Blog from Philippines

Rev. Shaun Friday has been in the Philippines for the elections.  Read his blog page, with the archived columns here

Note that the earliest entries are at the end of the list.

His words before leaving:

Dear friends,

I am a United Church minister serving at Beaconsfield United Church within Montreal Presbytery and was invited to be a participant in the Observer’s Mission from May 5th to May 17h,2010. The Mission is supported by a large number of NGOs and Church organizations including the National Council of churches of the Philippines and our United Church partner, The United Church of Christ in  the Philippines. Over the past 5 years hundreds of journalists, lawyers, union leaders, civic politicians, medical doctors and clergy have disappeared and  been executed, murdered, massacred and illegally detained.....