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 …
United States, Burkina Faso, 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 … town and babysitting for MCC staff, until I learned about IVEP. … … I applied for a job. My application attracted …
Food
Kansas
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… Header photo: Jason Schmidt (IVEP Supervisor 2022-23) at his farm, Grazing Plains Farm, in … the previous year, I had the honor to supervise an MCC IVEP participant on my dairy farm and creamery. I was … and my world felt smaller without the richness that her IVEP placement brought to us. Would I do it over again? …
United States
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… things in this season knowing that they will change. My IVEP year in 2014–2015 was the first time I lived in a place … from when I started. These seasons changed me. As an IVEP alumna, it has been a special honor for me to have the opportunity to now work with IVEP. It has been a privilege to witness God’s love and work …
Guatemala, United States
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… Editor’s note: Maria Isabel Fuentes Fuentes is a 2023-2024 IVEP participant from Guatemala who is serving as an … the financial and administrative areas. When I applied for IVEP, they asked me which field I would like to serve in, and … to go. It’s something indescribable. I’m wrapping up my IVEP experience, and I can only say that it has been an …
United States, Zambia
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… along with their children, are hosting 2023-2024 IVEP participant Innocent Chuma, who is from Zambia. Our children’s school hosts an IVEPer every year. Due to COVID-19, they stopped for a little … on the Lord. To anyone thinking of participating in the IVEP program, I would say YES! Get ready for a great …
United States
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… you back to a specific time but my experience as both an IVEP alumnus and now a YAMEN host surely takes me back to the golden time of my life when I was an IVEP participant. The experience of doing IVEP was not just a … I’ve experienced before in IVEP. As someone who was an IVEPer five years ago, I know that many things pop up in a …
United States
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… of missionaries and future leaders. My experience in IVEP was extraordinary. This program changed my life in so … Version (NIV) Header photo caption: Michael Quezada, an IVEPer from Nicaragua (2019-2020) teaching third grade class. Photo/July Chitiquez … 71 … 195 … IVEP … Alumni insight: God's plans to prosper … story …
Justice and Equity
Colorado
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… The Conflict Center (TCC) has worked with MCC and IVEP through four intern placements. To help our newest IVEPer, Dorcus Sibanda from Zimbabwe, transition smoothly … to explore and have fun in Colorado! … 175 … 25 … 35 … IVEP … Our journey with Dorcus … story …
United States
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… The Shalom Project is not your typical IVEP host family, but after great experiences hosting two IVEPers in past years we were excited to welcome Kezia … is now with us from Indonesia. It can be daunting for an IVEPer to enter our Shalom Project host family since they are …
Peace
Ohio
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… right when there was an opportunity to host Daisy, “our” IVEPer from Paraguay. I also was intrigued with hosting Daisy … experience and build lasting relationships through the IVEP program. … 190 … 25 … 27 … IVEP … A journey of mutual enrichment and community support … …