Hospitality

Stories from 2025
During a South Africa Just Peace Pilgrimage, the group met every day for reflections and Bible studies. Photo provided.
Favorite stories of service from 2025
By Zachary Headings
South Africa
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.
Stories from 2025
Sawatzky and Teguh Karyanto, STAKWW professor and Sawatzky's host, share conversation over a meal. Photo provided.
Unit tour
Alamosa
Hitsuji House
Kazutomo Aratani Epp and Architect Masayuki Nagata
Service Adventure
Northern lights in Alaska
Menno Village
Akiko Aratani and Ray Epp’s family, from left: Kazutomo, Ayame ( our granddaughter), Yohei, Mai, Ken, Akiko, Toshiharu and Ray.
The 2013-14 MVS Alamosa unit from left: Anna Woelk, Emma Regier, Laurel Woodward, Heather Driedger and Roxanne Reimer. Photo provided.
Here with purpose
Alexander Mace
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MVS
Tucson MVS members walk through the desert in Mexico near the U.S. border wall. From left are Zing Bawi Ken, Hannah Lehman, Schyler Entz and Lisa Showalter (local program coordinator for the unit). Photo provided.
MVS
The 2024-25 Tucson, Arizona, MVS unit