I came here at a turning point. I had just graduated college. I was in that in-between space before PA school, and I was looking for something that felt meaningful to do with the time in front of me. I…
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…
Hello all, thank you for tuning in and taking some time to read about my MVC experience! I want to share with you how I came to join the Mercy Volunteer Corps and offer insight into how my spirituality played…
Picture this: it is a Monday morning at 10:00. You just landed in the city that you will live in for the next eleven months. The butterflies in your stomach are starting to feel like a knot, and there’s a…
My name is Silvana Arevalo, and I am a Mercy Volunteer in Baltimore, MD, working at Mercy Medical Center (MMC) as a chaplain in Pastoral Care. I am not your typical volunteer; I am 38 years-old and it has been…