United States, Canada
Story
… interested. In the U.S., explore opportunities to host an IVEPer at your home or organization . … MCC’s young adult … leadership. … International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) , a yearlong cultural exchange and volunteer work …
United States
Story
… reflections from Monika (Penner) Pauls, who served in IVEP 1988-89, and her daughter Maren Pauls, who was in IVEP 2022-2023. Top photo: Monika (Penner) Pauls (left) lives … Pauls Monika: I never imagined, before participating in IVEP, all the things I would experience and all the …
United States
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… MCC terms. My wife, Beth, and my first involvement with IVEP began when Brooke Strayer, young adult coordinator for MCC Great Lakes, asked us to host IVEPers from other states when they came to Goshen, Indiana, … Friedenswald. Although we didn’t feel we could host an IVEPer full-time the next year, we were committed to the …
Education, Peace
Colorado
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… Our MCC Central States (CS) IVEPers gathered in Denver, Colorado, for their first retreat … cultures. Since this was the first retreat I’ve led with IVEP, I felt a strong responsibility to provide the IVEPers … and agendas and trying to predict the needs of each IVEPer. What I realized throughout the weekend was the thing …
Volunteer Opportunity
… The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a yearlong volunteer work and cultural exchange … ages 18-30 living outside the U.S. or Canada. Every year, IVEP participants come from more than 25 countries around the … will transform you! Read about the experiences of past IVEPers in the IVEP Yearbook . … Interested in learning more …
Peace
Kansas
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… Kallyne Araújo Harder from Recife, Brazil participated IVEP in 2014-2015 and was assigned to Mennonite Friendship … as I never did before, and I am confident that as an IVEPer I had deep experiences with God that shaped my faith … the unexpected, and I am happy to recognize today that the IVEP program is like a tool in his hands for that. … We …
Education
Missouri
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… from Brazil, who were in the United States as part of IVEP. We saw it as a great opportunity to learn, serve and … move on to their next adventure. … 169 … 195 … 103 … GSL … IVEP … The value of life together with the IVEPers …
United States
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… "The one year I spent with IVEP has transformed my life." – Vikal Pravin Rao, IVEP … serving in work placements. And in November, in honor of IVEP’s 75th anniversary, IVEP alumni came together — in a …
Peace
Pennsylvania
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… partnering with International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) since 1974 and at least 19 participants have been … grades. Top photo: Dianny Julieth Nazarit Valencia (IVEP 2024-2025 participant from Colombia) teaches Spanish in … Carson, LM elementary principal. … The presence of IVEPers supports language and cultural learning in deeply …
United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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… Center in Denver, Colorado, as program assistant through IVEP 2017-2018. He currently works as peacebuilding … in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Top photo: The IVEP 2017-2018 group poses expressively during orientation in …
United States
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… help them arrive and thrive and be a guide. Being part of IVEP and working with DLCS has given me the opportunity to … this dearly appreciated opportunity. Three days after our IVEP mid-term retreat and ten days after my birthday, I … to be worth it. Header photo caption: Daniel Otoide, an IVEPer from Nigeria working at his desk at Della Lamb …