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Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is seeking one or two host families to serve as respite hosts for two volunteers who are serving with MDS in a partnership with Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC) International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP).
The IVEP participants would spend the majority of their time serving on MDS projects across the US but will need respite hosts in or around Lancaster County, PA about once every 8 weeks, usually for one week at a time (2.5 weeks at Christmas). Hosts will meet the IVEPers during their MDS orientation in August 2024 and provide a relaxing, restful environment for IVEPers during their respite weeks. Respite weeks would tentatively take place in November, December (mid-December through early January), late February, and May (specific dates TBD).
We are looking for hosts for Jesca (age 24, female, Uganda) and Vinandih (age 26, male, Zambia). A host family could host one or both IVEPers. MCC and MDS make a stipend available the host family to support hosting costs.
This is a great opportunity to support the ministries of MCC and MDS and to enrich your own lives by build relationships with someone from another culture! Interested hosts should contact Amy Keller (akeller@mds.org) or Josh Carson (jcarson@mds.org) or call 800-241-8111. | 
