May 2013
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MCC’s Global Family education program supports Egyptian children and teens living with disabilities as they counter stigma and get an education and employment. Bola Melad Ragheb, who benefitted from the program, now pays for his sister’s education.
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MCC Great Lakes' Sharing With Appalachian People (SWAP) program is a home repair ministry for families in need. Visit groups as they spend a week working with home owners in Harlan, Kentucky to make their homes safe, warm and dry.
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J. Wilmer Heisey, a former leader of Mennonite Central Committee U.S., died May 5 in Harrisonburg.
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With some MCC-sponsored training on how to fix pumps, the Zambian Brethren in Christ Church is able to keep clean water flowing in south central Zambia.
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April 2013
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Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban of South Sudan recently won a United Nations 2013 peacebuilding award. Mennonite Central Committee worked with him in peacebuilding work in South Sudan during the early 1990s.
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See how MCC helps farmers in northern Tanzania deal with drought and soil erosion through conservation agriculture.
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Voices of Syrian refugees and MCC partners who are helping provide support in this crisis.
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West Coast Mennonite Central Committee’s Global Anabaptist Institute, to be held June 13-21 in Fresno, Calif., is now accepting applications from young adults who want to be challenged by the diverse opinions and backgrounds of other participants, spiritual concepts and study of peace and justice.
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"Serving in community" is a three-part series about Mennonite Central Committee's Seed program in Colombia. Each part takes a look at Seed's three main focuses; service, advocacy and reflection.
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In Kabul, Afghanistan, MCC’s partner Le Pelican gives boys and girls who are Hazara, a marginalized ethnic group, the opportunity to learn vocational skills and supplement the education most get in school.
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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.
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March 2013
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High school senior earns grand prize for her essay on immigration issues in the U.S.
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Annual Days of Prayer and Action event calls on U.S. congregations to stand in solidarity with brothers and sisters in Colombia, including by calling on the U.S. government to turn military aid into initiatives for peace and development.
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See images from the history of MCC’s work in Bangladesh, from relief efforts to partnering alongside farmers to introduce new crops.
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The MCC U.S. board took unanimous action to respond to a call from partners, including churches, by not knowingly supporting through its investments and purchases violence against Palestinians, Israelis and other people groups.
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The Rev. Eugene van Kramberg, of Eldorado Park, South Africa, works with other pastors and community members to address criminal activity through restorative justice mediation. MCC supports this initiative.
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Linda Espenshade, news coordinator for MCC U.S., explains why she can look behind the constant drone of terrible news from the Middle East and find the people -- mothers, children, and families -- that help her to care.
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J. Daryl Byler, MCC representatives for Iran, Iraq and Jordan, speaks to national and international media at an InterAction news briefing.
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During the past two years, violent conflict in Syria has forced more than 400,000 refugees across the border into Jordan. Daryl Byler, MCC representative who lives in Amman, Jordan, explains why Jordan keeps its borders open even as the country struggles to meet basic needs of its Syrian “guests” and assimilate them into its schools, communities and economy. Nongovernmental organizations, including MCC, assist Jordan with meeting Biblical and cultural mandates to show hospitality to strangers.
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February 2013
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MCC partners respond to needs in Gaza during and after November 2012 shelling.
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This year, MCC’s SALT program will reach a milestone – the registration of its 1,000th participant.
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Almost two years after the uprising in Syria began, Sarah Adams, MCC representative for Syria and Lebanon, and a friend in Syria discuss the realities of the current conflict.
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Mennonite Central Committee is appealing for donations to continue its humanitarian assistance and grassroots peacebuilding in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.
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January 2013
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MCC is seeking funds to help Syrians who are dealing with freezing temperatures and minimal resources, causing them to resort to extreme measures to stay warm and make a living.
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