Coming Alive
I remember the day I decided to apply for a year of service with MVC; it was on a whim, after I got an email from our long-term service coordinator. There was a rapidly approaching deadline, and she thought that…
Purpose Through Perspective
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…
Growing More Than Food: Embracing Life’s Ecosystems at MEC
(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…
Bridging the Gap: Tackling Healthcare Injustice as a Mercy Volunteer
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…
Alumni Spotlight: The Charisms That Changed My Life
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…