United States
Story
… 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 …
Justice and Equity
Colorado
Story
… 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 …
Peace
Ohio
Story
… 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 …
United States
Story
… 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 …
Disaster response
Louisiana, Kenya
Story
… … Editor’s note: This story about IVEP participant Jack Odhiambo was written by Krystal Hollier … in the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), which offers a yearlong opportunity for volunteers to … impression on our hearts.” … 174 … 119 … 25 … 32 … IVEP … Building homes, breaking boundaries …
Ohio
Story
… and Greg Steffen of Steffen Farm have been partnering with IVEP for multiple cohorts. This year Steffen Farm has … technology today provide ways to stay connected with past IVEPers. We continue to be available for questions, …
United States
Story
… 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 …
Ohio
Story
… children Amos and Josiah Bixler, are hosting 2024-2025 IVEPer Elvis Otieno, who is from Kenya. Elvis serves as the … 2024. We had time to read our preparation materials from IVEP and the book Foreign to Familiar, which was helpful in … of our friends in the community and our church had hosted IVEPers as well, so we knew we had good support in this …
United States
Story
… of dollars I thought I would earn as a stipend through the IVEP service. I knew as a volunteer I did not earn a salary … forever grateful to yourself for accepting to serve as an IVEPer. They that wait upon the lord shall renew their … that God has enabled me to face all of this. For the IVEPers who are soon returning home, do what you can, don't …
Education, Peace
British Columbia
Story
… being painted, but his as well. I then realized that IVEP is not an event, it’s a space where worlds collide, it … of my and my roommate’s lives. To the imaginative, the IVEP experience is not just a year, it is the indelible pages … I left with a tranquil heart. I wouldn’t profess that the IVEP year was perfect, it was riddled with curveballs, …
Indiana
Story
… 2021, we welcomed Monica Raharjo into our home as an IVEP participant in Elkhart, Indiana. Monica fully joined in … they invited us to their home, along with another former IVEPer. It was a full house, but it was also full of laughter …