{"id":2429,"date":"2010-11-30T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2018-09-06T04:58:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T04:58:04","slug":"peace-church-testimonies-iglesias-de-paz-resaltan-sus-testimonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2010\/peace-church-testimonies-iglesias-de-paz-resaltan-sus-testimonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace church testimonies – Iglesias de paz resaltan sus testimonies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peace church testimonies highlight struggles and successes, told with joy and tears<\/h4>\n

Iglesias de paz resaltan sus testimonies de luchas y victorias con l\u00e1grimas y regocijo<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\nThe meeting room where participants gathered for most of the main sessions of the Historic Peace Church conference in Latin America, at a Catholic retreat center outside Santo Domingo. Photo by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(Nov. 30, 2010) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic \u2013<\/em> Testimonies shared over the past two days at the Historic Peace Churches conference in Latin America reveal difficulties as well as opportunities for success for Brethren, Mennonite, and Quaker churches working for peace.<\/p>\n

Two days have been filled with the reports and stories of church programs, and other personal efforts in areas of peace, justice, human rights, and services meeting human needs. Given with aids like PowerPoint presentations, videos, and statistical analysis, some reports impressed the conference with the gravity of situations of violence in many Latin American and Caribbean countries. For example, numbers like the millions of children who are affected by sexual violence in Brazil were presented, or the three murders a day that are committed on the island of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

But many of the reports and testimonies also were opportunities to share joy and tears with fellow Christian workers for peace. Some speakers offered personal challenges and passionate callings to the group, while others simply told their own stories of faith.<\/p>\n

Among the many testimonies and stories told were the experience of Mennonite women in Latin America, their emerging work against domestic violence even in their own congregations, and the effort to open ordination and the ministry to women….<\/p>\n

The work of the Brethren in Haiti following the earthquake, where homes are being rebuilt and displaced people are being fed, not just in the church but also neighbors known and unknown….<\/p>\n

The many programs for children, adolescents, and families in a variety of countries, ranging from a Brazilian program to prevent the sexual abuse of children, to a project in Venezuela teaching creative play, to those working for healthy families and against domestic violence in Central America, to a Chilean pastoral couple offering counseling to men and women on issues related to gender and sexuality….<\/p>\n

The jail visitation ministries of Quakers in Jamaica, and the women in Bolivia who are volunteers implementing an AVP (Alternatives to Violence Program) originally developed by Quakers working in prisons in the United States….<\/p>\n

The testimony of one Quaker man about the work done to end military conscription in Honduras and to provide alternative service options for conscientious objectors….<\/p>\n

The reports and testimonies are being collected by a documentation committee drafting a final document to come out of the conference. Also being collected are comments from small groups that are meeting each evening to respond to the day\u2019s information.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s evening devotion led by Mennonite pastors invited the symbolic crying of tears through the mixing of salt with water. This evening, a Brethren group led devotions on the theme of dealing with the trials that can come in church ministry.<\/p>\n

Suely Inhauser of Igreja da Irmandade (the Church of the Brethren in Brazil) talked about a moment of despair when she was trying to lead a church that seemed about to fall apart. Yet God\u2019s grace came from a completely unexpected source–a drunken man who wandered into that church meeting at a critical moment, with words of wisdom that could only have come from the Spirit.<\/p>\n

Peacemaking is similarly impossible without the accompaniment of God and others. “Who are we to solve the wars? We can\u2019t talk about peace alone,” she told the group, asking them to join her in contemplation of Jesus\u2019 parable of the mustard seed–God bringing fruit out of small efforts and unexpected sources.<\/p>\n

The evening closed with her invitation to the other Brethren present to join her in kneeling prayer, a symbolic prostration of the self before God.<\/p>\n

Webcasts from the conference are being offered at www.bethanyseminary.edu\/webcasts\/PeaceConf2010<\/a> . An online photo album has been started at www.brethren.org\/site\/PhotoAlbumUser?AlbumID=13041&view=UserAlbum<\/a> .<\/p>\n

— Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford is director of news services for the Church of the Brethren<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(Noviembre 30, 2010) Santo Domingo, Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/em> \u2013 Los testimonios compartidos en los dos \u00faltimos d\u00edas de la conferencia de Iglesias Hist\u00f3ricas de Paz en Am\u00e9rica Latina revelan dificultades as\u00ed como tambi\u00e9n oportunidades exitosas para las Iglesias de los Hermanos, Menonitas y Cu\u00e1queros que trabajan por la paz.<\/p>\n

