In November 2020, northern Ethiopia descended into chaos as fighting broke out between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces. Even with a unilateral ceasefire now in place, thousands of people have been killed, 2.2 million people have been displaced and 4.5 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
Your compassionate response equipped MCC partner, Meserete Kristos Church Development Commission (MKCDC), to respond quickly with cash transfers to 850 families. 
This cash has allowed families to buy food items like teff (a local staple grain), maize and oil - providing critical nutrition and easing the burden on families living hand-to-mouth for years since the conflict erupted.
For Atsede Tadesse, the cash transfer helped her buy 100 kg of maize as well as the money to get the maize ground at a mill. For a single mother of five growing children — seven-year-old Handeya Getet (pictured here) and four older boys — your support has been vital. (MCC photo/Paul Mosley)

MCC – Relief, Development, and Peace – in the Name of Christ

When you shop at MCC Thrift, you help break down income barriers for marginalized communities in places like Nepal. After learning about fish farming through an MCC partner, Shova Beshra, Kalpana Kumari Marandi and Chanmuni Tudu Satar waded into the aquaculture world and leased a pond together. Now, they sell fish from this pond at the local market, generating income for their families.
As a network of over 85 shops, MCC Thrift raises millions of dollars each year for MCC projects around the world. When you donate, shop or volunteer, your journey goes beyond transactions — every treasure with a history helps create a more hopeful future.
​​https://mcc.org/our-stories/boosting-income-and-voices

MCC Thrift - Relief, development, and peace - in the Name of Christ

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada is pleased to announce that Kenneth H. Kim has been appointed new MCC Canada executive director, effective March 3, 2025.  
Kim previously served as interim executive director of World Renew for a year and a half, and director of disaster response for the same organization for seven years prior to that. He also served as a board member of Canadian Foodgrains Bank for 17 years, most recently as board chair. Through these roles, he has had many opportunities to interact with MCC staff and programs. Prior to his time with World Renew, Kim worked as director of Presbyterian World Service & Development.
“We are elated to welcome Ken to MCC,” says Ron Ratzlaff, MCC Canada board chair. “Ken is a servant leader with a deep sense of commitment for God’s ministry of global justice.”

MCC – Relief, development, and peace – in the Name of Christ

Devoted workers and volunteers at MCC-supported church shelters in Mexico welcome migrants.

Victor Lampón Leon and Rocio Valencia Islas lead a church that revolves around providing respite, attention and care to migrants passing through Ecatepec, a town just outside of Mexico City. MCC has provided support to the ministry, La Mano de Dios en Apoyo al Migrante or Hand of God in Support of Migrants, for the past three years.
The space they have is small — five bunk beds and a single bed completely fill one room, while the one car garage-sized remainder hosts church services, meals, additional guests and whatever else the ministry requires. Lampón says the most they’ve ever hosted for night was 48, but 35 to 40 is typical. Women and children double up on the beds when needed, turning 11 spots into 22, and the church puts down sleeping mats anywhere else someone could lay their head for the night. 

Mennonite Central Committee – Relief, Development, and Peace – in the Name of Christ

This week, we conducted a prayer for a shipment to be sent to the Maheba Refugee Settlement in Zambia, home to over 39,000 refugees from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Angola, and Somalia.
This shipment includes:
- 3,600 comforters
- 500 dignity kits
- 3,200 hygiene kits
- 672 relief kits
- 2,200 school kits
- 4,272 tubes of toothpaste
With the help of our partner, the Brave Heart Foundation, these essential supplies will support over 38,000 people over the next three years, including vulnerable children in orphanages who lack even basic hygiene items.

Each item is a step toward better health, dignity, and hope for those who need it most. Thank you for helping us bring love and care to communities around the world!

Mennonite Central Committee: Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ.

​​Celebrate the Grand Opening of MCC’s new stationary meat cannery on Saturday, January 18, 2025! With this facility, we’re doubling our production to feed over 50,000 cans of food annually to families in need worldwide.
Location: 65 Heritage Dr., New Hamburg, ON 
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Come for the tours, enjoy the refreshments, and taste the impact of this incredible work. Let’s mark this milestone together!