On Saturday, november 8th we will have the Relief Sale in Houston. I am wondering who else is going besides Pat and myself to the sale? If you could email me back that would be helpful. If you have any friends that like great deals at auctions...invite them along. It is a fun time!! We have a lot of nice things that are being donated to the auction and craft sale. Besides buying things, if you are willing to volunteer that would help us. If you can reasonably type, I really need someone helping me with the computers for bidder registration, inventory input and checking out of auction winners. I will be there too, having an extra set of hands help. There are also a number of other areas and really a place for anyone that wants to help. If you are interested in exploring what you would enjoy just let me know and we can talk before that Saturday. (greeting, holding up items...etc) Why do we do this? Attached is an email from MCC that shares some of the stories. How can you participate if you are unable to go to Houston? You have already been putting coins into the offering jar and that will be added with other churches as a Penny Power collection. Thank you! This is also our 25th year of a Relief Sale in the central / northern area of Texas. One suggestion from the organizers is to ask for a $25 donation from everyone willing to do so in celebration of 25 years. If you write a check this Sunday or next, make it out to Texas Relief Sale. I will take those to Houston with the Penny Power donation. If you have any questions about MCC or the Relief Sale please let me know. Stephen Hochstetler ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Roxie Voran <roxie.voran@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:07 PM Subject: Fwd: What's New at MCC for Oct. 20, 2014 To: stephen hochstetler <srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx>, Austin Mennonite < austinmennonite@xxxxxxxxx>, pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, joenancygatlin@xxxxxxxxx, pmcdallas@xxxxxxxxx, Mary Miller < dmmiller@xxxxxxxx> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mennonite Central Committee <lje@xxxxxxx> Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 8:27 AM Subject: What's New at MCC for Oct. 20, 2014 To: roxie.voran@xxxxxxxxx Having trouble viewing this email? Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=a7df2a2e-2f1d-45cb-afb6-bee002c5ed06&c=2254ac50-5f25-11e3-9e64-d4ae526edc76&ch=22f929b0-5f25-11e3-9e8a-d4ae526edc76> Oct. 20, 2014 [image: teal banner what's new] [image: Nigerian