1 Mercy Connection • April/May 2012
April/May 2012
Mercy Volunteer Corps attracts people of all ages who are drawn
to fixing a broken world.
With fresh energy, they want to house the
homeless, feed hungry children and find healthcare for pregnant
women....
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1 Mercy Connection • April/May 2012
April/May 2012
Mercy Volunteer Corps attracts people of all ages who are drawn
to fixing a broken world.
With fresh energy, they want to house the
homeless, feed hungry children and find healthcare for pregnant
women.
They are inspired to challenge unjust systems.
How does this changing group of volunteers communicate the
Mercy charism year after year? Since the founding of Mercy
Volunteer Corps (MVC) in 1978, more than 900 women and men
have been called to compassionate service in 122 different sites in
24 states and in Guyana, South America, and Honduras, Central
America.
Sisters who have worked with MVC members see them up close
from the beginning.
“Placement at a site is a mutual discernment
process,” said Angie Carlton, West Midwest MVC coordinator,
“involving the supervisor (often a sister) and the applicant, who
expresses three site choices.
” Once the volunteer is placed, the
supervising sisters are aware as the volunteers learn to live
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