Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Linda Espenshade/Mennonite Central Committee

Feb. 6 issue

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  Photo by Dan Leonard/MCC

  MCC relief reaches Somali refugees who may not be going home any time soon

  AKRON, Pa. — When MCC representative Dan Leonard visited Dollo Ado refugee camp in late December, he was struck by the reality that the 150,000 Somali refugees who found safety and food in Ethiopia were not going home any time soon.

  Somali refugees have been streaming out of their country in large numbers since last summer to escape famine and political instability, commonly attributed to a weak government and the Islamist militant group, al Shabaab, which refuses to allow humanitarian assistance in southern Somalia.

Dec. 19, 2011 issue

• MCC responds to Cambodian floods

  AKRON, Pa. — As the worst flooding in a decade begins to recede in Cambodia, the work of obtaining food and clean water and the long-term rebuilding of livelihoods is under way with assistance from Mennonite Central Committee.

Aug. 1, 2011 issue

• MCC seeks $1 million for East Africa

  AKRON, Pa. — An immediate and extended response to the drought and food crisis in East Africa is essential for limiting the vulnerability of millions looking for enough food to survive, said Bruce Campbell-Janz, director of Mennonite Central Committee’s Africa Department.

• MCC provides food, encourages peace as South Sudan becomes independent

  AKRON, Pa. — As the people of South Sudan anticipated the official creation of their newly independent country July 9, their hope was tempered by increased tensions and the recognition of economic and political challenges ahead.

March 7, 2011 issue

• Couple work toward cluster bomb ban

  AKRON, Pa. — One of Linda Gehman Peachey’s earliest memories in Laos is of visiting a family whose mother had just been killed by a cluster bomblet.

Jan. 24, 2011 issue

• Building homes means clearing barriers in Haiti

  AKRON, Pa. — Rebuilding houses in post-earthquake Haiti seems like it should be a simple, straightforward task — clear away the rubble and build houses that do a better job of protecting lives from disasters.

Jan. 17, 2011 issue

• MCC family worldwide embraces Haiti’s recovery

  AKRON, Pa. — From Paraguay, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, people volunteered through Mennonite Central Committee to work side by side with Haitians, cleaning up rubble left by the devastating earthquake that hit the island nation a year ago.

Dec. 20, 2010 issue

• MCC urges prayer as Sudan vote nears

  AKRON, Pa. — Neighbors have warned Rose Nydiar of Rumbek, Sudan, to move to the countryside before the Jan. 9 referendum. In a wheelchair, Nydiar may be especially vulnerable to any violence that might take place as the people of southern Sudan decide whether to secede from Sudan.

Nov. 22, 2010 issue

• MCC responds to Indonesia disasters through partner organization

  In Java, Indonesia, palm trees fold like umbrellas under the weight of volcanic ash spewing from Mount Merapi.

Nov. 8, 2010 issue

• MCC monitors cholera outbreak

  Mennonite Central Committee is monitoring the cholera epidemic that has claimed lives and sickened many in Haiti, especially in the Artibonite Valley, where thousands of earthquake refugees live and MCC staff work on reforestation and environmental education.

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