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Service Opportunities: Volunteers work with the Mennonite Partnership Initiative, a home repair service for low-income families in Brownsville and Mexico, completing such projects as roofing repairs, handicapped ramps, or other minor household maintenance. Other service could include quilting, teaching, or helping prepare for the Rio Grande Valley MCC Relief Sale, which is usually held in February. Volunteers relate to Iglesia Menonito del Cordero, whose services are bilingual, but are welcome to visit other churches in the area as well.
Lodging: There are three small houses available on the grounds of the del Cordero church, along with 12 RV sites,
which include electricity and water.
Service Opportunities: La Casa de Maria y Marta (Mary/Martha House) is a service-learning center located one mile south of the
downtown area of San Antonio. Volunteer assignments are mostly concentrated in a low-income
Mexican/American section of the city's west side. Volunteers are primarily asked to provide hospitality for
visiting guests and groups at La Casa, which includes preparing rooms and washing towels and bedding.
Cleaning and other maintenance tasks may also be needed at the house or at nearby San Antonio
Mennonite Church. Other volunteer work in the community is available, including teacher or library
assistants for kindergarten to fifth grade, soup kitchen, tutoring and home repair. SOOP participants may set
their own schedules with service agencies. Participants are encouraged to take time to relax and enjoy the
city of San Antonio.
Lodging: Volunteers live at La Casa along with other SOOPers and overnight guests. Opportunities to serve run from January to May and September to December.
 Service Opportunities: World Hunger Relief, Inc. is a Christian organization committed to the alleviation of hunger around the world. God calls us to: Train individuals in holistic ministry that equips them to work with communities in developing sustainable farming techniques, educate those with an economic abundance on methods of conserving and sharing resources, and participate in local and international sustainable development programs. World Hunger Relief is a 42 acre working farm that provides practical and classroom training to interns who wish to work in the developing world and education to local area residents who wish to learn about how to be better stewards of God's creation. As a working farm, there is always more work to be done than there are hands to do the work. From skilled work such as carpentry, masonry, electrical work, machine maintenance/repair, clerical, kitchen/food prep - to unskilled labor in the gardens and grounds, there are plenty of tasks for people of all ages and aptitudes. Volunteers are encouraged to connect with Hope Fellowship, a local Mennonite congregation, involved in the ministry of World Hunger Relief.
Lodging: Free lodging in a dormitory that can house a large number of people. There are separate shower and bathroom facilities for men and women, a full kitchen and common areas. One RV hook-up is on-site, with two large RV parks within 1/4 mile of the farm. Meals are of no cost to volunteers, the farm offers fresh organic produce, milk, meat and eggs.
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