Two partners of Global Ministries (the Salvadorian Lutheran Synod and the Emmanuel Baptist Church) and two Mission Personnel (Ricardo Mayol and Violeta Rocha) participated in a workshop in El Salvador, regarding peace and violence in the country and in Central America. There, more than 60 leaders from churches around the country reflected on how to understand the elements of violence present in the country and internationally as well as ways to promote peace....
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The northern states of Roraima, Acre, Rondônia, and Amazonas have been particularly badly affected....
During the first half of 2018, the Maya Kaqchikel University (UMK) was focused on preparing for a conference on Mayan culture, skills, economy, and thought. This conference, titled “0th Mayan Science and Philosophy Congress” took place over three days, April 6-8, 2018, and included 175 participants. The purpose of this conference was to gather contemporary Mayan practitioners to protect and preserve the ancestral knowledge of the Mayan community. UMK writes, “The Science Congress among our Mayan community...Read More
