So often we cannot fathom the dire consequences of wars in faraway places: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Colombia. The tentacles of militarism reach into people's everyday lives in these countries, making simple tasks dangerous.  Meanwhile, people in affluent countries can spend days, weeks, months, years without experiencing what war feels like but still benefit from the resources in places torn by conflict. Like Doubting Thomas, we say, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in their hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in their sides, I will not believe" (John 20: 25). We can live our whole lives like this—intentionally covering our eyes not to see the ugliness of war. But Jesus calls us out of our blindness.  

This July, CPT Colombia is hosting a delegation focusing on the experiences of women in this war. Delegates will participate in the forty-year anniversary celebration of our partners in the Popular Women's Organization (OFP). The OFP is a grassroots women-led initiative that focuses on female leadership, programs of social uplift, supporting victims of domestic violence as well as resistance to war. Delegates will also visit women leaders in the region and explore what it means to live as a woman in the midst of armed conflict. 

Public Action by the OFP

To learn more about delegations, click here.