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.
MVS Minute #01: What does MVS smell like?
What does Mennonite Voluntary Service smell👃like? Let Anna Ludders with the MVS San Francisco unit tell you! To learn more about MVS (smells and all!), go to the Mennonite Voluntary Service web page.
Reflections from the 2008-09 Albany, Oregon, Service Adventure unit
Alli Eanes Chaveste, Corinne Jager and Josh Kanagy reflect on how their Service Adventure experiences nurtured them to grow spiritually, emotionally and explore potential careers. Eanes Chaveste, Jager, and Kanagy served with the Albany, Oregon, Service Adventure unit from 2008-09. For more information on Service Adventure, click here.
Thankfulness
"Seeing that my work has a real impact makes me thankfulto be here." — Daniel Schumacher, participant with the Anchorage Service Adventure unit Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Seeing God in the community
"It is pretty easy to see God in the community around me especially when working with volunteers. Jesus’s mission was to help those in need without asking for payment whichis almost exactly what volunteers do." — Sam Setiawan, participant with the Anchorage Service Adventure unit Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen […]
SOOP opportunities at Pine Lake Fellowship Camp
Matt Graybill, Executive Director for Pine Lake Fellowship Camp, shares about Mission Network’s SOOP program at the camp. It is located just outside of Meridian, Mississippi. You can find out about the year-round service opportunities available there at this link.
Resiliency in Service Adventure
For 30-plus years, Service Adventure has empowered hundreds of young people, ages 17-20, to mature and grow beyond their childhood communities. For 10 months, within the embrace of unit homes and host church families, Service Adventure participants serve with various organizations in Christ’s name, as well as participate in weekly faith formation and learning experiences […]
An open door to hospitality
Where do you see hospitality? Join Horace McMillon, pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and learn what hospitality means to the Open Door community. This video is a part of Mission Sunday 2021, a resource series that helps equip churches to learn about and celebrate mission in the month of November. To […]
Relationships — Michael Oyer on Service Adventure
Anchorage Service Adventure unit leader Michael Oyer talks about the relationships that form during the 10-month program. These friendships are deep and long-lasting, even after participants have moved on.
Opportunities — Michael Oyer on Service Adventure
Anchorage Service Adventure unit leader Michael Oyer talks about the opportunities participants have to widen and enrich their worldview, as well as the skills gained during the 10-month gap year of Service Adventure.
Sharing our stories; Shaping our faith
Video transcript My name is Eric Frey Martin from Mennonite Mission Network. This seminar is about our stories, how we tell them, how they get shaped and how we can join our stories with God’s story. In my mind, you might be watching this seminar together as a youth group or in a small group. […]
Letting go, pressing forward
When Debbie and Rick Lee were invited to uproot their lives in Homestead, Florida, to lead Mennonite Mission Network’s Service Adventure unit in Jackson, Mississippi, Debbie Lee said that she initially resisted the idea. Debbie Lee, who is artistically gifted, felt deeply bonded to what she described as her "mid-life dream home" in Homestead. After […]