doughnuts] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-cG1XEtgZ9r9XMQsC7ZaQxcHPOQMSm7nhX-sB_S0547BdbPkzPQXLT47VGudmqgWgJ3q6AXqpLeCkWRWj4ZA-pEfmYsFr_yM-l9qczbgP-7wCVja7QrgPoGg4Il7br5c-DvBMPrN7C6ExMhe9yQrM0BDgWTGtdbN3_RnGcY_OXpLJaXG8Jzo-262wh3d5V6_r9CCtLugGXHMBRrWToSvuPSvj2SXNy-qVTTBgG2VQ3m606oNDJj6kg86Ut0QYurh-3GHn2rBmk2o9SbWcGIONF7h-ziXR_zG9Yr0DVOcm-y1aE0P93uiSeNyNW5ScN9tGg8CCEpiOEWU=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> *From potatoes to doughnuts -- path from poverty * [image: Nigeria potatoes] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-cG1XEtgZ9r9XMQsC7ZaQxcHPOQMSm7nhX-sB_S0547BdbPkzPQXLT47VGudmqgWgJ3q6AXqpLeCkWRWj4ZA-pEfmYsFr_yM-l9qczbgP-7wCVja7QrgPoGg4Il7br5c-DvBMPrN7C6ExMhe9yQrM0BDgWTGtdbN3_RnGcY_OXpLJaXG8Jzo-262wh3d5V6_r9CCtLugGXHMBRrWToSvuPSvj2SXNy-qVTTBgG2VQ3m606oNDJj6kg86Ut0QYurh-3GHn2rBmk2o9SbWcGIONF7h-ziXR_zG9Yr0DVOcm-y1aE0P93uiSeNyNW5ScN9tGg8CCEpiOEWU=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>Too poor to get medical care in time to save her baby from death, Nigerian mother Rhoda Markos was determined never to be that desperate again. She wanted to take job training offered by MCC's partner in her village, but all she had to pay for the training was a handful of potatoes that no one wanted to buy. Read the rest of Markos' story. <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-cG1XEtgZ9r9XMQsC7ZaQxcHPOQMSm7nhX-sB_S0547BdbPkzPQXLT47VGudmqgWgJ3q6AXqpLeCkWRWj4ZA-pEfmYsFr_yM-l9qczbgP-7wCVja7QrgPoGg4Il7br5c-DvBMPrN7C6ExMhe9yQrM0BDgWTGtdbN3_RnGcY_OXpLJaXG8Jzo-262wh3d5V6_r9CCtLugGXHMBRrWToSvuPSvj2SXNy-qVTTBgG2VQ3m606oNDJj6kg86Ut0QYurh-3GHn2rBmk2o9SbWcGIONF7h-ziXR_zG9Yr0DVOcm-y1aE0P93uiSeNyNW5ScN9tGg8CCEpiOEWU=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> * Gaza: Food, blankets and kits need another hand* [image: Gaza woman displaced] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-6V9wCGsv39y8E2T2xRBJW2zlqiaG5Sk9g4S6mY00IwWID9kSGMgPJZjv7ABr9B5Qqg1h7YJw7nHEN5s-nmjpOh82sj_swRLJkMBJPsqJ38ClOJZBwRzLDakN223K0JQgWWFS16A18k5vHRW_9L7DUH1Qb0HUlIrA579-eC8KLiR9rLPsJ5aT1bkeC5Yd81NMO5C5492jRItjANTVQ0Fn6hWS_YlUFBWlLGc_BW-i_GCXXhG__F9hpSDZDr6a6WTSUnZEmGktFb4IEWsHox5MGBese_QXVGjkZbtuAiJTmecyps_8Mfg1ETfL_OD1yi_i&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> Many Gazan families, including the family of Samira Boutesh, who talks in front of her bombed apartment building, will receive food, blankets, kits and soap <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-6V9wCGsv39y8E2T2xRBJW2zlqiaG5Sk9g4S6mY00IwWID9kSGMgPJZjv7ABr9B5Qqg1h7YJw7nHEN5s-nmjpOh82sj_swRLJkMBJPsqJ38ClOJZBwRzLDakN223K0JQgWWFS16A18k5vHRW_9L7DUH1Qb0HUlIrA579-eC8KLiR9rLPsJ5aT1bkeC5Yd81NMO5C5492jRItjANTVQ0Fn6hWS_YlUFBWlLGc_BW-i_GCXXhG__F9hpSDZDr6a6WTSUnZEmGktFb4IEWsHox5MGBese_QXVGjkZbtuAiJTmecyps_8Mfg1ETfL_OD1yi_i&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> funded by MCC. But the humanitarian work needs the helping hand <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-ixXLtORxD0sN1yC02EhNmceZLnKioSQWqBnRdiT4fyWtyIPod5tfBhkMB8DP0lY0fJxPDuImSwOpaXRz2m2qe_s5vhWnJWjdWZ7hsI3uCmPAfMSEKSlqAjLqNb_nv-1KBYhr07U_rvSMmJLhcoXpJtaz9uQf8WgKxbP74XfWNz76lrSskT6MKUJsLlyerRaPuJuv92fP99ywhIJdbUM67zTuTB2fr0mUxHxameHocuGj_bAvZhtdaB7bhdnAdsPLY9Lc3a--eQxK18z7T17dB0JFEMQB64q66F5wMsJzIog-BlOMvMgjeaN-dVPpvyHFkSZ-t6eePp8bFSowSSHGvoMrzY5UmyIC&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> of advocacy to move Gaza toward long-term change. Learn more about this partnership <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-6V9wCGsv39y8E2T2xRBJW2zlqiaG5Sk9g4S6mY00IwWID9kSGMgPJZjv7ABr9B5Qqg1h7YJw7nHEN5s-nmjpOh82sj_swRLJkMBJPsqJ38ClOJZBwRzLDakN223K0JQgWWFS16A18k5vHRW_9L7DUH1Qb0HUlIrA579-eC8KLiR9rLPsJ5aT1bkeC5Yd81NMO5C5492jRItjANTVQ0Fn6hWS_YlUFBWlLGc_BW-i_GCXXhG__F9hpSDZDr6a6WTSUnZEmGktFb4IEWsHox5MGBese_QXVGjkZbtuAiJTmecyps_8Mfg1ETfL_OD1yi_i&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> from Alain Epp Weaver, co-director of MCC Planning, Learning and Disaster Response, who visited Gaza in September. * In Bosnia and Herzegovina, food is safety net* <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-LhLX7UthF3kHIxn0vznXS1_DXMniTEaMQSEZbny7Aq22dykaIk90EEG-wBvlTm9VfiAaYC7eUUjottSVQrB96Frdz-t7KiaCFvaNJAhXhB82gR5DQ1_eb7-i4tjL1SlPHOjkkFQJfDWz6ZoLq2cPLtzqn8dCeKDNLLVMbBWg1GY_WkOPooQmH7wUqjdhDPW8wIOiAWomFIZl4zpsOd3tCBJgnPfWkuBCZnKMK1twiQ4Dn_sFZVm5XzaKCVRShbKlqn5wAFVY5bPXSG9y8t4v3D711e5-ske1q80UbqBGZPTUf-QBZ32xGA==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> In the midst of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tough economy, MCC helps support its partner Merhamet's food kitchens and health care. These services provide a safety net for people, very poor and marginalized, who have no other options. Read more <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-LhLX7UthF3kHIxn0vznXS1_DXMniTEaMQSEZbny7Aq22dykaIk90EEG-wBvlTm9VfiAaYC7eUUjottSVQrB96Frdz-t7KiaCFvaNJAhXhB82gR5DQ1_eb7-i4tjL1SlPHOjkkFQJfDWz6ZoLq2cPLtzqn8dCeKDNLLVMbBWg1GY_WkOPooQmH7wUqjdhDPW8wIOiAWomFIZl4zpsOd3tCBJgnPfWkuBCZnKMK1twiQ4Dn_sFZVm5XzaKCVRShbKlqn5wAFVY5bPXSG9y8t4v3D711e5-ske1q80UbqBGZPTUf-QBZ32xGA==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> in the fall issue of *A Common Place <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-Dh6_oPBxHE_qQK-Su1ngm9d8SSIf9tqjikUr4kwMVdX9YXTFhq_1Z1qvLU5DvqhEwmelFVB5akrJ4QDMeZ6Uk_o2RAUZuXSo0MgvTTXVoCESMN3rlrGKthUloXl40E8yJ8HyGZWD5fNMhxl_A44-iIIRjQsAVXBSsnUddjlM8eQtZzkHIOmj3Ia3IrgXFiGbEVuGoJr_44UOpSBQAxO3F60PIvqFAGRODJ-WvIiMROEPecWUblzdEGPVhS2vD2QB7DGOykvp9gjYesWqUbVGwszMg4veuap8&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>* online. *Service opportunities* *Salaried* Multimedia storyteller <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-Z8_jKYnCCZMXu1triEPu2vNGkzK3XptqWMS_BEzUngsj_ELNMemfkl3Ay0NIrgtu37CEae_wcBX30cnTJPBkpXrZdwGrkg5j4PVARgDwPbaiSpwgAbX40VlNQI10bEuNzjeccpBl3wQgp4rNp7fgGNdjo-98_3L17tIe5IPTKQeZ7VYuIRrORZuLFFjfEzIQ6X7-hpdr4Dgymha1fmbLS9-xuYOiFmta_S0Jawkr_-1mhczgF20KWzbDl4HmDuiZp_SuNgUeWV_C8nJDCuz8_h4UsWOQAjws61Jaf_TAy7ILPWtjhq13zRAK-wmgIJ1TB4_OxNs10K7grDKexxAwxg==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, MCC Canada -- Winnipeg, Man. Advocacy research intern <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-lzVQa4GvSp64CvUIwzd20PF6rymLxx8ZcX3C14xQf01HD07GdhEg8TSQIcFHWL2uwvKCa5zwt0V3mUElnaOApGXyeEsdSbpIeQijPA9iO3heMDeSFs7Nd6s4lFbKPLDYCzu2BaQb-sUchyrJy43fbhNr5rTqDIV_kS2C1LBuxddypcyjuiI6QG3mE2ZltfxOXiawC5UPe4nHi8O4kDtx61k9hD26EB00LH6FN8iCMd0282NYdRQqcXViwZSoDQTtoKeP19L_lWKdLWlUtjNgfNvUz16Pa-LpAHKVyNyH16XtyOEc5Gj18MZBBy98NnIZnBAGOUae5fBH1qOa4QXVMChEXxJDMgV6&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, short term -- Ottawa, Ont. Legislative associate for International Affairs <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUeTp_5vyeV_THiPtQczid6Ck8vRZmv1CwuKmyt11CuoFC7Z3pKsDJtvDaU2s5YRr2AhHT7a-CQvxHqzLvT0-N8BRzClMbjetc3h9jgT1rxdk62TBSPASG8afBeLq775bTpPSjj-ycGJV_PEzi90mN9o3M-oNXP5pp2Y5zCe24vvwoWFZjWpytpyvIeISB_vZrfwI8BfDdMjZ90xYne1j3ofo_0J80nTBeVFGOE7PzpEs8eYYzEBjdWw99ZIPYy1y4uoBkWZ7Oa11bDSXnqA5bf96Kf8JE88DmpCUf4WUuwynbtkJYv8pjxrj79GGQ3em1j1mk3IWsyJecTjNEptvZRUVpjFOZ9OJlWjnGYeWB00Jkj4Lxknj6MQ==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Washington, D.C. Shared program accounting assistant <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUnNXSRhZyCW_LQ9Hx-aYyvbnUwSN5i_IZGnFmT4bJ9PkAslmFBsHzdIrL0gj0WDBhhf09-IC2Lyo3ezFQXr0uwkPZ-yQaGcGHZ-i-p3-byVPJbcYmXMyBC3NPL7qFOUQH4zgvaVxBiqyCapq6vAiITMN05y5P_cTrQZe7scwl3cIHgnTGJShUM15E_TJnvjk0PWODMAGKmFAqIJSt3ulG_2dAsvdMzq76iBKwPa3Lxi_syzYJB13AIvbnFbvZ_JemiDR2TVC_D_1Ynk3DuRLVdI4BEelvewAjgAE2uKKYrUQyMIJR95Q3Bus1evCg2m2knwMZ4mILQoTpNCKpKd5KNtbxo2ZEIO0cFxN4LLQoeMI=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Akron, Pa. Program and advocacy associate <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUXWdgO-ELeOgQ3Ybd-3bFN0hQnA5cke0exHPKnniYOthtg7dWqR7TKdglkD_yC6r2iUnoBbgPy2JY7B4hjsvAQVgmCrfsG5tOsLoIxMfC_VrMpqfceIbLjszQ4gVfANMqBhagN6p4H0vtwwL00YByTGj7q6tbkE8Guesj1L3Ail1vd7SSIkPltIf9xogIHF_SDBOjv4QpOXAUo6sRUMkbn8ltBJT43XqL_kuc6jrzgLfDQwRbzp3OF5fvwPvtpHiHw7HfdKgVEyZdbX47B5MtCcL4lZFY5Le41LXTwFgdNXzbzw-6jTUb16PqOH7yjTJDNRD-1e0HkcIrmahZjVLxux8scLeotOdZSVpsMlgaVuk=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, MCC U.N. office -- New York City Program coordinator for Chicago/Illinois church relations associate <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUf0GwZK1Nb2cMOSitqkzFDQ7mwSuhdzQXo7xyIV7R2XptJpApMVer3bcCdIvFJ2NsAuJzuESyzIyYuJ6u0vzNkgsD-eSrNyPfOsvYdbkgt2EFyuKeU6I93UduoOBgPMjrbjpQ_bYTU6OHZtOzhGJuKKLyS0AL7vhRl2M0DIKwB-mJdHYHTnhSktD4uM4DcZN1LhU7uoaiyK3oKyr6vNpJlHe7fHZa7vzhRcyBnbrPsiskNhkHcXwsv9_t5CKFNz-HeSB-fP5APPGOVbuS89LcAN77wgAGUduUR7KLI6v2kUpvjW0Y2wHkscshxZCogaT632jFbnarw9yHmCVh3d-ZATmRCOOjYguAnWtbGMozPNAQA6JDjIggZtXxexhadNeG&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Illinois Assistant manager, Surrey MCC Thrift Shop <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-qrv7BwMRuiGI2pklRUSvfvxHcx290AQUsj5doyxGFK1vzzWjoaPQyIRqcQmiC28HwGnRMg18r8GhMjfdo37ccvq1TcmPtSoP25j45RqwCvhqqDBdSfj0UiZs8HHhMKtMEGYSSSbFH7vvVxkMl3f2jn-RkK2aC4KRlSwKAgImt4t9TlGlgcanjGnftqPAVTD0JlTgjm5SSgEynBOJ_Ztsi_n-YdbCCPpaZRsP7eO8xfyY9lJ65mb3mMBK9xP77fqm-daqlewQm_NY4C_0ZxySUasWm_-O_3bfNkxAlM3iRjmQZL4mMp6Y6TWel2at_FyPlUYtkmXTMI75GUDvliRo2w==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Surrey, B.C. *Service Worker* Canner operator #1 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-pY4nEmHt-ZrQYoVLsOvRJuY2J4J8lX4ri29pYOw639vP5vxB-BKwoU8ja8_kkzQLoUOtrA19ONHRwRcOjKKUrq2lN0Ss8DDcVJ88N_Y-LS6SDHJn_8E8dxhPydF848nIdfpLVFtsXCC7XL1h1KElNsgioDmrBl41wcCNXqqw_aFhJPxsUTC-km3tIll2Ep20_IvpWMZgYPx73tOEszYMg2i71fQ5wybY_FyAzJzPEj6IdyO7qtCETUNFPMTn0Ieg6anKSEVchGpzqYxdU9iY7i0-KUkTpAVmCHB-Ztrrmrjz8chm_2wg6epKKT5EqVfx1rmM4ZAXuhnCNFMlNrp33w==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Akron, Pa. . Canner Operator #2 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-rmZUysbHKLHwWZTvqGh7_GLizxE2dD_4L5e1tS_4UPC2LYZ3DX0MfGVMSjqj2a3H3ro1kbySDqfdt5Cd7KEQM-f3LV7Hxc-Bt3gAaU38f7ahMifDoREoP-TNgnlBtC1SvkYXMgO1lkTGKPWMU6elYlOSyF9ILQR7IPiEE4wGmDf17447PFY8nz2ndIRnAHAffc3ARrOWYA4_fJ4HnPsTBbKjT_SZP6FsSy2-YRorDQkynOw4B8SKDlfSAaZj_QxPYpLde16ejzvasnpkHya4Cqw6wvJNchFPRbSf_uspbaUQMD3yiX2MCaofMjMJ-EaYZjj4MCz6e3d1aMWIaBF4Rw==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Akron, Pa. MCC SWAP location coordinator <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHfKKt8ynYKWpUBKULL9ht9Y2qm_7hsfsJbQiyEpJMN-NH2Ed5-tdOcRSvldnVQfLqiqVSA93E2Ifn8rqCIoF-VrymkUjkO0ZYwP9QaHR6nIf_7r70hS0Unh4ccaeJzha56jlGrXQ-D4WxGfTW45SqrTGT_ma-xUPt3jvOXZDYfLCl8QYY4jL5xYEqklXIyIm67w4xLHoBkaCjLLAOaNTDJ9GxKQsJtFBQxKGIj8ALdAg2qutOSiC60mg5sMgv0O4IB3L6kK6COrEpcMNb4_PjnOk9jdkyhMcuDHcz8CDatFtpQA52UEL24mDzw43bfqHwPF0SyFnyNLzLcsy__wwutoxQQA_J8zZZjv1-RC0DI53PAGQpuD6Nnk=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Hindman, Ky. Legislative assistant and communications coordinator <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHfKKt8ynYKWpsYYemxn8RimJWACP91c_X0J-ia6NfZE-qD7DDEHQmiQFBc_Cii8zkJg_6sDuSkv-lw-jN0b4GhWXVBqAak-fbyOgiBVD7_HhZx1aB-V4pSZGQolFDC5ynfzyDhSmMwXbpRn_kZp5fZrqJGrZNq6MaVKcE9SXW7TAVHxCiCC5nhlFPUK4jZ_foGMhXB-2A3fYlzkwXeXuTPp1sb79nTxP0xnCVjzaRRBoG_TTlL4DiWfFwstpMjt8WAB96ABMFoSBvv5_-vOFgbmfOuBYujAX_GaMULNq4PMKLOZHsSH2PgFyq1Kj5iS0eq0M34-6BmW-TOV1ij3WhqnH5xvkrxub4qJHL074S7KKbko-z9g1g5pTtuCF2dTSmW7fwHS9TfYF&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Washington, D.C. MCC