Skip to main content

Ataque Mi corazon

Image
By
 Ataque Mi Corazon                                  12 de mayo de 2017 
Hola amigo,
¿Cómo estás? Esto es para hacerte saber que en abril he tenido un ataque al corazón y me han puesto 3 “stents” en mis arterias en abril. Por esta razón he tenido que cancelar mis planes para ir a Colombia este año y también un curso sobre “construcción de la paz” que planeaba tomar.                                                                                             
Esta ha sido una verdadera sacudida para mi ya que mi identidad ha estado tan relacionada con la paz. Pero, gracias a Dios!,  no hubo ningún otro deterioro notable. 
Espero poder empezar a dar charlas sobre la paz aquí en los Estados Unidos  en el otoño y el próximo año regresar a Colombia. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Podría añadir que a finales de marzo y principios de abril, antes de ser consciente de la condición de mi corazón, dí un total de siete conferencias en St. Louis, Iowa y aquí en Evanston. Los trmas fueron en "Hacer las paces con ISIS sin violencia" y "Actualización sobre los acuerdos de paz en Colombia". 
                                                                                                                                                                                       Una de las charlas más importantes fue con una grupo de jóvenes de secundaria que había leído acerca de ISIS el día anterior. Para empezar compartieron algunas de sus ideas sobre cómo lidiar con ISIS. Luego hice mi intercambio, después de lo cual compartieron en pequeños grupos. Después de esto ventilaron conmigo sus preguntas sobre mi participación. Realmente fue posible que los estudiantes se involucraran personalmente. 


Gracias por sus oraciones mientras me ajusto a esta sacudida. 
Shalom, Jim

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hope in Iraq

By
Dear Friends, I have recently finished Peggy Gish’s book An Iraq Journey of Hope and Peace . It brought me to deep prayer at times, helping me to see US soldiers as human beings and breaking down some of my stereotypes of them. It also helped me experience the personal pain of Iraqis who are caught in the war as opposed to hearing statistics in the news. This was peacemaking taking place in my own heart and mind. Peggy’s honesty in sharing her own personal struggle and admitting her own mistakes is challenging to my own peacemaking. Another aspect of this book that was inspiring to me was that when CPTers in Iraq realized they were making a mistake in midst of sharing with Iraqis, they were able at times to change right then and there. This is clear evidence of the Spirit at work. It also gave me a sense of how God was able to use the seemingly small amount of people, just six or so, to make a significant difference for the good in this horrible situation. I am adding to this messag...
Post a Comment
Read more

An Incredible Prime Minister

By
           An Incredible Prime Minister     Dear Friends, a hopeful happening,                  Two years ago, Ethiopia was a basket case. The government seemed to be losing control The majority Oromo people were restive under a rule that seemed to rob them of their place. The traditionally powerful Amhara rioted. A state of emergency brought silence on the surface, but underneath the nation seethed. Civil war threatened. A foreigner was killed. Tourism waned. Finally, the prime minister resigned. The church prayed earnestly. Then, unexpectedly, eight months ago, the relatively unknown Abiy Ahmad was elected prime minister. What followed was equally unanticipated. In a bold, courageous acceptance speech; Ahmad announced a policy of peace, love and unity for the nation and its relationships with the rest of the world. He made sweeping promises and, to...
Post a Comment
Read more

Colombia Reports

By
Introduction Letter Jim Fitz is a member of Plow Creek Mennonite Church, in Tiskilwa, Illinois. He works full time in peacemaking, which includes about 3 months a year with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Barrancabermeja, (Barranca for short) Colombia. In the Barranca area, CPT there provides protection from the threats to and killing of various armed groups by being a nonviolent presence and witness for about 100 farm families. Jim will be in Barranca area Oct.1- Dec. 22. During the application process for Christian Peacemaker Teams, one of the first things that the CPT interviewer said to Jim, " Do you realize this is a very dangerous situation and do you have a bunch of people who can pray for you?" This gave Jim some hesitation but upon some reflection, he felt that he had a church full of people who would pray for him. He also felt a clear call to this work. He felt he was ready to try to risk his life for peace in the same way soldiers risk their li...
Post a Comment
Read more