Salome Haldemann

Salome is our intern from Eglise Evangélique Mennonite de Strasbourg, France. She has been a scout chief for the last 5 years that helped her gain solid common sense and resourcefulness. As an occupational therapist by profession, she has a very good knowledge of human health. She is currently in the stage of her journey when she’s developing “a strong interest for the meaning of a radical discipleship,” and she’s realizing that “there is nothing more revolutionary than building true peace.”

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MATT EPP VISITS COFFEE FOR PEACE

  The last Juno Awards, which took place in Winnipeg, Canada in March 2014, were the scene of a prolific encounter: that of Matt Epp and Willard Metzger. It seems strange that Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Epp, born in a Mennonite family, should meet Willard Metzger, executive director of Mennonite Church Canada (MCC), in a big …

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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR HAGUPIT RELIEF !

In partnership with PCEC, Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Church Canada, we are currently organizing these 2 projects: :: Relief goods distribution (clothes, cooking supplies) :: Soup kitchen We are looking for volunteers, willing to serve with us from 2 weeks to 3 months. You will need to bring your own gear: camera, mobile phone, …

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NEW PAR COMMUNITY BREWING IN KALINGA

Kalinga people love peace and coffee. Twinkle Alngag Bautista is convinced that she is called to build a Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community and Coffee For Peace (CFP) social business in Kalinga as part of her life’s calling and mission. Coffee is already a popular product here. Local Robusta coffee is brewed every morning in …

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THE BODONG AMENDMENT: KEEPING TRADITION CULTURALLY RELEVANT

In the little town of Lubuagan, Alonzo Saclag is a local attraction. As an artist full of dreams and big-scale projects, he keeps organizing new events or inviting new people. His 72 years haven’t yet been able to quench his curiosity of life. His main pursuits are those of lasting peace and preservation of Kalinga …

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A PROCESS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN KALINGA

In Northern Luzon, in the beautiful province of Kalinga, made of mountains and waterfalls, lives a tribe of the same name. The Indigenous People of Kalinga have found balance between progress and tradition, and live a semi-urban lifestyle while respecting the tribal law. I have been living with them for a few weeks, and have …

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DAUGHTER OF TWO PEACE PACT HOLDERS

As a new PAR community is building up in Kalinga, please allow us to share the stories of some of our friends and partners there. They will allow the readers to get to know them and the culture that they live in. For a tribe with a reputation of fierce warriors and head hunters, the …

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PBCI-CFP STAFF HOLDS COMMUNITY RETREAT AFTER TWO MAJOR DISASTERS

These last two years, the recurring events and disasters (typhoons, earthquakes, skirmishes) had kept our teams very busy. In 2013, the team decided to pass on the retreat and save the money for Pablo survivors instead. But now in 2014 we were really missing the fellowship, especially that our various teams are more and more …

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A PATCHWORK OF TYPHOON STORIES

We went to visit Christ Faith Fellowship on a weekday, on the invitation of Pastora Lolita. I was hoping to find there maybe one volunteer to tell his typhoon story. When we arrived, I was so surprised to see the church almost full of people, all eager to tell their stories. We stayed there one …

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OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

We are sent by Mennonite Church Canada Witness in partnership with our international community.