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Articles : Latin America and Caribbean

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MMN and partners responding to Chile earthquake

NEWTON, Kan. — Expressions of concern began minutes after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27.

Linda Shelly, Mennonite Mission Network’s director for Latin America, received e-mail messages from across the Americas.
EMM workers in Chile join in aiding neighbors after quake

PUERTO MONTT, Chile — When an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27, Dustin and Sarah Gingrich’s house swayed from side to side.
Colombians call for prayer and action

WASHINGTON — Colombia’s Mennonite churches are calling on U.S. congregations to join the cry for justice, peace and healing in Colombia during Days of Prayer and Action for Peace April 18-19.
Church forming in southern Chile

PUERTO MONTT, Chile — Local Christians are forming an official Mennonite church in southern Chile.

MCC aid gets to Haiti despite obstacles

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee continues to ship relief supplies to Haiti despite obstacles that slow delivery.
Alumna to lead MCC Haiti recovery

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee Haiti alumna Susanne Bradley Brown will lead MCC’s long-term response to the Haiti earthquake.
EMM aids Peru after floods, mudslides

CUSCO, Peru — Eastern Mennonite Missions is sending funds to people in southern Peru who saw floods and mudslides destroy their homes, roads and crops.

Haiti response in gear

As people in Haiti still lack basic necessities after the Jan. 12 earthquake, Mennonites continue to respond.

MCC engineers assess Haiti buildings

AKRON, Pa. — When the structural engineers working with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti evaluate the soundness of earthquake-damaged buildings, their classification is very practical: Is it safe to use?