Opening Our Eyes to Our Sacred Story
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
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…
I am Called to be a Light
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…
Alumni Spotlight: From Awkward Imposter to Doctoral Student
My name is Ryan Flinn and I am proud to be an alumnus of Mercy Volunteer Corps. I served at Francis House Center in Sacramento, California from 2012-2013. I am currently a doctoral student in counseling psychology at New Mexico…
A Time Divided: How I Live My Faith
I recall a story from a few weeks ago during one of our major distributions that truly opened my eyes to the realities of injustice. I work with Mercy Brown Bag Program which provides low-income seniors in Alameda County, California…