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September 16, 2022
Dear Richard,
Mennonite Central Committee U.S. is excited to offer two peace camps for young adults (ages 18-30) to develop their peace theology and practice. We would like to encourage you (or the young adults close to you) to consider participating!
Read more about the peace camps and apply.
Peace camps are an opportunity to
• Apply Anabaptist, Biblical foundations of peace and justice to real world issues
• Learn and understand dynamics of social change
• Experience personal transformation
• Build new relationships with others from across the country
We recognize funding is often a barrier for young adults so MCC will be covering all costs of travel, lodging and meals beyond the $200 registration fee. We encourage churches, schools, families and friends to support participants with the
registration fee where possible.
Peace Camp Puerto Rico
The first Peace Camp will run from November 6-11 in Puerto Rico, looking at issues of decolonization, community building and hospitality. Participants will stay at the
Centro de Retiros Paraíso en la Montaña (Paradise Retreat Center in the Mountain) during the experience, which will provide a place to rest, enjoy the beautiful creation of Puerto Rico and learn together. The week will focus on tying Anabaptist theology
with practical application and visiting organizations engaged in transformational work. A Christ-centered approach to the Biblical text will guide each day, helping participants analyze current realities and reconstruct narratives of resistance and healing.
This experience will be facilitated entirely in Spanish, so all participants need to have a minimum level of proficiency to be able to understand and engage fully.
Download the flyer.
Peace for the Weary in upstate New York
The second Peace Camp is a partnership with Camp Deerpark, called Peace for the Weary. It will run from
January 2-7 in the woods of upstate New York at
Camp Deerpark and is designed for young adults from metropolitan areas. In a time when stress and anxiety are at a peak, this experience will offer an invaluable opportunity for participants to understand trauma and develop strategies for self-care as well
as tools to work at healing, for themselves and for their communities.
Download the flyer.
Please pass this message on to others you know who might be interested.
You can find registration forms for both camps at our
MCC U.S. Peace Camps website.
As we witness the systemic nature of violence in the U.S., it is increasingly apparent that our younger generations will be tasked with forging a different course ahead -- one that can bring about true healing, transformation and repair to our communities
and to the earth.
Feel free to contact us if you have questions or concerns you’d like to talk through. Otherwise, head over to
our website and get signed up for one of these incredible opportunities to put theory into practice with an MCC Young Adult Peace Camp!
Warm regards,
Jes Stoltzfus Buller
Peace Education Coordinator
MCC U.S. National Peace & Justice Ministries
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