“Turning toward peace” offers way for people to support peace by contributing to education in Afghanistan and young adult leadership development in the U.S.
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.
“Turning toward peace” initiative provides an opportunity to sow the seeds of peace by supporting MCC’s Global Family program in Afghanistan, or the MCC U.S. Summer Service program.
Participants in an MCC Africa Peacebuilding Learning Exchange call on Canadians to urge their country’s mining companies to work responsibly and with respect for human rights.
In October, family members of MCC worker Glen Lapp traveled to Afghanistan, attending a memorial for Lapp and others killed in August and learning more about Lapp’s work and life in Afghanistan.
The Sudan Council of Churches and MCC call for prayer for a peaceful and fair referendum in Sudan on Jan. 9. Fear of violence, or even a return to war, is predominant among many in southern Sudan.
MCC supports Congolese Mennonite women who stand with others in support of peace, demilitarization and the end of violence against women. After participating in the World March of Women in October, they are more determined than ever to work for peace.
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