Migration and Refugees
Ecuador
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… people file into the church’s courtyard. Within minutes, a volunteer brings coffee and cookies. The sun begins creeping … they are humans.” While the interviews are happening, two volunteers play with the children in a separate room, giving …
Canada
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… in the MCC world and to each of the nearly 30,000 volunteers who work with it across the U.S. and Canada every … local canning committees over the years in rallying the volunteers, sourcing the meat, the logistics–there’s a lot of … engagement activity, bringing in a wide diversity of volunteers. And finally, the stationary cannery will enable …
Disaster response
Zambia, British Columbia
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… get a comforter made by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) volunteers. Brave Heart Foundation has distributed them to … time to deliver them to the MCC office in Abbotsford, a volunteer will drive one and half hours to the car ferry, …
United States, Canada
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I’ve just removed my headset and stepped away from an MCC Crisis Response Team (CRT) meeting. My son is downstairs, warming up for his soccer game. But the pitch will have to wait. Right now, my thoughts are focused on the hectic streets of Bujumbura and …
Indigenous Neighbors
Manitoba
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… position on the Interfaith Council and Hydropower is I'm a volunteer. I've been with them for about eight years but only … Kyle Rudge (03:34): It should be noted that ICH is a volunteer driven organization. It's driven by passion and …
Colombia
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… applied for Mennonite Central Committee’s International Volunteer Exchange Program in 2013/2014, but the slot for her …
Pennsylvania
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… IVEPer from Republic of Korea (South Korea) who would be volunteering at Water Street Mission, which is near our home …
Indiana
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In August 2021, we welcomed Monica Raharjo into our home as an IVEP participant in Elkhart, Indiana. Monica fully joined in our family life — including a son’s wedding — and she became very dear to us. When she departed in July 2022, we told her that we …
British Columbia
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… - growing every year. We are delighted to have over 400 volunteers serve at the MCC Centre and over 1,000 visitors … and time to make the work of MCC possible. “When I started volunteering at MCC Thrift, it was a way I could tithe my … honour the Lord in a different way.” — Karen Aughtry, volunteer cashier at MCC Centre in Abbotsford (MCC Photo / …
Indiana, Tanzania, Mozambique
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… I didn’t sign up to be an official IVEP host family, we volunteered to be a respite home. Sometimes that resulted in …
Landing page
… active involvement. One must be either an employer (work/volunteer) or academic reference. The last two references can …