Simple living

Emily Keefer and her grandmother, Esther. Photo provided.
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.
MVS
Joanna Lawrence Shenk (far right), with the 2024-25 San Francisco MVS participants: Conrad Liechty, Sav Roth Walter and Ana Esperanza Neufeld Weaver. Photo by Milo Jones.
MVS = community commitment
By Travis Duerksen
United States
Here with Purpose webinar series
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Service Adventure
​Donna Detweiler (support committee member)
MVS
The San Francisco MVS unit enjoys camping and hiking together in their free time. From left, Anna Lubbers, Rachel Miller, and Eli Reimer. Photo by Anna Lubbers.
Here with purpose
Alexander Mace
Mennonite Voluntary Service
Hannah Lehman works underneath a mobile home.
MVS
The 2024-25 Tucson, Arizona, MVS unit
Q&A
Joe Sawatzky
Here with purpose: Joe Sawatzky
By Mennonite Mission Network staff
Service Adventure
​2007-08 Service Adventure participant Tania LaMotte plays with baby Aubrey at Learn and Play Child Development Center in Albuquerque. Learn and Play Child Development Center was one of the many service placments that welcomed Service Adventure participants over the years in the Albuquerque community. Photo by Cara Rufenacht.