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The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has condemned "the violence against Gaza" and called on "governments in the region and abroad" to seek the protection of "those who are at risk [...] on both sides of the border".

Peace is a way of life, says Rev. Dr Geiko Müller-Fahrenholz, and it is the mission of the churches to bring up new generations of Christians to live out God's peace in all aspects of their lives.

La paz es una forma de vida, afirma el Rev. Dr. Geiko Müller-Fahrenholz, y las iglesias tienen la misión de enseñar a las nuevas generaciones de cristianos a vivir la paz de Dios en todos los aspectos de sus vidas.

They are called Pueblo Nuevo (new town), Bella Flor (beautiful flower), Nueva Esperanza (new hope), El Tesoro (the treasure). Names that clearly show what "humanitarian zones" mean to the people who live there. Hundreds of families displaced by violence in Colombia's rural areas are trying to rebuild their lives in these zones while at the same time demanding the return of their land.

Se llaman Pueblo Nuevo, Bella Flor, Nueva Esperanza, El Tesoro. Nombres que hablan a las claras de lo que las 'zonas humanitarias' significan para sus habitantes. En ellas, cientos de familias desplazadas por la violencia en áreas rurales de Colombia intentan reconstruir sus vidas a la vez que reclaman la restitución de sus tierras.

For the first time, the All Africa Conference of Churches gave prominent space to the water and environmental crises at its general assembly in Maputo, Mozambique, 7-12 December .

"Enough is enough! The Colombian people want and deserve peace." With this message, members of a Living Letters team began their journey home after visiting this South American country on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in early December.

Por primera vez, la Conferencia de Iglesias de toda el África dio un espacio destacado a las crisis del agua y medioambiental en su asamblea general celebrada en Maputo, Mozambique, del 7 al 12 de diciembre.

Equal participation and shared responsibility in society are at the basis of a peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, stated participants at an inter-religious symposium in Tehran, Iran last week. They highlighted the value of learning from each other's faith and criticized "irresponsible media".

"Ya basta! El pueblo de Colombia quiere la paz y merece la paz." Con este mensaje emprendieron el regreso a sus países los miembros del equipo ecuménico de Cartas Vivas que visitó el país sudamericano a comienzos de diciembre.Â

La participación equitativa y el compartir la responsabilidad en la sociedad son las bases de una coexistencia pacífica entre cristianos y musulmanes, afirmaron los participantes en un simposio interreligioso celebrado la semana pasada en Teherán, Irán. Destacaron el valor que tiene el aprender de la fe de los otros y criticaron a los "medios de información irresponsables".

"And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)

"Y el Verbo se hizo carne y habitó entre nosotros lleno de gracia y de verdad; y vimos su gloria, gloria como del unigénito del Padre."                                                                                  (Juan 1:14)

The AACC Assembly adopted a statement of concern on Thursday 11 December on the crisis in Zimbabwe, expressing displeasure that "President Mugabe is using power-sharing negotiations as a strategy for wasting time" while "acts of violence continue to be committed against those who do not support ZANU-PF", Mugabe's ruling party. The will of the Zimbabwe people as expressed in March 2008 elections has been thwarted, the Assembly said, and international leaders and churches "have failed to bring about an amicable solution".

"Heartfelt congratulations" were expressed to the recently elected moderator of the Church of Pakistan, Bishop Samuel Azariah, in a letter by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia.

In a statement to the plenary of high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland on Friday, 12 December, a delegation representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) will tell government representatives that a "much more principle-based approach is crucial for reaching an effective and equitable global climate policy regime built on the ethical imperatives of justice, equity and solidarity."

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia was one of ten world religious leaders who signed a statement entitled "Faith in Human Rights" at an International Inter-religious Conference in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, 10 December.

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will offer the sermon at the assembly's closing service of worship on Friday. The service will culminate in the induction of the Rev. Dr Andre Karamaga as the AACC's new general secretary. Kobia will preach on the first chapter of Joshua in which God promises the new leader, "I will be with you as I was with Moses," and commands him to "be strong, and be courageous!"

Por Manuel Quintero (*)

Los ataques terroristas en Mumbai y un acuerdo con el FMI que influirá negativamente en los pobres marcan la visita efectuada por el equipo de Cartas Vivas del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) a Pakistán, del 24 de noviembre al 1 de diciembre.