Fwd: 2,930 comforters for Somalia

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From: Bruce Campbell-Janz, MCC East Coast <EastCoast@mcc.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Subject: 2,930 comforters for Somalia
To: "info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org" <info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org>

Helping refugees restart their lives No Images? Click here       Donate     Displaced Somalis receive school kits, comforters​ Over the last two years, some Somali refugees have been able to return home from neighboring Kenya. But after years in a refugee camp, many come back without everyday necessities such as school supplies or blankets. This past summer MCC shipped 2,930 comforters and 10,120 school kits to Somalia for students like Fatumo, left, and Sahro, right. Read the full story.    Love in the midst of destruction "Faith makes you act crazy," says the Rev. Ibrahim Nseir about the apparent foolishness of staying in Aleppo, Syria, during the seven-year war and believing he can make a difference in his community. MCC U.S. Executive Director J Ron Byler recently met Nseir and other partners in Syria who have used MCC supplies to spread love in their communities. Read Byler's blog entries about his encounters.     Job openings EC donor relations specialist, Pennsylvania South Florida program coordinator, Florida Program coordinator, Iraq Community Worker, Colombia Director of Low German partnerships, Bolivia English teachers, China Representative for Honduras United Nations office summer internship, New York   More openings       Events April 2-4: Meat Canning (Souderton, PA) April 6-7: Pennsylvania Relief Sale (Harrisburg, PA) April 9-10: Meat Canning (Penn Yan, NY) April 11, May 9, June 13: "Sexualized violence and the church: An MCC webinar series" (Your Computer) April 12-13: Meat Canning (Lowville, NY) April 15-16: Faithful Advocacy for Criminal Justice Reform (Lancaster, PA) April 20-23: Ecumenical Advocacy Days (Arlington, VA) April 22: Beyond Ourselves Concert (Lancaster, PA) October 3-8: Borderlands Learning Tour (Mexico/AZ Border)       Find local events     First person: Peace education through ups and downs MCC's Philadelphia program coordinator, ChiChi Oguekwe, reflects on teaching third graders at a Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association after-school program.       Prayers for peace around the world Throughout Lent, we've been using prayers from MCC partners and staff in different countries to pray for peace. If you missed them, don't worry! You can check out all the videos and prayers.      Donate         MCC East Coast 900 East Howell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149 Clicking unsubscribe will remove you from the In Touch newsletter mailing list. Send us a note at intouch@mcccanada.ca or reply to this email if you'd like to be removed from all MCC emails.    Like    Tweet    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe