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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Learning sewing, business skills in South Sudan builds mothers’ self- respect and gives them a way to support their children.
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Three years after the Haiti earthquake, MCC continues to use donations given for earthquake relief to respond to needs for housing, livelihoods, education and human rights.
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December 2012
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Christmas sales of affordable gift and decoration items at MCC thrift shops support the work of MCC.
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Schroeder family members from Inman, Kan., have helped with MCC meat canning in their area almost every year since 1950.
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MCC Cambodia partner Women Peacemakers teaches men and women to recognize domestic violence and learn ways to live together peacefully.
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By hosting young people from MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), Rebecca and Vinh Huynh, Winnipeg, have enjoyed a mutually enriching experience with their children and the volunteers.
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November 2012
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In the aftermath of M23 overtaking the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, MCC is supporting its partner’s efforts to care for the humanitarian needs of displaced people.
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MCC scales up food response in Syria to aid 25,000 people through difficult winter months and provide a respite for their host community.
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MCC supports families in Gaza who have lost their homes to Israeli bombing and joins other relief and development organizations calling on world leaders to enforce a ceasefire.
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As winter brings new misery to displaced Syrians, MCC intensifies its response to the crisis with more material resources.
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Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage in Haiti, where MCC is distributing relief kits, blankets, canned meat and locally bought food.
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Intergenerational classes allow young and old to talk candidly about HIV and AIDS.
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October 2012
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MCC continues to respond to food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of western Africa.
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