representative for Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-r7OBWOIBWTvG_LX2cU5oa9mp35S9rc-AO1gXRFUR_ssO7cJZbb5JA5-fHri0w_AhIEvlOW1peJYXwyGx9vrQbquqXzVwK5yYRYw-oMGnI-fkc9QHiBHK1nCptauDlvTvmuJwfVZWsOGUFew6b-0UGJYCLLKflgu1KG_pPF-JsL0YNREPS2Cm1cxHqQLZDwD_YhhpkCE0v3YmKj31t1jx89rVyDPB43ovvaOcpxuBMmIcjTaVo_oqbd8TXryOAX0UYmwYCzzBmyD-xY6S8Y-Tl8OiKs8JjxpoGkfCjyqaLuZZJctawBwoONUp0hlMpGv65QzUimeQzQyJlqK79BYurUcbb5HzcUrn&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Context analyst/advocacy support worker <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-6d9PAZSefp8rtSkpX5SoOhIJ9BZWX2jSNkZDIeZigyKR-IkxdvtaxiSPEBV7_idW1yfWDdtHSvN30JqVqzNYkH4KS52bQgQvQb3jdkI_xmOEcpZbuhes0z43VIBZAy2doZ58Pb2FcMUL5vr5rgezlqgQ8yMTMQI9GVfK46rZDZWirMie043LxwY7uRVk-tllADfWcMEmpM2shRgILY52hU9xpNtHQpSNR1-6yZP6VVNhna8pmhjqMEuOHhn0olvwS-m89-cGXswyEIn5b4NzWTng9fFpgsmQ6iJoKCkuCHEpn1belfMknpCX64dP4sMfPCeB3ttWTFNs_7HDOMQ6KOGYH18YM7LouhZ9ecX-hpg=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> -- Mexico City, Mexico View more here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-V28KaR-dM-Nh3iedceJuQYut1a3JRahheZEhDY5fxsxSJmVxo-w-pRVQDKkvAtENDnysNHdwt_Iyj-l2IZYZuQdB64UzEG4VnW-X3WonTMt7dmhMXn6OMAqJg4jLy8KDTgKbq_ReikYV2L7aRehhx3Uw34KrGwZJwlIrC0Qvs1Sw1BNF6BBZ6sQVizjb1cFnBl9mtXL3zWe6wNheJUsL3NdoTJDdmnxsj4XRyw8BU4ZcIIK4R-N_w7r3E7gbPDHtguvXRXRU5pMAWmPZoz7x-MHiAXAsek3m_xLJJOicxDua2rjey6eidg==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> . * Christmas chocolate idea* [image: Cacao] What do you think about this idea? First, you give MCC $22 to buy cacao plants <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gU6YRyb0LYEjTqbW_3CXxCeWNOhoSjdbmUnaCk56au_emohEAfBYeC5Cs29BBXFdNhUvdcr0OpkhWXw-8YgEgHNwRcoYL-4MBG-ojEQVFD7-xEk6DsKRWu5C2HCY6KAfdTUR48n26aUF_1LbgYlH-5jaxULpVqTHOnegXi5d2n7TcuVgfntxUOJOn22ieINbKX4pEmJVp_mIJUW2XTNYM-MQXZ8H5foAWDubjjwtnLmULxmVNb5d1eSvWzjcVoBOpgQccZD6YlUs0HT8t7uGMgVvFeWrIHuW8NnATe0_BIHSKwMVw_GEr3qtfJ5OvU8HMVr_062txR4W-9uS9nPkXM-PfjPdGFM9jqQ8QpBZu2FS9LRXJt8brvQTUNfR7F-ZmV&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, which farmers in Colombia will grow, selling the beans that are processed into chocolate. Then you give your chocolate-loving friend a fair-trade chocolate bar for Christmas with a note attached about your gift to MCC. Voila! You will make two people happy! Your friend will have some chocolate even as you help farmers produce cacao instead of coca, which is used for cocaine. Pretty sweet, huh? *Webinar foragriculture* Join MCC for a webinar on conservation agriculture <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRjJbpwtMSc-5qVHbVDUAC610wh8oTaac5TwgldSMstz5rJoXgCSB0_-1e1EldEsY2OKQrpHl63qnFlMr2wXPwbPTV5qJw4w6GUAUuZo3T7kol5Kmb_Nvsum9pbhG56fVJ_Xvjy8HZ67ijeex9R8VwJ0Wp2wQCspMDNrw0nr0mn-G_CRJZiMObsD2TOgFeBAGJr6c26iYZJo8_7TUVafxs9ijjjlr45stxyc44-y_wisZfFy8LTYeAw3OaOQs0xlJGm1F2UFpAn-RRWEIMPM3k_1q7IJBgWdrmmqWP0FU1aMvtxNs8v2pjOn6RZdxkbACMqOwT7tSxyK&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 12-1 p.m. (EDT). MCC workers Putso Nyathi, in southern Africa, and Neil Rowe Miller, in eastern Africa, will explain how they train small farmers to use conservation agriculture. *In the news* MCC folks are showing up in the news lately: Kurt Hildebrand and Wilda Mondestin, MCC Haiti representatives, spoke about Haiti on Jefferson Public Radio <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUmEIipxo2t6nqIwcRoxmDSLx4Dk2XZuTE6O5_Y35hX2fSxd5EQzITmmB4nCRo7Xz4pINjvhpSwkfktRfTkC-HgKxJVEDj-Vofpwu-4gqjQLWSoHJ9SpGO_jZ_87Vmcz7mt4i7TOqlRj0jSJDiip_9lmnKmRErDaq0boXgmIileGC2e99Oki2bRpLiP8QJPbj4SOiCNuwV1wOu8RjOeP-crubqBARaAE47Cm8ktlQFC3yWKm3Q_pwgm3wfh7J-oPv-1OzZ6gqN1k8_RGXdiJfNLrcS_CozJN_oxNAtb9hrFsTHV5Eqq-OgbFHgD99nlUyK&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, Medford, Oregon. Deb and Jim Fine, who recently returned from Iraq, have had multiple opportunities to talk about the needs of displaced Iraqis <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gU7TiF5j3irxthnaCBdMCE-oMmjDizTP8oAqgFea60U_USRD4GwBpJjJCkBBCsLe5JGGnSrIGFHtTX1iR_a3_JCZ4bHUb9ROUTUcR0KTC_8vRRF_TH7ex50eE4zFtCFhqa5YiWr4JOVRUuLbSJpEzFOqMkH6qgOOTsX3DRIJn-_0VGvvikEWfki0_2aYbKAWdZ5kX99nMT6lv2uvRA2WIV9w==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, including this one on WGAL-Lancaster, Pa. IVEPer Mbaidiro Taambaijum from Chad was featured in The Daily Record <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTo7oQu9-4gUTPYkNEhJSEiVD4AspOXnVS3XaiaRfUy-H97_TFFUuN46l35cgf2nAJRJjULYMzh8fRKaJtnFtff1Nwdi1Kk6h-h8sruKTTVPi9kvMc2RgzhuzfK2gWX_3T3IbLBwbMHvIwR_o8pbDd3s3FX7P4sRl2AxpXsurDSDrzHXfjhGd4H_-8cokO3h6WfjJdSahBAndl43e2ejfaIspZWnl2wIWj1gkInmt-Wd4pzJhP0_0lMiozPouLSM8hxsqGAg4cHVG5yho2POImtu4AUlnEXhOdR_i2zb7q3gmLXLGuj4LeNmLAsWObIpGkiylIB1FxqSyt3EnF0NIz5pST5xasDxMY9TaziV2eWlh8lEN5gCK208Py5-AsviHlLkEY7VVMo-&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==>, Wooster, Ohio, about his work on an organic farm. *Mennonite Central Committee: Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ* mcc.org <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHe5jPkmAraGKqUe4ONaNVbId-AARkL2GutJpsJQE-C2yHMfWc5RcmDHp4Mqj8u-9GCSt91OQUPBBulEe7HrAswy_khYfaG4gN7dxCVu2HsPSyQGydLQasAuA6ZlC09q-Av9pBHqaYkKy0aP5zyYxVN1uj3yJ7v7xE60rc0hEqmoRoF95rLDfgYNnO0jWghLvOUP63ZDlVwnrFqfgAAyApgSgUIcUmfRFmiri6CmKLG_v0qtazbKVhkCgXP6gV2rG7a9FXgqU3VKtXqkCph43DEQ=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> and