Inspire hope choose peace

​Choosing peace on Peace Island    By Mike Sherrill When the people of God choose peace, we experience the fullness of God’s work in the world. The act of choosing peace — of denying the power of violence — inspires hope for all people and serves as a small window into who Jesus was and […]

Mission and Health

​The gospels portray physical healing as a central component of Jesus’s ministry, and the Acts of the Apostles and the epistles suggest that healing was important in the early church. Caring for and restoring the integrity of the body is, in these New Testament examples, a sign of creation’s renewal and the arrival of God’s […]

MVS Minute #13: Post-grad MVS? YES!

​After graduation, Polly Carlson knew Mennonite Voluntary Service was the best next step. Check out the video to find out why! ☝ To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #12: What makes MVS so special?

​What makes Mennonite Voluntary Service so special? Let Polly Carlson with the MVS San Francisco unit tell you! To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #08: Alamosa unit sneak peek!

​Each Mennonite Voluntary Service placement connects you with local non-profits that help with real needs in communities across the U.S. To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #06: What does MVS smell like?

​What does Mennonite Voluntary Service👃smell👃like? Let Elizabeth Breckbill with the MVS Alamosa unit tell you! To learn more about MVS (smells and all!), go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #05: Post-grad MVS? YES!

​After graduation, Elizabeth Breckbill knew Mennonite Voluntary Service was the best next step. Check out the video to find out why! ☝ To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #03: What makes MVS so special?

​What makes Mennonite Voluntary Service so special? Let Anna Lubbers with the MVS San Francisco unit tell you! To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

MVS Minute #02: San Francisco unit sneak peek!

​Each Mennonite Voluntary Service placement connects you with local non-profits that help with real needs in communities across the U.S. To learn more about MVS, go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page. 

The Lord refreshes us

The Lord refreshes us

​9 If you remove the yoke from among you,    the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,10 if you offer your food to the hungry    and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,then your light shall rise in the darkness    and your gloom be like the noonday.11 The Lord will guide you continually    and satisfy your needs in parched places    and make your bones strong,and […]

A joining of Pentecost and creation care

​This year, two holidays share the date of June 5. One is secular, the other spiritual, but both should hold great importance to followers of Christ: Pentecost, the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples, and the whole world; and World Environment Day, a day when activists and the United Nations Environment Programme […]