Children play in the village of Mukedi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as seed pods fall from nearby trees. MCC supplies medicines and supplies to a Mennonite hospital in the village.

Serge Masakuna fills orders at a pharmacy in the town Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where MCC helps to purchase medicines for the Mennonite hospital in Mukedi.

A truck loaded with passengers and supplies, including medications purchased with funds from MCC, travels to the Mukedi hospital on unpaved roads.

Malenge Muhenge holds tuberculosis medication at the Mukedi hospital. Tuberculosis and malaria are among the most common diseases that the hospital treats.

Mandayila Gimeya, foreground, and Firmin Kikaka examine slides under a microscope in the tuberculosis lab at the Mukedi hospital. AIDS is a growing problem in Mukedi, but the hospital does not have the standard medications used to treat patients with the disease.

Tulula Clementine works in the pharmacy of the Mukedi hospital. The hospital is affiliated with the Mennonite Church of Congo, which has about 100,000 members.

A 90-year-old operating table is still used at the Mukedi hospital, where the only electricity is from a portable generator and there is no running water. Pictured from left are Alan Nzamba, Firmin Kikaka, Rumy Mundedi and Dr. Ngangula Edward Kayita.

Dr. Ngangula Edward Kayita stands in front of the central Mennonite church of Mukedi. The building was built in the 1950s with support from American Mennonite missionaries.

Nurse Sona Euphrasie gives medicine to an infant held by Luange Muchinda. Because the hospital lacks funds, patients must provide their own sheets, blankets and food, as well as a family member to care for them.

Dr. Gaspard Mahuma, left, and Dr. Benza Baudelaire coordinate Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren medical work in Congo.

Iesha Mbote walks in the rain outside her house in Mukedi.

Dr. Edward Ngangula Kayita said that MCC's support gives hope to hospital staff members who have struggled for years with a lack of supplies and other difficult working conditions.