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Photo GalleriesPreparing for the future in CambodiaCambodia is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, and a majority of its citizens are less than 21 years old. MCC is helping Cambodian schoolchildren, artisans, farmers and shopkeepers create a better future for themselves and their families. A home for children in ZambiaChildren who formerly lived on the streets in Zambia find a home and receive education at Chisomo Drop-In Centre in Lusaka, Zambia Nicaragua: The power of the sunIn Nicaragua, MCC works to improve families' lives through environmentally sustainable projects such as solar power. A new creation: reflections from Isaiah 65View photographs from around the world celebrating the theme "A new creation" for the Easter season
Congo: A mission of healthIn the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MCC funds medicines and supplies for Mennonite hospitals.
Hearts for service: recycling for MCCVolunteers work on various recycling projects at the Ephrata, Pa., Material Resource Center to raise money for MCC.
Immigration: In a new landImmigrants and refugees from around the world build new lives in the U.S. and Canada.
Peace on EarthThis Christmas season, view a gallery of images and Bible verses celebrating peace on earth.
Nepal: providing relief after the floodMCC and Nepal Christian Relief Services respond with material aid to flood victims in Nepal. Hurricane damage in HaitiHurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike swept through Haiti causing severe flooding and damage. Overcoming warThe Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has terrorized northern Uganda for more than 20 years. With support from MCC, Uganda's Concerned Parents Association is helping children, families and communities to recover from war.
Relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma)Relief supplies are distributed to people in Myanmar (Burma) after Cyclone Nargis
China earthquake reliefRelief supplies are distributed to people in China after the earthquake in Sichuan province Rebuilding lives in India's Andaman IslandsThree years after a devastating tsunami destroyed homes and lives throughout India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands A place to play in the West BankWater pollution plagues Palestinian villages in the West Bank. MCC is helping to treat sewage to clean up places where children play. MCC Summer Service - 2007Through MCC Summer Service, some 70 young adults from diverse Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches are serving communities throughout the United States. Beyond Vietnam's rice fieldsAmid Vietnam's economic boom, rice farmers in impoverished areas of northern Vietnam are finding new opportunities to improve their lives. Celebrating God's LovePhotographs from around the world portray MCC's theme for 2007, Celebrating God's love. Hope for a greener HaitiForests have all but disappeared from Haiti’s hills and mountainsides. In their place are slopes of grass and bare dirt. Celebrating children around the worldWe invite you to celebrate the lives of children near and far and to reflect on how they are a gift and expression of God. Colombia: Join a call for peace and justiceIn Colombia, a long-running armed conflict has forced some 3.5 million people to flee their homes. Colombian Mennonites invite you to learn more, pray, reflect and act. Burundi's land and peopleBurundi, located in east-central Africa, is one of the poorest countries on the continent. It is also Africa's second most densely populated nation, and it struggles with the effects of environmental degradation. Brandon Thiessen, an MCC reforestation worker, shares photos of Burundi's land and people. Churches in Ukraine respond to new freedoms, challengesChurch-run loan funds, orphanages, medical services and HIV/AIDS awareness programs are some of the new programs that have been started following the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc and ratification of Ukraine's independence in 1991. Women and AIDS around the worldThe United Nations recently reported that AIDS remains on the increase worldwide. The number of people living with AIDS is nearly 39.5 million. At the same time there are hopeful reports of the spread of AIDS being brought under control, for example in several East African countries. Still, AIDS impacts women more than any other group. Their effort to fight for their own lives and dignity against this deadly disease can not be overlooked. In search of a better life without leaving homeIn Teticic, a village in southern Mexico, MCC works in agriculture and promoting cisterns, stoves and dry latrines. Many people have left the dry, difficult soil of to find work in the United States. Some prosper; others encounter hardships. Elections in CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo holds its first democratic elections in more than 40 years. PakistanMCC is sponsoring the construction of several homes in Jared following the 2005 earthquake, with Ten Thousand Villages partner and Pakistan-based JAKCISS rugs. Summer serviceMelodie Holmes is a participant in the Summer Service Program which enables people of diverse ethnic backgrounds to work with a church or service agency in their home communities. Facing AIDS in UgandaMeet Ugandans living with AIDS. Learn how they are receiving care from the MCC-supported Mengo Hospital in the capital, Kampala, and AIDS Education Group for Youth in Kamuli district. Working for a better future in LebanonShiite Muslims, Palestinian refugees and young peacemakers are some of the people MCC is working with in Lebanon. Much of the country is still affected by the Lebanese Civil War, which lasted from 1975 to 1990. Conflict and peacemaking in UgandaMany people in northern Uganda are trying to resume normal lives three years after they were attacked by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group. In northeastern Uganda, peacemakers are working to defuse an ongoing conflict between the Iteso and Karimajong peoples. Catching the rainBefore a cistern was built in his community, Geraldo Jorge da Silva walked long distances to fetch water. In Brazil's arid northeast, MCC is helping build cisterns that can provide drinking water throughout the year. Christians in SyriaBishop Selwanos Butros al-Nameh grew up in the Homs orphanage and is now the leader of a Syrian Orthodox diocese.
Amor Viviente — Living loveMany members of the Metairie, La., congregation Amor Viviente, including Janice Rodriguez, suffered severe damage to their homes. Yet they are finding strength in their faith, drawing together and reaching out to their community. TO THE GALLERY
Harvesting water with earth and stoneFinding water is a daily struggle in rural Kenya. The only source of water for thousands of people on the eastern edge of Kenya's highlands is the sandy bed of a river. TO THE GALLERY |