ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Mission Network) – Kristin Knudson, of Vadnais Heights, Minn., began a one year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August in Harlingen, Texas, as a Paralegal with Casa de Proyecto Libertad.
A 2009 graduate of Gustavus Aldophus College in St. Peter, Minn., Knudson is the daughter of Doreen and Orlin Knudson and is a member of North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills, Minn.
Rooted in the spirit of Jesus, MVS invites adults, age 20 and older, to join together in Christian ministry for one- or two-year terms in more than 20 locations in the United States and one international site. Since the program began more than 60 years ago, thousands of volunteers have had the opportunity to live out their faith through this program of Mennonite Mission Network.
Mennonite Mission Network is the mission agency of Mennonite Church USA and exists to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a broken world. Mission Network envisions every congregation and all parts of the world being fully engaged in mission.
More information about MVS is available online: Service.MennoniteMission.net.