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The meeting drew nearly 120 participants from around Mexico as well as from Colombia, the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Esquivia, a Mennonite peace leader from Colombia, provided biblical teaching and reflection on the theme \u201dBe and Act as a Church that Works for Justice and Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much of the teaching was focused on the church\u2019s call within contexts of violence. \u201cIf we do nothing against violence, we are responsible for the violence that exists,\u201d said Esquivia, whose work has put his own life in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates committed themselves to two goals: working together toward having an official, united voice both inside the church and in relation to the broader Mexican government and society; and developing ways to support victims of violence and help prevent violence.<\/p>\n<p>The IAMUM delegates also recognized a need for a deeper understanding of their own history and Anabaptist theology as essential for the living of one\u2019s faith.<\/p>\n<p><em>From IAMUM reports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico\u2014Delegates from the six national church conferences that form Iglesia Anabautista Menonita Unida de M\u00e9xico (IAMUM, United Anabaptist Mennonite Church of Mexico) gathered here August 2\u20135 for their third assembly. 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