While we were in Colombia we spent some time in a beautiful town in the foothills called Miranda. Miranda is the town closest to where the Redeeming Grounds farmers live and also the home of their partner church. We felt so blessed and honored to be shown around their city and meet so many incredible people who are driving the RG mission forward.
As we walked around town I snapped a few photos of Miranda so you all could get a feel for this vibrant city that has unfortunately seen far too much violence under the control of the FARC over the past few decades. We are excited about what the Redeeming Grounds team is doing to restore this community and empower the local farmers – especially after seeing their work first hand.
A beautiful city, right? The Department of State is not currently recommending tourism to this particular area of Colombia, but you can have a piece of it right in your home! How? You can buy their coffee and support a community stepping out against the FARC and the coca production. Also, these farmers grow phenomenal coffee and it’s roasted to order. Convinced yet?
Really though, we feel so incredibly honored to have spent time with the Redeeming Grounds team and to be able to help share their story. Viva Colombia.
Great Shots!
Thanks Paige! The town was just so beautiful!
Good choice of subjects and they are really wonderful photos.
Thank you Jan! I really enjoyed walking through Miranda.
These photos are moving. Thanks for bringing to light a part of the world that I’d otherwise never know. Great work dear!
Thank you Margo! So glad to introduce to the vibrant city of Miranda : )
Great shots. Love the smiling kids!
Thank you!
These are amazing! Love the journalistic approach! So much life in these. Thank you for linking wth Little Things Thursday!
Thank you Kim! It’s my favorite kind of photography
These are some really amazing photos and a great story to match. So glad to have stumbled on this post!
Thank you! It’s a great town.
Thank you so much for showing us around. Oppression of any kind is abhorrent to me and these people have suffered enough. Living in constant fear is not much of a life. Good to see all the smiling faces and normalcy and beauty you have captured.
Agreed. I really loved meeting so many of the wonderful people in this region and seeing the work of Redeeming Grounds.
Wonderful post and great photography of Miranda ~ glad things are working out for them ~ xoxo
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you, Carol. Redeeming Grounds is doing great work in the region!
Interesting seeing this part of the world.
Thanks, Jim. I am glad you enjoyed “exploring”
I’m curious about Redeeming Grounds. I’ll be heading to Colombia next fall and I really want to visit some of the coffee farms there. I’m going to bookmark their site. Love your photos of local life in Miranda!
That’s so great!! You are going to love your time in Colombia and you should try their coffee – it’s awesome. And wonderful little taste of Colombia that supports an amazing cause!
Wonderful shots of life in Miranda.. Love the wonderful smiles on the children.
Thank you! The children sure were cute.
Beautiful! A rugged beauty1
Thank you Kelleyn. It really is a town with gorgeous views.
Absolutely stunning and beautiful. Thanks for sharing info about this place….Pixellicious Photos
Wow, what a great series of photographs capturing the people and their city. It is indeed beautiful.