Mennonite Central Committee Archives | Page 53 of 56

To the president, at war with Islamic State

Dear Mr. President: No doubt the group calling itself the Islamic State poses many challenges. Their actions are violent and horrifying to many people in

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach

January 5, 2015

A report from prison in Burkina Faso

Today I am in prison in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. I walked into the Maco prison, the oldest and biggest prison in the city, with a

J Ron Byler

December 30, 2014

Sunday school materials connect vets, peace churches

Developers of a new Sunday school curriculum say it goes down a seldom-walked path — where pacifists accompany veterans toward peace.

“Returning Veterans, Returning Hope: Seeking Peace Together” was created by Mennonite Central Committee and the Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Mission Network.

Released on Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, the free six-week course focuses on biblical reflections and insights about trauma . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

December 15, 2014

Christmas with drug users

JOS, Nigeria — Margaret Ahmed’s house in Jos was a few hundred yards from a former cotton-ginning warehouse where as many as 100 Christian and

David Klassen | Mennonite Central Committee

December 8, 2014

Dutch drop-in center a living room for the community

ALMERE, Netherlands — Hans Blanken first visited the drop-in center in his neighborhood because he didn’t want to be rude. He had avoided Inloophuis de

Emily Loewen | Mennonite Central Committee

December 8, 2014

Learning from farmers

When I applied for a Mennonite Voluntary Service position with the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations office in New York, I had no idea the

Ruth-Anne Seburn

November 24, 2014

Year after typhoon, MCC still rebuilding in Philippines

One year after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed the house of Dominga Arias in the Philippines, the 50-year-old widow and mother of three has a new home with a more spacious bedroom than before.

The simple wood structure with a tin roof was built by combining wood from her old house with a shelter kit of new wood, tin roofing, rebar and building supplies provided by Mennonite Central Committee through Church World Service and its partners.

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite Central Committee

November 24, 2014

Scars remain

“East Germany” doesn’t translate well into German. Referring to Moscow’s western outpost as Ostdeutschland is still an easy way to stick out in the Vaterland

Tim Huber

November 24, 2014

Protecting ourselves, mistreating others and smudging

We do a lot of driving in our family. Driving to volleyball, guitar, swim club, band rehearsal, grandma and grandpa’s, and on and on it

Ryan Dueck

November 18, 2014

Urban leaders seek ‘peace of the city,’ practical ministry

PHILADELPHIA — In a letter to Jerusalem’s exiled leaders, the prophet Jeremiah called on them to work for the welfare of Babylon, the city to which they had been deported.

“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city,” he wrote. “Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper” (Jer. 29:7).

Rachel Sommer, Mennonite Central Committee East Coast | Mennonite Church USA

October 27, 2014