Event
… for the quilt auction beginning with breakfast at 7. Begin placing your bid on over 175 beautiful quilts beginning at …
Disaster response
Palestine and Israel
Story
… she recalled. Her home in Jericho became a gathering place for women to do MCC-sponsored embroidery. But in June … K. Weaver in the book What is Palestine-Israel? Answers to Common Questions. That included founding an orphanage and …
Landing page
SALTers must be: Between 18 and 30 years old Unmarried with no dependents Canadian or U.S. citizens with primary residence within Canada or the U.S. Dedicated to nonviolent peacemaking Committed to a personal Christian faith Actively participating in a …
Volunteer Opportunity
Frequently asked questions … The Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) is a yearlong service opportunity for young Christian adults (ages 18-30) from outside the U.S. and Canada. YAMEN participants serve alongside local MCC partner …
Disaster response
Syria
Story
… many lost their houses so there’s no kitchen. They need a place to stay because now they are at the main centers that … Petra: Yeah, with the sanctions issue. Sanctions (put in place by many countries in 2011) were very hard on the Syrian …
Volunteer Opportunity
Frequently asked questions … Learn, serve and reflect in Seed, a two-year program that brings together a cohort of young adults ages 20-30 from around the world. Each Seed participant has an assignment where they live and serve in a local community. …
Peace
Resource
… what biblical and Indigenous spirituality have in common? In order to build respectful relationships between …
Education
Bolivia
Story
Maria Martin leads me through the winding cobblestoned streets of Llallagua, Bolivia – a town with a palpable energy for such a small population. By noon, street vendors line every wall, selling bags of popcorn from their carts, hot apple-quinoa drinks …
New York
Story
… clamor to claim resources. MCC sees similar linkages in places like the border between Kenya and Uganda, where … as both groups try to find land that can support life. In places like Bolivia and Cambodia , floods, drought, and …
Canada, United States
Story
… paste each page of the guide onto a display board and place it by the tree. Before Christmas dinner, family members … table has become open to anyone in the area who needs a place to celebrate. Their ministry, the Mennonite Service …
United States
Story
Samuel is often the first of our crew to arrive at the farm. As I roll in before 7 a.m., he is in the field examining the garden beds and recently planted persimmon and jujube trees or doing some early weeding. Samuel greets me with his bright eyes and a …