AFRICA
MCC ships food aid to Zimbabwe amid election uncertainty
As Zimbabwe's political situation remain tense, MCC is shipping 77 metric tons of wheat and soybeans to Zimbabwean communities where food has become scarce due to drought and economic turmoil. April 28 READ
After vote, Zimbabwe has to wait
Zimbabweans wait to learn the results of elections in their country. More than a week after the March 29 vote, official results were not announced. April 14 READ
MCC partner reports post-election tension in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans awaited official results of national elections conducted March 29, according to Dumisani O. Nkomo, the chief executive officer of a Mennonite Central Committee partner organization monitoring the voting process. April 7 READ
Kenyans aid neighbors as calm returns
Eastern Mennonite Missions and Mennonite Central Commitee report on violence that followed from disputed elections in December. January-March READ
Baptisms, ordination build Burkina Faso church
Three people were baptized in Ouagadougou on Jan. 6, a day that also included the ordination of a pastor with his wife. They have been invaluable in the Mennonite church in Burkina Faso, yet the church needs more leaders. Feb. 18 READ
ASIA
Indians march in Jesus’ name
Members of the Bharatiyah General Conference Mennonite Church celebrated 50 years of Bible festivals by worshiping thousands-strong and proclaiming Christ’s victory to their neighbors while marching about two miles. March 31 READ
Fellowship helps plant churches in Vietnam, Cambodia
In 10 years and with only nine member congregations, the North American Vietnamese Mennonite Fellowship has helped to plant more than 200 churches in Vietnam and make inroads in neighboring Cambodia. Jan. 7 READ
MCC rebuilds in Bangladesh
Mennonite Central Committee is beginning a project to build 1,250 houses in a Bangladeshi community where thousands of people lost their homes to Cyclone Sidr. Dec. 10 READ
EUROPE
MWC picks unity theme for assembly in Paraguay
“Come Together in the Way of Jesus Christ” has been selected as the theme for the 15th assembly of Mennonite World Conference in Asunción, Paraguay, in July 2009. Feb. 11 READ
Montenegro venture mixes business and mission
Ron and Blanche Nyce of Franconia Mennonite Conference have responded to a call to mission using business knowledge. Jan. 14 READ
LATIN AMERICA
U.S. women join Colombians’ march
Five young women — members of a Radical Journey team serving in Colombia — marched alongside their host families and colleagues from a Mennonite school in a protest Feb. 4 in La Mesa, Colombia, against a guerrilla group. March 3 READ
CPT sees march as too limited
Members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams Colombia project did not participate in the Feb. 4 march against Colombia’s largest guerrilla group in order to make clear that they renounce all violence. March 3 READ
MIDDLE EAST
Perspective: Lamps of peace shine in Iran
Evie Shellenberger, co-leader of a recent Mennonite Central Committee delegation to Iran describe how the tours increase understanding between Iranians and U.S. and Canadian citizens. Feb. 4 READ
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