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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-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 (VSM)
For those who have been reading this blog recently, I have been sharing from the journal I began during my Senior year at Scattergood Friends School (1969). At this point I’ve shared the writings from that year at Scattergood, and … Continue reading
Letter to Bear Creek Concerning VSM
To Bear Creek Monthly Meeting 7/10/1971 Lewis Mott, clerk Dear Friends, I write in relation to a program sponsored by the Friends United Meeting (FUM) which I am now participating in. Known … Continue reading
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