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![Two people sit facing each other, mirroring body language of hands pressed together in a Nepalese greeting.](/sites/default/files/resource-space/377874774_712420904260885_745544933749777228_n.jpg)
A journey of service with Mennonite Central Committee
United States + 1 more
Jul 2024
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Your impact in Ontario - Summer 2024
Ontario
Jul 2024
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"Put a little love in your yard"
- Peace
North Carolina
Jul 2024
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![Ko’ona Saber, Kerry Saner-Harvey and Jonathan Neufeld sitting together on a bench](/sites/default/files/2024-07/20240614%20-%20Threads%20Healing%20Forest.jpg)
Threads – Share the Gifts: Honour the Treaties, shows Indigenous reparations in action.
Share the Gifts: Honour the Treaties websiteManitoba
Jul 2024
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Seeking Christ
- Education
Cambodia
Jul 2024
Story
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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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IVEP fosters mutual learnings
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Indiana + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A man taking a selfie photo while feeding a cow milk from a bottle](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20Misael.jpg.webp?itok=hnR37nYT)
IVEP wasn’t in my plans
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Ohio + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A mother and daughter taking a selfie photo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20%282%29.jpg.webp?itok=WtAz-AfK)
A mother-daughter reflection on transformative IVEP journeys
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United States
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A young woman in traditional Indonesian garb smiles in front of a group of people](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=la8UlQKN)
Sunshine in the rain
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Pennsylvania + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Three people walk down a road](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/RS82131_CVAN4223.jpg.webp?itok=E9oczrKa)
Peace is more than a wish with some strangers
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Peace
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Canada
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Saulo Padilla standing in front of the Israel-Palestine border wall](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-03/RS134064_20180107_133354%20%281%29_lpr.jpg.webp?itok=jNKJAdc2)
Buscando la paz en Palestina e Israel
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Disaster response
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Palestine and Israel
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Scenes from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Rideau Canal.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/IMG_2382.jpg.webp?itok=Xr7a9pn2)
Let’s talk about climate change
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Climate Change
Location
Canada + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Harrowing news from friends
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Conflict
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Palestine and Israel
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Front to back, Laura Pauls-Thomas, Curtis Book, Jennifer Lancaster, Megan Hoffman and Matt Hoffman are participants in a 52-mile bike ride in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County on July 30, 2022.
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Bicycling is climate action for peace
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Climate Change, Peace
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United States + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![MCC staff, along with their families, celebrated Christmas 2017 at MCC's office in Kolkata, India. Children pictured from left, Brishti Ghosh, Rachel Das, Reyana Kader and Angelina Hazra. (MCC photo/C](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/CVAN5237.jpg.webp?itok=X10bt8pZ)
The absurdity of Christmas
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Peace
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Canada
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Two boys holding cobs of corn](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-11/RS130850_IMG_0029-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=cQ6dwRZU)
Faith-based peace in an age of tumult
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Peace
Location
Canada + 4 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Peace in the time of yellow butterflies
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Peace
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Palestine and Israel + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
Pagination
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