Mennonites in Belize

   Photograph by Jake Michaels/New York Times   I love browsing online and discovering other people's views and opinions of the Mennonites in Belize as well as for newsworthy reports. Here's an article by  Mom-on-a-Mission  written earlier this year. Click on the link above to see more colorful pictures and get a close up view at a part of life in an Old Colony Mennonite home and appreciate the simple things in life. And here's some rather disconcerting news about some Mennonites  migrating  to Peru. It appears that their eyes have been set on greener pastures.                                                         A. Mendoza

     It was a clear sunny morning, and by all appearances it was nothing more and nothing less than just another Sunday morning worship service at this church in the modern Mennonite colony of Blue Creek, on the northern border with Mexico. The peace and calm was shattered when several officers in military gear arrived and proceeded to single out and arrest church leaders and pastors. A few phone calls, and many folks from the colony were soon at the scene, declaring that if the police arrested one of them, they might as well arrest them all. A John Deere tractor on tracks was parked right on the middle of the main road to try to prevent the police from leaving. Someone recorded a clip of part of the situation and within a few hours the whole country of Belize saw and heard enough to ramp up an uproar on social media. What crime had the Mennonites committed? In the eyes of the law, the Mennonites had totally and blatantly disregarded the government regulations concerning ...

   If anything, 2020 will be remembered as the abnormal year of the first quarter of the 21st century. But then, who knows what 2021 will bring?   On November 11th, one month ago, elections were held. The two main parties are the UDP (United Democratic Party, which was in power since 2008) and the PUP (People's United Party). The PUP won a landslide victory, more than 20 seats of the 31 being contested. Since there are 31 seats or constituencies, a party must hold 16 of those in order to be declared the winner. PUP supporters took to the streets, held celebrations, lighted fireworks, and for a few hours ignored Covid-19 regulations in their delirium at finally having their party in after nearly 13 years of UDP rule. The majority of voting Mennonites cast their ballots in favor of the PUP. Source: Amandala via Google Water was still rising when this picture was taken Place: San Ignacio marketplace   November was also the month of once in a lifetime flooding. Two hurri...