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Just Peace Pilgrimage

Going from “head work” to “heart work”

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From left: Yvonne Maati Platts of Mosaic Conference, Sibonokuhle Ncube of Mennonite Mission Network, Lauren Francisco of C3 Hampton, Janice Bolden of Enon Tabernacle, Philadelphia, and Wil LaVeist of Mennonite Mission Network. (Not pictured is Pastor Felix Rocha of Evangelical Garifuna Church, New Orleans, who joined the delegation the following day).
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Participants on a Just Peace Pilgrimage to the lands of Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation were greeted by Pahto (Mt. Adams), a sacred mountain at the center of Yakama cosmology. Photo by Bruce Kuhns.
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During a South Africa Just Peace Pilgrimage, the group met every day for reflections and Bible studies. Photo provided.
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Each year, the San Francisco MVS unit is invited to gather together and craft comforters for themselves. Karen Kreider Yoder, a member of the unit's host congregation, First Mennonite Church of San Francisco, hosts the group at her home for this annual tradition. At the end of the day, each participant takes home their own cozy comforter to use during their service term and beyond! Left to right: Ana Neufeld Weaver, Keyan Krabill, Emmi Scott and Bella Kephart. Photo by Karen Kreider Yoder.
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Sawatzky and Teguh Karyanto, STAKWW professor and Sawatzky's host, share conversation over a meal. Photo provided.
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