MCC Stories

MCC Haiti Update It's been nearly two months since the devastating earthquake and MCC's response is well underway.

Face the Displaced event to focus attention on injustice in Colombia during two days in April.

Lenten prayers from around the world - Colombia This week’s Lenten prayers are from Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite leaders in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital.

Courage across the globe: International Women’s Day In honor of International Women's Day, on March 8, we lift our voices in thanks for courageous women around the world.

Grade 12 students from College Louis-Riel put the final touches on blankets that will be shipped by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to Haiti.

MCC’s material aid is gradually arriving in Port-au-Prince, despite challenges.

Dr. Susanne Bradley Brown, a pediatrician and health care advocate, will lead Mennonite Central Committee’s disaster recovery efforts in Haiti.

Neighbor with neighbor, Haiti rebuilds Emmanuel Michel has spent the weeks since the earthquake helping his neighbors build shelters in Nerettes, a neighborhood on the edge of Port-Au-Prince. Using scrap wood and metal and tarps donated by MCC, Michel hasn’t charged any money for his labor because he believes that "everybody has a job to do and God will bless you for blessing others."

Strong in faith Pastor Lesly Bertrand, pastor of Assemblée de la Grace Mennonite Church in Haiti, speaks about the strong faith of his congregation and many Haitians.

Haiti story - January 18th A snapshot of life in Haiti on Jan. 18, 2010, through the words of a man living with his family in a camp for Internally Displaced People

Structural engineers working with MCC in Haiti begin evaluating the safety of structures left standing after the earthquake.

After a few days in Haiti, structural engineer Johann Zimmermann explains how the team of structural engineers working with MCC is speeding up the process of evaluating large building for soundness.

Structural engineer Johann Zimmermann writes about his first days of evaluating structures in Haiti.

Alexis Erkert Depp, an MCC worker in Haiti, candidly discusses her questions of God even as she recognizes the miracles.

Here are a selection of voices and reflections shared by MCC workers involved in the Haiti earthquake response.

Kathy Troyer writes about the challenges of communications in Haiti.

In a Skype conversation Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, Michel Garly reflects on how people are responding to the destruction in Haiti.

Ben Depp writes about his experiences in Haiti in a Jan. 19 blog entry.

Daryl Yoder-Bontrager writes from Haiti on Thursday, Jan 21, 2010.

In a Jan. 19 Christianity Today blog, MCC's international programs director stresses the need to incorporate the voices of Haitians and Haitian church leaders in disaster response.