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| Groups of women meet regularly to sew comforters and quilts for needy people around the world. |
Yassir, a mission worker in Sudan, recently asked some women in a refugee camp how churches in North America could be of greatest help to them. They responded with, "Please send us more 'Mennonites'.”
Not sure how more 'Mennonites' would benefit them, he asked what they meant by that. They explained that they cover themselves with them at night and then hang them up as walls or dividers during the day. He eventually figured out that she was referring to MCC comforters and quilts.
Since these were tagged as coming from Mennonite Central Committee, people in the camp referred to them as 'Mennonites'.
I like that. What better ways to be known than through providing some warmth and some sense of private space for refugees and others in need?
Here's a link: https://mcc.org/get-involved/kits/comforters.
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