by Ann Ziegler, BVS Unit #300, San Pedro Sula, Honduras This is the most violent city in the world, they told me. You must be careful because they might steal from you, they told me. These kids can be tough and frustrating, they told me. There is so much poverty and so many gangs, Most
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Hope
By Allison Snyder Hope should reach down into a person and sing the desires of their heart. It should inspire poets and painters to strive for artwork where their pens tread. Hope should inspire nations to abandon nationalism and self-interest for a better world for all. Hope is not crazy or idealist it is the
Living our way into a new way of thinking
By Bryan Hanger I’d like to talk a bit about what pushed me to join BVS, and how my journey before and during BVS has affected my understanding of God and what it means to be the Church in the world today. I had grown up at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren in Roanoke
Life Through a Different Lens
By Jessie Houff Ever since I attended college, I knew that afterwards I would volunteer. I spent so much of my life thinking about “me” and what “I” would do. I was sick of this lifestyle that only focused on me. I knew I needed to do more to make others happy. What better way
Pick up the phone – God is calling
By Andrew Kurtz I’d like to share the story of how and why I found myself in Northern Ireland. In the days before BVS orientation, I was an absolute wreck. I had spent two months of the summer trying to figure out where I wanted to go for a placement. My top three were in