mcccanada.ca <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHRrmh6PwfaTcQPsPjJEr1jmoY2MyzveOmXfKTdM0WOBZOGZvkv2oO3JPvNJeoOryv-gUlUsYRv_3AF3jRcqo4AWe_8mY6n9r_ACSHsMOAjTVMGpI8fad8kpvgxCKNuTIx_nJgQozpCl6vzTJASQKM9TMDqvJUj9fYdoniWhk1_-CpuvnnGQIVPO7wJMZtoQN2J65Jca_DiH9s8TJ3wybgovKP3IeQTtubKFRu_c5r0OzLCJc3j7pt72zJcNluZJ6W3e9dCwAjMh8Ihc73J2XJarNpDG4jXqCuA==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> *What's New* is an e-newsletter of MCC Canada and MCC U.S. *Stay connected -- Mennonite Central Committee U.S.* *Mennonite Central Committee Canada* [image: Facebook] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTgtifLaxzQmXKEGAJdlOIFVIel0t8JGbP63PWnH890xeFiOAkotOhXaVSmZ-I5hgnZGVupcs5J1Q52BSUUPYKaWQdsMGgFQ9_acq_pizFXhvGpmzCK6DxKSfxDI_m9JroufAu0NX8JXmPBiCmUKvR6_GDy5mTBQTw==&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> [image: Twitter] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHTgtifLaxzQmnmkNdOobNNKQQghj5ZVfqxqEG9JTARATjQFQ5HsdUbdUyD86mUuNQAaNa258onhewSZ88dVQQdbFHJhRXryKvrBszMVJku_f_US4yscz4uY=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> [image: Facebook] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHYd5aL3w6tHSVYt5mefvAlLluAPRNFxv2pYCX67rpY0UWxRe-pyB9McOnz766uSYcAtzDY04mNiVlJ2cUdPujps_0nb4cQTsmlA9B0CQYejsJOHSz2F-2yLHmez4DbrAe5vMn-4iZ-6O95Kj-Sg1KEkAQRb0cRLhxxZaq5Vjuppn0UavV17KGanSlxbTCsTvNTD-Kx4ljWyZ&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> [image: Twitter] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017PXpOc_UAIUPFjsoGK7y8qyV3ASVNm1igl49BrC6SfhTaKkscGDOHYd5aL3w6tHSsYuUmPVUPmt2tHTfQhKtDq83-rS6L8LD6uM52rSHu91G8NtZBjVAyaXWQwmgYnjVP5RXrXJIGZY1A_xDnvNy-LXyTsU5Dnf5tJDACdqbC1g=&c=CpV2Lasrt3dBucWUmjSIiKqtBYB1FhJs67NJxCyvW0Y07zm8JeP4-w==&ch=G0rSxgCsmuOtHfO0isezYlynCZHJT7AtS0vRDjudtNoAeTiRN5udug==> Forward this email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=ej9jvlfab&m=1105271777572&ea=roxie.voran%40gmail.com&a=1118868491558> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001kaPfVGdV1-wHiP20XVzMLA%3D%3D&ch=22f929b0-5f25-11e3-9e8a-d4ae526edc76&ca=a7df2a2e-2f1d-45cb-afb6-bee002c5ed06> This email was sent to roxie.voran@xxxxxxxxx by lje@xxxxxxx | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001kaPfVGdV1-wHiP20XVzMLA%3D%3D&ch=22f929b0-5f25-11e3-9e8a-d4ae526edc76&ca=a7df2a2e-2f1d-45cb-afb6-bee002c5ed06> | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001kaPfVGdV1-wHiP20XVzMLA%3D%3D&ch=22f929b0-5f25-11e3-9e8a-d4ae526edc76&ca=a7df2a2e-2f1d-45cb-afb6-bee002c5ed06>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=PM_B2CRU> Mennonite Central Committee | 21 S 12th St | PO Box 500 | Akron | PA | 17501 -- Roxie Voran roxie.voran@xxxxxxxxx 713 416 4904 (cell) 713 416 1579 (home)