[amc] Fw: Kidnapping of Justapaz (Mennonite) worker and friend
- From: "Ray Gingerich" <RGingerich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:59:17 -0600
I have been speaking at high school classes this fall about Non-Military
Options for Youth. We start our conversation with the students by asking, "Why
do people go into the military?" One of the answers is always "Adventure."
Well, the following story is proof that there is adventure among peacemakers as
well.
----- Original Message -----
From: Justapaz
To: justapaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Kidnapping of Justapaz worker and friend
Notice:
Sincelejo, Colombia
Yesterday, the 17th of December, at 11:00 in the morning Juan Castilla Urueta
was kidnapped in Sincelejo, Sucre in the northern part of Colombia. Juan, adult
son of the Justapaz and Mennonite Church coordinator in Sincelejo, and another
friend were working at a farm owned by the Commission for Restoration, Life and
Peace of the Council of Evangelical Churches of Colombia (Cedecol) where food
crops are raised for people in situations of displacement. Seven armed men,
four in uniform and three dressed as civilians, arrived at the farm, forced the
two men into a van and left. We have no information about their whereabouts
and we have not been contacted by their captors.
It is rumored that the 35th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) and the Jaime Bateman Cayon Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN)
guerrilla groups operate in the area.
At this point we are making contacts to learn more about the situation and
discerning next steps. We ask for your prayers for their safety and release
and for wisdom in responding to this situation.
Justapaz
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