Mennonite Central Committee Archives | Page 51 of 57

Urgent search for water in Mozambique

Six men grasp the long metal handle of a drill and walk slowly in a circle. They lean into the task, using their body weight to drive the drill shaft into the dry soil.

They have hand-drilled some 16 feet down and have a dozen feet or more to go. Even then, there’s no guarantee the water will be potable. An attempt nearby was abandoned after three days of drilling when workers found the water too . . .

Julie Bell | Mennonite Central Committee

July 6, 2015

Just one expectation in Israel and Palestine

Great moments occur from time to time in our lives regardless of whether or not we notice them. One of my most recent moments happened

Olufemi A. Fatunmbi

June 24, 2015

Helping enemies talk

The United Nations was established 70 years ago to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Although the U.N. has not banished war, it

Doug Hostetter

June 22, 2015

Mideast peace work grows

A grant from the Canadian government will allow Mennonite Central Committee to enhance its peacebuilding work in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.

The grant is worth $500,000, or $402,150 in U.S. funds.

In Iraq, MCC will work with a partner, Iraqi al-Amal Association, to change the civics curriculum in schools in Najaf, Baghdad and Erbil governorates.

Julie Bell | Mennonite Central Committee

June 15, 2015

Ordeal steels Ukrainian’s faith, resolve

When war broke out in eastern Ukraine, Vlad Makhovskiy decided he could not just sit home and watch what was happening. He would help.

This choice would lead to his kidnapping.

Makhovskiy, who runs a small business copying keys and fixing shoes, is one of many committed volunteers working with the Mennonite Central Committee . . .

Meghan Mast | Mennonite Central Committee

June 8, 2015

China, seminary, sacrifice and Sabbath

I was nurtured with stories of sacrifice from my early years — my clan came out of the Russian Mennonite experience. I thought, as a Mennonite,

Kate Wentland

June 5, 2015

By tractor, truck and on foot, aid reaches rural Nepal

Using tractors and people power to haul supplies where trucks could not go, Mennonite Central Committee’s partner organizations finished an initial distribution of emergency supplies to Nepal earthquake survivors May 12, the same day a second major earthquake rattled the country.

Mennonite Central Committee

May 22, 2015

Real estate project in Kenya to fund mission work

NAIROBI, Kenya — A real estate development, including dozens of condominiums, is coming to the property of Amani Gardens Inn, formerly the Mennonite Guest House,

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

May 11, 2015

Opinion: Building an alternative

I remember walking down the street in Hesston, Kan., in 1946 toward Aden Holdeman’s machine shop. In the lead was my father, Jess Kauffman, then

Ivan Kauffman

May 11, 2015

Unconditional giving transforms us

Now as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you — so we

Charles Kwuelum

May 11, 2015