MCC material resources will mean families affected by August earthquakes in northwest Iran have appropriate shelter and warm bedding for the winter months.
A delegation from six U.S. and Canadian Mennonite universities visited Iran from Oct. 4 to 10 to explore opportunities for academic collaboration with Iranian universities.
MCC’s Iran program has two primary goals: to promote understanding and friendship between the people of Iran, Canada and the United States; and to promote peace between the governments of the countries.
Members of a recent MCC learning tour to Iran took peace lamps as gifts, spreading a message of peace between the people of Iran and the people of the United States and Canada.
Meeting with international political and religious leaders is intended to build peace and understanding between societies that are often divided by animosity.