In Beit Lahia, Gaza, on July 4, 2012, Palestinians walk near buildings that have not been rebuilt since the Israeli airstrikes in the 2008-2009 war. Current Israeli airstrikes continue to cause death and destruction in Gaza as Israel and Hamas, the ruling party in the Gaza Strip, launch rockets at each other.
MCC helps 120 Gazan families whose homes were bombed November 21, 2012
In the region of Qalamoun, Syria, Mennonite Central Committee is giving blankets to these children and many other families who have fled from Homs. Other donors are providing clothes and toys. The children’s names were not used for security reasons.
Winter brings new needs to Syrian refugees November 12, 2012
Mothers and daughters learn about HIV in Tanzania November 7, 2012
Two men carry a bag of millet at an MCC-supported food distribution in southwest Niger. Names are withheld for security reasons.
Generous support provides food assistance in the Sahel October 25, 2012
SWAP turns strangers into friends October 18, 2012
Through the MCC-supported Episcopal Church of Sudan’s Mother’s Union tailoring project
Gaining skills to build better future for the children October 1, 2012
Caesaer Hakim (left) and other members Michael Lagu, Agnew Masudio and Cecilia Eppe attend an Opari peace committee meeting held in a school classroom.
Building peace amidst scars of war in South Sudan October 1, 2012
Learning goes both ways in Nigeria learning tour September 19, 2012
MCC is sending 7,500 blankets to families affected by recent earthquakes in Iran. MCC regularly distributes comforters and blankets to hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and locations experiencing disasters.
MCC aids earthquake-stricken Iranian families September 12, 2012
MCC seeks support to ease plight of Syrian people September 6, 2012
MCC partners with church in eastern Congo response September 6, 2012
Guillermo Villaseñor, member of INESIN’s board, talks with Lucía Jiménez, INESIN’s first administrator.
Celebrating 15 years of dialogue and unity August 24, 2012
Friendship opens youth to peace training August 23, 2012
In preparation for Summer Service, Micah Hart, Cordell, Okla., participated in Global Anabaptist Peacemakers training offered by West Coast MCC along with most other Summer Service participants from MCC Central States and West Coast MCC. In this Care for Creation class, Hart explains a concept as Armando Lara, of Sanger, Calif., right, listens in the background.
Growing through service August 22, 2012
Jameel Dababneh, Caritas Jordan’s emergency response coordinator, welcomes a young Syrian refugee. MCC partners with Caritas Jordan, one of the organizations that welcomes refugees, offers material resources and links them to services.
Welcoming the stranger August 22, 2012

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