For more than two decades, Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC) work in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) has responded to needs and hunger in the midst of a sensitive political climate. Projects include:
-Peacebuilding on both sides of the border: North and South Korea -NK agriculturalists and farmers visiting a agricultural research station and a local farm in Manitoba -Providing soya milk to children in orphanages and in schools -Providing canned meat for thousands of people suffering from tuberculosis and hepatitis MCC - Relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ! https://mcccanada.ca/centennial/100-stories/mcc-democratic-peoples-republic-korea
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After church today, please pick up your January card and cupcake (made by our Secret Baker.) What are we celebrating? A Korean Birthday! In South Korea, your age changes the first day of the year – although you would celebrate on the actual day of your birth. A donation has been given to MCC’s partner – First Steps – that provides soya milk to orphanages in North Korea. / jan
https://www.firststepscanada.org/ Honor those who love fishing with the gift of a stocked pond. In Cambodia, establishing fishponds and selling fish provides a new way to supplement earnings from growing rice, helping families like Srautrahn Chee and her grandparents who are raising her. This holiday season, choose a gift that changes lives. $26 provides fish fingerlings for a pond.
MCC - Relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ! https://mcccanada.ca/stories/farmers-helping-farmers “Raw Carrot” gourmet soup is well priced is now available at MCC Thrift Store (Christian Benefit Shop) at 254 Grantham. And it’s amazing!
->The Raw Carrot is a social franchise that believes that every person who WANTS to work should have the opportunity for a Hand Up (instead of just a handout) in life! We partner with churches and nonprofits across Ontario to create meaningful employment for amazingly talented individuals living with disAbilities and mental health illness. We’re “stirring up” change in local communities through our delicious, handcrafted gourmet soup.<- Here are the flavors: Signature Carrot, Spicyish Sausage & Cabbage, Hearty Lentil and Barley, Loaded Potato & Bacon, Mulligatawny, Veggie Mania, and Flying Noodle. The Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise is supported by the Mennonite Central Committee. MCC - Relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ! https://therawcarrot.com/ Invest in a brighter future for people like Augustine Bidali in Uganda. With a sewing machine and training in tailoring, Bidali, a refugee from South Sudan, can build a better life for himself and his three younger brothers. $195 provides a sewing machine. Now there’s a Christmas gift that keeps on giving!
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