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![Three men are engaged in a conversation](/sites/default/files/2024-06/BillJanzen2_1.jpg)
Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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![Man in a field with a basket of gourds](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Websitethumbnail.jpg)
A field trip: growing safer vegetables in Bangladesh
Listen now- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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From soil to solidarity
- Food,
- Climate Change
Puerto Rico
Jun 2024
Story
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![IVEP participant is crouched and feeding a baby calf with a bottle.](/sites/default/files/2024-06/image000000%281%29.jpg)
Seeing our lives through the eyes of an IVEPer
United States + 1 more
Jun 2024
Story
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
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Plus fréquentes et imprévisibles
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Climate Change
Location
Bangladesh
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Story
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![A selfie photo of a group of volunteers from the Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-03/SOOP%20story%20header.jpg.webp?itok=UowvbvK9)
"Letting the light shine onto others"
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United States + 2 more
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Story
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![A woman stands in front of a bookcase](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/Mary%20Laat%20_2%2016-9.jpg.webp?itok=T6BljQBf)
Elle s’appelle Ding
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Education
Location
South Sudan
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Story
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![Alsar Zarour](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/1D5A9739.jpg.webp?itok=oIbA80WK)
The newness of this life
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Syria + 1 more
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Media Type
Story
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![A group of four people smiling for a photo as they pack relief kits](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/KitsEvent-MFM-25nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=0vntazBn)
De Montréal avec amour : envoi de trousses de secour dans le monde entier
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Disaster response
Location
Canada
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Media Type
Story
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![Volunteers* with All Ukrainian Platform for the Improvement of Society (KECB), an MCC partner in Ukraine, help distribute much-needed humanitarian assistance in a village in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, i](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/DSC02545.jpg.webp?itok=QDZrBMzt)
MCC's work in Ukraine continues after two years of conflict
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Conflict
Location
Ukraine
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Media Type
Story
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![man holding sign "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear" in front of bookshelf](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/Nader.png.webp?itok=rRxXjA4E)
Bringing hope in Gaza
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Disaster response
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Palestine and Israel
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Media Type
Story
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![three people hold large check for $1 million while crowd looks on](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/Depot%20%241%20million%20check%20presentation.jpg.webp?itok=chOqeVdf)
Depot MCC Thrift Shops donates $1 million to MCC in 2023
Location
Great Lakes + 1 more
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Story
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![From left: Eric Bendfeldt, Mary Bendfeldt and Hulda Sharon watch an NCAA college football game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/7049b25a-f205-4fd8-abfc-cc33d6d403ec.jpg.webp?itok=esuIzxgZ)
Old memories and new memories
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Education
Location
Virginia
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Story
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![Charles, third from right, ice skates with the staff and children from Living Works’ after-school program.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/1e39226e-6f8e-4513-bdb3-fab4556a3eaf.jpg.webp?itok=IWOuTHc_)
Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching
Location
Illinois + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Story
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![Odhiambo puts his skills to use on the construction of a house in Iowa, Louisiana, that was badly damaged during hurricanes Delta and Laura. He has worked on several different houses in areas including Jennings, Welsh and Iowa, Louisiana.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/8a728401-3bf0-4682-babf-e9442b588f4a.jpg.webp?itok=TNVJ7Ni0)
Building homes, breaking boundaries
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Disaster response
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Louisiana + 1 more
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Story
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![a water colour painting of a mother farming while carrying her child on her back](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/Bread%20of%20Life.png.webp?itok=mcpjTlr8)
Prayerfully Hoping
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Food
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Alberta
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Story
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Pagination
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