| John and Paula Ewers
1800 Litchfield Avenue
Dayton, OH 45406
ewersjt@yahoo.com
John and Paula ended their term of service as PC(USA) mission co-workers on June 30, 2008.
John and Paula Ewers were appointed in July 2005 to serve in
Colombia in the newly created role of pastoral accompaniers for
human rights workers and displaced people. The need for this kind
of ministry has arisen over the last few years as paramilitary
groups have targeted for assassination human rights workers and
church workers serving displaced people.
In this endeavor, the PC(USA) is working with the Presbyterian
Church of Colombia (IPC), which has stood with the poor and oppressed
against all forms of violence. The IPC, a historical partner of
the PC(USA), celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.
The Ewers work closely with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
(PPF), which recruits and trains short-term accompaniers and raises
funds for the program. Anyone interested in the short-term accompaniment
program should visit
PPF's Web site.
For the last seven years John
has been very active in Miami Presbytery’s partnership with
the Presbytery of the North Coast of Colombia (of the Presbyterian
Church of Colombia). When in September 2004 the General Assembly
Council of the PC(USA) approved a plan for PC(USA) members to
accompany church leaders and human rights workers in Colombia,
John Ewers was one of the first to apply. |
