{"id":2234,"date":"2026-02-16T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/?page_id=2234"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:41:04","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"BVS Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"feedzy-0438f41f6e13b5f8deda400244ffe8cb feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/finding-myself-at-ferncliff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Finding Myself at Ferncliff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/02\/Katelyn-Hoffman-Ferncliff-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Finding Myself at Ferncliff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/finding-myself-at-ferncliff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Finding Myself at Ferncliff<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Katelyn Hoffman, BVS Unit 335, Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/serving-at-the-world-friendship-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Serving at the World Friendship Center\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/02\/World-Friendship-Center-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Serving at the World Friendship Center\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/serving-at-the-world-friendship-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Serving at the World Friendship Center<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brad and Sue Cox, BVS Unit 336, World Friendship Center<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/faithx-and-national-youth-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"FaithX and National Youth Conference\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/02\/Rachel-Johnson-at-Church-of-the-Brethren-office-150x150.jpg\" title=\"FaithX and National Youth Conference\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/faithx-and-national-youth-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">FaithX and National Youth Conference<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Rachel Johnson, BVS Unit 335, Church 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