’s prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia,’ asks Suzanne Windsor.
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In rural northeast Brazil, Strider Dave Monument is getting to know the local community and encouraging new Christians at the fledgling church plants. He recently witnessed God’s care for the poorest and most isolated people, when he followed Jesus to a remote village.
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Please pray! Across Latin America, Latin Link members are helping local Christians to share the good news of Christmas this month.
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The Turmanyé (Rainbow) project in Huaraz, Peru, is reaching out to children and teenagers who work on the city’s streets.
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Julie Noble is running a new 'victim empathy' course at the young offenders' centre in Oruro, Bolivia.
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Nuevas Fuerzas (Renewed Strength) is a drop-in centre and support network for young people with disabilities in Arequipa, Peru.
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