My experiences with Mercy Volunteer Corps in Guyana, '11-'12, transformed my heart and irreversibly changed my life. It affirmed values that I held close to my heart and clarified my discernment of my vocation. As a volunteer, I taught at…
Dear Future Volunteer, A service year. Let's start there. Take a deep breath and pat yourself on the back for choosing a different path. This may have been a very difficult discernment process. You may have overcome various obstacles and…
In John 9, Jesus encounters a man who has been blind since birth. He spits in the clay, wipes it onto the man’s eyes, and instructs him to wash off in the river. The man returns with his eyesight fully…
Dear MVC SMASE volunteer, Throughout the 2017-2018 academic year, I had the privilege to care for adults living with a wide range of developmental disabilities at St. Michael’s Association for Special Education (SMASE), located in Window Rock, Arizona, on the…
During my senior year of college, I knew that I wanted to serve after graduation. After prayer, I felt as though God was leading me to go somewhere I had never been before. Somewhere out of my comfort zone. As…