Laos

Opinion writer Titus Peachey compares his ethical discomfort of riding on an armed pickup truck with military guards he neither requested nor wanted with living in a country that relies on military might for its cultural and national superiority. Peachey wonders what would happen if Christians challenged their reliance on might by an intentional following of Christ’s way of peace.

MCC trains college students and high school teachers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to teach basic peacebuilding in the context of friendship.

MCC supports lay teachers in Laos as they strive to pass on traditional wisdom and skills to students.

Thirty years after initiating MCC’s response to cluster bombs in Laos, Linda Gehman Peachey and Titus Peachey report that despite progress, the ordnances remain a threat to the people of Laos.

Inspired by the late Wally Ewert, MCC sponsored refugee Chai Bouphaphanh's most recent success is having a photograph that he entered in a contest selected for the National Geographic collection of photographs.

MCC exhibit focusing on cluster bombs used to encourage compassion for victims, advocacy for ban on the munitions.

Documentary and study guide provide new advocacy tools.

MCC U.S. launches a postcard campaign as part of ongoing advocacy against the use of cluster bombs.

MCC plans to distribute about 20 metric tons of seeds to nearly 3,700 people in rural Laos whose lost crops to flooding.