There’s a question that has haunted me for as long as I can remember. It first emerged during my elementary school days, posed by my loving parents around the dining‐room table. When I started college, the question that followed me…
(pictured left to right: Mercy Volunteers Amanda, Clare, Jarid, and Kris) The most enriching part of my experience so far has been the opportunity to reconnect—with the land, with community, and most deeply, with myself. Spending time in Benson, Vermont…
As my year of service with Mercy Volunteer Corps (MVC) starts coming to an end, I find myself reflecting on why I chose to serve. My journey started during the summer before my junior year of college when I began…
I volunteered in 1988 as a classroom teacher on the Navajo Reservation (The Res), at St. Michael’s Association for Special Education (SMASE), in St. Michaels, AZ. I had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer with six other Mercy Volunteers and we…
The connection Sacramento has to the Mercy community has been nothing short of amazing. From the very beginning, I felt embraced by a support system that deeply understands the challenges of a year of service and is prepared to help…