by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | August 26, 2017 | abusedomestic violenceGuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Final Reflections: Days 2 & 3 Woven throughout our time together were short moments of experiencing and learning about different kinds of “self-care,” led by Mary Flammer. Soothing self-touch, ways of caring for our physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | August 25, 2017 | abusedomestic violenceGuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Reflections Written after the Conference was over Day 1-2 The women coming from the North arrived at about 3, looking beautiful and refreshed, not at all as if they had just been travelling for 9 (and some of them 14) hours. After they’d gotten lunch (and the rest of... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | August 24, 2017 | abusedomestic violenceGuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Women Learning Together in Guatemala: Training Church Leaders in Guatemala to Teach others about Domestic Violence Day 1 of 3: Thursday August 17, 2017: Reflections on the First Day of the Conference A few weeks before my first trip to Guatemala, in 2007, I was in... Read more
by Rev. Dr. Tim Coombs | August 9, 2017 | GuatemalaMAMMissionpartnerships | Blog
Once again, mission co-worker Brian Thompson-Royer in Guatemala has requested assistance from men in Albany Presbytery. The men of the Mam Presbytery seek support and guidance as they implement the teachings of the curriculum “Men in the Mirror.” “Men in the Mirror”... Read more
by Rev. Dr. Tim Coombs | September 7, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMissionpartnerships | Blog
The Youth of Albany Presbytery have had two retreats with Mam youth. A group of women journeyed two years ago to retreat with a team of women from the Mam presbytery. It’s about time the men of this presbytery followed suit. A men’s trip to the Mam presbytery will... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | April 27, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
A Visit from Mission Co-workers Sandi & Brian Thompson-Royer Saturday, May 7 thru Tuesday, May 10 From May 7th to 11th, the Presbytery’s Guatemala Partnership Task Force will have the pleasure and privilege of hosting Sandi and Brian Thompson-Royer, Mission... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | January 13, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
(Click on image for larger view) Today 7 years of hard work culminated in the signing of a new partnership agreement between the Mam and Albany Presbyteries. Yesterday we reviewed and finalized the agreement, and today, it was signed by the Moderator of the Mam... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | January 12, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
January 11: Today was the first day of the Mam Presbytery meeting. Donna Elia, Jerry McKinney, Bonnie Orth, and I were warmly greeted as ever, and shared greetings from Albany Presbytery. We spent time during lunch reviewing the partnership agreement with our Mam... Read more
