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Middle East

Christ at the Checkpoint Conference emphasizes peace

Bethlehem, West Bank — More than 30 Mennonites and Brethren in Christ from North America encountered kindred spirits March 7-10 at the fourth biennial Christ at the Checkpoint Conference, hosted by Bethlehem Bible College at the Orient Palace Hotel in the town of Christ’s birth.

Byron Rempel-Burkholder | For Mennonite World Review

March 28, 2016

Middle East first fruits

A man I’ll call Hikmet died of cancer last week, a loss grieved by fellow believers in Jesus across his nation. He was one of

Richard Showalter

March 28, 2016

Eggs symbolize lasting impact in West Bank

BEIT JALA, West Bank — Say the word “Mennonite” here and the first thing many people think of is eggs. At least 2,000 “Mennonite eggs” a day are produced at an open-sided chicken barn on the campus of Hope Secondary School and distributed to restaurants, grocery stores and school cafeterias in the area.

Byron Rempel-Burkholder | For Mennonite World Review

March 14, 2016

MCC uses $34.6 million to respond to Syria, Iraq crisis

Since the Syrian war began five years ago in March, Mennonite Central Committee has spent about $34.6 million to relieve the suffering of Syrians, Iraqis and people in neighboring countries who have been impacted by violence. It is the organization’s largest response ever.

Linda Espenshade | Mennonite Central Committee

March 10, 2016

Lightening the load: providing relief and hope in Syria

Every morning, before Samer al Laham goes to work, he checks to make sure it’s safe to go outside. That’s because in Syria there are

Emily Loewen | Mennonite Central Committee

October 12, 2015

Refugees on Greek island inspire European CPT project

Two years ago, Christian Peacemaker Teams saw a need on a small island in the Aegean Sea. In July, that hunch was confirmed when a refugee crisis on the Greek island of Lesbos dramatically escalated.

The 630-square-mile island is home to about 85,000 residents but sits far closer to Turkey than Greece. Lesbos is only four to five miles from the Turkish coast at its closest points.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 5, 2015

Defining the other and the Syrian refugee crisis

Early in the Syrian refugee crisis, I was asked by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada to be part of a delegation meeting with Chris Alexander,

Willard Metzger

September 24, 2015

Opening a window of hope amid Syrian war

Roseangela Jarjour talks daily with pastors in Syria working for peace and providing a reason for Syrians who stay to hope, even as they hear bombs drop around them.

“The priority is really to bring peace into our country, so we keep our people in our country,” Jarjour said during a Mennonite Central Committee video press conference Sept. 17.

She is a Syrian who works for an MCC . . .

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

September 21, 2015

MCC aid gives Syrians reason to stay

Mennonite Central Committee is appealing for more funds to help meet basic human needs of Syrians who want to stay near their homes as large

Linda Espenshade, Meghan Mast | Mennonite Central Committee

September 21, 2015

With grants, MCC assists displaced in Iraq, Syria

It’s been a year since Qasim left his home in Sinjar, Iraq. He was fleeing an advance by the Islamic State — the same advance that left tens of thousands of other Yazidis stranded in the mountains, trapped between hunger and dehydration and the threat of mass violence.

Qasim and his parents and three brothers, along with their wives and children, were able to get away from Sinjar, to a . . .

Emily Loewen | Mennonite Central Committee

September 14, 2015
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