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During a South Africa Just Peace Pilgrimage, the group met every day for reflections and Bible studies. Photo provided.
Stories from the year
Favorite stories of service from 2025
By Zachary Headings
Each year, the San Francisco MVS unit is invited to gather together and craft comforters for themselves. Karen Kreider Yoder, a member of the unit's host congregation, First Mennonite Church of San Francisco, hosts the group at her home for this annual tradition. At the end of the day, each participant takes home their own cozy comforter to use during their service term and beyond! Left to right: Ana Neufeld Weaver, Keyan Krabill, Emmi Scott and Bella Kephart. Photo by Karen Kreider Yoder.
Count the 12 days of service with MVS and Service Adventure (part two)!
By Travis Duerksen
Sawatzky and Teguh Karyanto, STAKWW professor and Sawatzky's host, share conversation over a meal. Photo provided.
Stories from the year
Favorite 2025 stories of service, peacebuilding, and more!
By Travis Duerksen
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Merry Christmas
The Word became flesh and lived among us!
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Gift guide
This Christmas, change a life
By Jane Morrow
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Obituary
Beloved donor representative, Service Adventure leader enters heavenly home
Peacebuilders has been leading workshops on peacebuilding tools in different parts of the country. As we continued this work, we began to sense a deeper need: to reflect more intentionally on what Scripture teaches us about peace. In response, we launched a new course that is currently running virtually, with some in-person sessions as well. Our goal is to help Anabaptist congregations—and others interested in the work of peace—build a biblical theology of peace. Throughout the course, we are using various academic texts alongside Scripture-based reflections.
Peacebuilding
Responding with Integrity in Times of Darkness
By Peter Wigginton
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Advent reflection
Advent calls for belief, revolutionary courage and community
By Christy Harrison 
The group spent Saturday afternoon on Chapman’s Peak, a mountain with a sheer western face overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Steve Schallert, Director of International Solidarity at Iziko Lamaqabane, had the pilgrims reflect on the trip and create a roadmap for themselves for one week, one month, and one year after they return home to their normal lives.
Just Peace Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage of learning … and unlearning
Miriam Offe volunteered at a head start preschool in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during her time in Service Adventure in 2023.
Service Adventure
What’s the impact of Service Adventure for a host community?