April 2013
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Elizabeth Miller reflects on her work with MCC as an Anabaptist identity and history promoter in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Zenebe Abebe, MCC Great Lakes Executive Director, shares his reflections about building connections with faith communities around the world.
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A small group from First Mennonite Church in Bluffon, Ohio, raised funds for MCC in a unique way.
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Please join MCC in praying for these people and programs.
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An educational storytelling tour focused on gun violence prevention visited schools, churches and small groups in the Chicago and Goshen/Elkhart areas.
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February 2013
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MCC Appalachia is offering a learning tour for interested people to learn about the culture, community and collaboration of MCC with partners in the region.
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January 2013
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Helen Glick has served in many different roles with MCC, which have helped to build her identity as a citizen of the world.
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Zenebe Abebe, MCC Great Lakes Executive Director, shares his reflections about service.
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Please join MCC in praying for these people and programs.
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Kirstin and Daron Showalter, MCC service workers, share about their work with potters in Cambodia.
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October 2012
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Zenebe Abebe, MCC Great Lakes Executive Director, shares his reflections.
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MCC Great Lakes’ program, Sharing With Appalachian People (SWAP), is as much about building relationships as it is making houses warm, safe and dry.
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Volunteers and staff worked together with 80 homeowners in Appalachia this summer to make homes safe, warm and dry. While the repair projects were important, it's the relationships that may be most important.
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September 2012
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In this reflection, MCC Guatemala service worker Tobias Roberts (from Bowling Green, Ky.) emphasizes the importance of encouraging youth to accomplish their dreams.
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Luz Varela spent the summer serving at an urgent care center and local church in Goshen, Indiana, through MCC's Summer Service program.
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August 2012
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A miniature “Sunbonnet Sue” quilt, made from old feedsack fabric, will be auctioned off at the annual Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale in Goshen on September 22 to benefit MCC.
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Living Water Community Church in Chicago welcomes new Bhutanese/Nepali immigrants into their congregation. Through MCC's Church Community Worker program, Amos Shakya has spent the last two years leading a Nepali house church connected with Living Water.
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July 2012
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Annali Murray recently completed an MCC service term with the SALT program in Uganda. She reflects on the events that contributed to her memorable experience.
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A recent learning tour to the Middle East highlighted MCC's Global Family program. The Al-Malath Society in Beit Sahor provides holistic care for young people with developmental disabilities.
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The farm bill up for renewal in congress sets U.S. food and agricultural policies. MCC seeks to bring the voices of our partners around the world into food policy discussions.
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June 2012
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Please join Mennonite Central Committee U.S. and Great Lakes on Friday, June 29, for "Walking with the church in the Middle East," a special event at College Mennonite Church in Goshen, beginning at 7 p.m.
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April 2012
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As the weather gets warmer, anticipation is building for the MCC relief sales that are an annual tradition throughout the United Sates and Canada.
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Positions are still available with the SWAP (Sharing with Appalachian People) program to serve as summer staff.
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Phil Kaufmann’s one-man musical performances of the Cotton Patch Gospel are raising funds for hunger relief programs around the world, including MCC. Performance dates are available in the Great Lakes region.
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Sarah Adams, MCC Country Representative in Lebanon, shares her reflections on working amidst the complex realities in the Middle East.
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February 2012
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Everyone is invited to attend the annual Celebrate MCC Gathering with MCC Great Lakes on February 24-25 at Berlin Mennonite Church in Berlin, Ohio.
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Following the earthquake of January 2010, MCC Haiti initiated 40 projects, working entirely with Haitian partner organizations to implement these relief efforts. Projects have varied in scope from addressing immediate needs, to more systemic changes.
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Sarah Thompson, an MCC service worker in the SALT young adult program, is gaining a unique perspective as she works at the Palestinian Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Palestine.
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SWAP offers week-long serve and learn opportunities for all ages, as well as summer staff positions.
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Resources in A Common Place and on the web offer interactive activities introducing children to the lives of other children around the world.
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November 2011
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The Nunes family participated in the fifth annual community kit event at MCC Connections in Kidron, Ohio. Together the five of them packed 600 hygiene kits!
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The Country Closet Thrift Shop in Plain City, Ohio, opened for business only one month after a fire destroyed their former location, including all the inventory and fixtures.
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Emily Yoder-Horst, along with her husband Andy, are currently serving with MCC as English teachers in Sichuan, China. She shares about what they've learned from their students.
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October 2011
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You are invited to our annual MCC Alumni & Friends Potluck at 6:00 pm on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at North Goshen Mennonite Church (501 North 8th Street) in Goshen.
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July 2011
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Over 200 men came together from three relief sale choirs to sing in a musical performance benefitting MCC.
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Summer is always the busiest time at the four Sharing with Appalachian People (SWAP) locations in Kentucky and West Virginia. Several new staff members have joined the SWAP team since last year, each bringing their own experiences and expertise.
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Tiya Sumihe from Papua, Indonesia, finished her IVEP (International Volunteer Exchange Program) term with MCC in July. She reflects over her past 11 months of service in Goshen, Indiana.
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Trisha Fallon finished her one-year SALT (Serving and Learning Together) term with MCC in July. Fallon, whose home congregation is College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, served as a teacher’s assistant at Arab Episcopal School in Irbid, Jordan.
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May 2011
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Mennonite Men’s Choirs from three states will come together in June to raise their voices in song and raise money for world relief efforts as part of the 2011 Mennonite Men’s Choir Festival.
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Phil Kaufmann's one-man musical performances of "The Cotton Patch Gospel" raise funds for MCC hunger projects.
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Suzanne Lind shares about her experiences servings as MCC representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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This newly designed website offers one stop for all resources related to MCC.
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February 2011
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Zenebe Abebe will draw from a wealth of experiences as he becomes MCC Great Lakes Executive Director.
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January 2011
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Last year the SWAP (Sharing with Appalachian People) program helped over 100 homeowners in Appalachia make their homes safe, warm and dry. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2011 summer SWAP season.
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Dan Shetler shares from his experiences as an MCC worker serving as a facilitator on the Conflict Transformation Team at the Henry Martin Institute in India.
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A new toolkit from helps congregations understand from a Christian perspective and shows how churches around the world are courageously responding to the global AIDS pandemic.
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It’s been a year since the January 2010 earthquake shook Haiti, devastating the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. MCC remains committed to supporting and empowering the local Haitian communities to rebuild their lives.
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October 2010
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Explores how restorative justice works in communities and relationships.
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Steve Hochstetler Shirk tells about the amazing transformations that are taking place in communities in Mozambique because of savings groups.
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Stephanie Broersma shares about how an intergenerational group serving together at SWAP brings out some of the best experiences.
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