Our stories

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

Stories bring our work to life.

These featured stories highlight partners and communities that inspire, inform and drive meaningful change across the globe.

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40 stories
The youth group from Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Gossel Kansas stand with Dottie Fleming, center, after working on her home in Virgie, Kentucky for a week.

Building homes, building bonds

Poverty Reduction
Great Lakes + 3 more
Publication
book
Building homes, building bonds
A group of people, possibly in a gathering or queue, with some seated on the ground. They appear to be waiting, with a focus on a man in the foreground.

Unseen disasters

Disaster response
Ethiopia
Publication
book
Unseen disasters
A happy family reunited after over 12 months apart! Bizuayehu Abera, holding daughter Medan and standing with his wife Senayt, was project manager of Tigray relief for Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia when the border was blockaded and he was stuck in Addis Ababa, away from his family in Tigray.

First person: Bizuayehu Abera

Disaster response
Ethiopia
Publication
book
First person: Bizuayehu Abera
A woman standing in a raised garden

Above the floodwaters

Climate Change
Bangladesh
Publication
book
Above the floodwaters
A woman smiling standing with her hand resting on a horse

Pleins feux sur Margaryta

Santé
Ukraine
Publication
book
Pleins feux sur Margaryta
On October 17, 2023, Firas Hamlawi, right, a volunteer and Rifqah Hamlawi, center, a staff member, with Al-Najd Developmental Forum, helped distribute food packages to 35 families and bedding to 10 f

Helping to help in Gaza

Disaster response
Palestine and Israel
Publication
book
Helping to help in Gaza

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