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Relief, development and podcast

Nov 28, 2023

One person said it “looked like a goat wearing a goat costume.” MCC staff Colin Friesen said it looks kinda like a bantha from Star Wars, but less hairy and also kind of like a camel?

On this episode of the podcast we explore the mystery...of why the Damascus goat looks the way it does and why an MCC partner in...


Nov 1, 2023

"A ceasefire and a just end to the occupation, is the biggest need. There, of course, are enormous humanitarian needs, you know, water, food, fuel, electricity have all been cut off to the entirety of Gaza...But the real need is for a solution so that everyone can live peacefully on the land."

Sarah Funkhouser is one...


Oct 19, 2023

Meet the South Sudanese sewing group that has become so much more. The women, living in Canada now, are sewing comforters and putting together dignity kits for MCC that will be sent to their home country. 

The founder, Rebecca Deng, shares her personal story of living through the South Sudanese civil war, and how she...


Sep 21, 2023

Reusable pads, along with other hygiene tools in a bucket, can make a big difference in a girl’s life. It can be a part of keeping her in school and adding to her education. At Loreto Rumbek School in South Sudan, Anne Kuria shines some light on the bigger context of why these simple hygiene tools are needed and...


Aug 17, 2023

What does it take for an internally displaced person in DR Congo to become stable?

Reverend Antoine Kimbila, general secretary of the Community of Mennonite Brethren Churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares about the needs of this growing community in Kikwit and how the church is supporting those who have...