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Our Lives as Example
As I continue to mourn the recent death of my mentor, Sherry Hutchison, and hear stories of how her life influenced, and continues to influence others, I think about how we can better live our own lives. Teaching is not … Continue reading
My Mentor, Sherry Hutchison
Sherry Hutchison would have been 99 years old on January 13th this year. She died peacefully last Sunday, December 31st, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sherry was a member of Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). Sherry embodied … Continue reading
Discovered VSM Photos
I found the following group of photos, that I thought had been lost, online. They show more of the VSM house, Second Friends Church, the West Indianapolis Neighborhood Congress (WINC) meeting, 4-H Club, and neighborhood kids (1971-1973). The Friends Volunteer … Continue reading
Volunteer Service Mission Photos
Since completing the Friends Volunteer Service Mission story, I made digital copies of some more photographs from my time there. https://1drv.ms/w/s!Avb9bFhezZpPiOVZNdQvMgW8ZnJ1jA
Volunteer Service Mission Story-Conclusion
(Note: Thanks for your patience as I re-typed this whole story and posted it in pieces. The complete story is available now at the following link) https://1drv.ms/w/s!Avb9bFhezZpPiOVZNdQvMgW8ZnJ1jA On My Own I continued to spend time with the kids. Sometimes doing … Continue reading
Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 5
Continued work in the neighborhood I continued to work at the hospital and work with the neighborhood kids. I had the equipment to develop film and photo prints in a makeshift darkroom I set up in the bathroom of the … Continue reading
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Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 4
(Note: The following is the continuation of the story of the Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM). This part includes the conclusion of my draft resistance story, which was going on in the middle of my VSM service. I have previously … Continue reading
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Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 3
Beginning work in the neighborhood Now that I’d found a job, I began to see what I could do in the neighborhood. The objectives of Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM) are: 1. To provide the reconciling, caring presence of the … Continue reading
Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 2
Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM) seemed the ideal opportunity to test my ideas, beliefs—myself. The necessary Quaker emphasis was there, and no authority to answer to directly, save God. I could apply my own ideas, try my way. I was … Continue reading
Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 1
I’ve been writing parts of the Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM) story from journal entries. At one point I consolidated the various pieces into a separate document to tell the VSM story, which will appear as a series of posts … Continue reading
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