Dos d\u00edas se han llenado con historias y reportes de programas de las Iglesias y otros esfuerzos personales en el \u00e1rea de la paz, justicia, derechos humanos y servicios sociales que atienden las necesidades humanas. Con la ayuda de presentaciones visuales (Power Point), videos, y an\u00e1lisis estad\u00edsticos algunos de los reportes causaron impresi\u00f3n en la concurrencia y mostraron la gravedad de la situaci\u00f3n de violencia en Am\u00e9rica Latina y en los pa\u00edses Caribe\u00f1os. Por ejemplo, se present\u00f3 n\u00fameros, que ascienden a millones, de ni\u00f1os afectados por la violencia sexual en Brasil o los tres homicidios diarios que se cometen en la isla de Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Pero muchos de los reportes y testimonios fueron tambi\u00e9n oportunidades para compartir logros y l\u00e1grimas con los compa\u00f1eros y hermanos trabajadores de la paz. Algunos presentadores ofrecieron retos personales y llamados apasionados al grupo, mientras otros simplemente contaban sus propias historias de fe.<\/p>\n

Entre el sinn\u00famero de testimonios e historias estuvo la experiencia de las mujeres Menonitas en Am\u00e9rica Latina, su trabajo emergente contra la violencia dom\u00e9stica a\u00fan dentro de sus propias congregaciones y los esfuerzos para abrir ordenaci\u00f3n y ministerio a las mujeres\u2026<\/p>\n

El trabajo de los Hermanos en Hait\u00ed despu\u00e9s del terremoto, donde se est\u00e1n reconstruyendo viviendas y donde los desplazados reciben alimento, no s\u00f3lo en las iglesias, pero tambi\u00e9n en los barrios conocidos y desconocidos\u2026<\/p>\n

Los innumerables programas para ni\u00f1os, adolecentes y familias en varios pa\u00edses, que van desde un programa de prevenci\u00f3n de abuso sexual infantil en Brasil, al proyecto en Venezuela ense\u00f1ando juegos creativos a aquellos que trabajan por la salud familiar y en contra de la violencia dom\u00e9stica en Centro Am\u00e9rica, hasta la pastoral Chilena que ofrece consejer\u00eda a hombres y mujeres en asuntos relacionados al g\u00e9nero y la sexualidad.<\/p>\n

El ministerio de visita a la prisi\u00f3n de los Cu\u00e1queros en Jamaica, y el de las mujeres en Bolivia, que son voluntarias implementando un Programa Alternativo a la Violencia (AVP-Alternatives to Violence Program) fue creado originalmente por los Cu\u00e1queros que trabajaban en las c\u00e1rceles en los Estados Unidos\u2026<\/p>\n

El testimonio de un hombre Cu\u00e1quero acerca del trabajo hecho para dar fin a la conscripci\u00f3n militar en Honduras y para propiciar opciones alternativas de servicio para los objetores de conciencia\u2026<\/p>\n

Un comit\u00e9 de documentaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 colectando reportes y testimonios y elaborando un documento final que ser\u00e1 el producto de la conferencia. Tambi\u00e9n se est\u00e1 incluyendo comentarios de los grupos peque\u00f1os que se re\u00fanen en la noche para responder a la informaci\u00f3n del d\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Las devociones de anoche, dirigidas por un pastor Menonita, invitaron simb\u00f3licamente a derramar l\u00e1grimas a trav\u00e9s de una mezcla de agua y sal. Esta noche, un grupo de los Hermanos propici\u00f3 las devociones en el tema de hacer frente a las pruebas y tribulaciones que pueden venir en el ministerio de la iglesia.<\/p>\n

Suely Inhauser de la Iglesia de los Hermanos en Brasil (Igreja da Irmandade) habl\u00f3 sobre un momento de desesperaci\u00f3n cuando ella trataba de dirigir una iglesia que parec\u00eda que se estaba acabando. M\u00e1s la gracia de Dios lleg\u00f3 de una fuente completamente inesperada \u2013 un hombre borracho que entr\u00f3 en un momento cr\u00edtico a una reuni\u00f3n de esa iglesia con palabras sabias que s\u00f3lo pod\u00edan venir del Esp\u00edritu.<\/p>\n

El hacer paz es similarmente imposible sin el acompa\u00f1amiento de Dios y otros. “\u00bfQui\u00e9nes somos nosotros para resolver las guerras?” No podemos hablar de paz solamente, dijo al grupo, pidiendo que se unan a ella en contemplaci\u00f3n de la par\u00e1bola de Jes\u00fas de la semilla de mostaza \u2013Dios trayendo frutos de peque\u00f1os esfuerzos y fuentes inesperadas.<\/p>\n

La sesi\u00f3n vespertina se cerr\u00f3 con la invitaci\u00f3n de ella a los otros Hermanos presentes a orar de rodillas, un acto simb\u00f3lico de postraci\u00f3n del ser ante Dios.<\/p>\n

Se puede ver la trasmisi\u00f3n en vivo – www.bethanyseminary.edu\/webcasts\/PeaceConf2010<\/a> . Fotos: www.brethren.org\/site\/PhotoAlbumUser?AlbumID=13041&view=UserAlbum<\/a> .<\/p>\n

—\u00a0Traducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol – Mariana Barriga<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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