Immerse International

The steps are fixed! Thank you, Rick Burkholder, for giving your time and talents to the Immerse community by caring for our property.

Only two weeks left until the kick-off of our Fall I session of English courses. Please pass it on to anyone who might be interested.

We look forward to welcoming another great group on Aug. 24th!

In July our IELP students took time to reflect, through art and storytelling, on their home country and what brings them hope in their new life.

The beauty of the Immerse campus offered inspiration as students explored themes of growth, renewal, and new beginnings, drawing from the vibrant summer nature surrounding them.

As we celebrated the end of another session, we also celebrated the distinguished service of our faculty member, Alice Lauver, who retired at the end of this session.

Thank you, Alice, for your faithful investment in our students and in the entire Immerse community. We are deeply grateful for you and wish you every blessing in this new chapter!

Taking a gap year, starting college, or beginning a new job this fall? If you or someone you know is looking for a place to live, we'd love to welcome you to the Immerse community! Click the link in the comments to learn more.

So glad to have this great group of students from McCaskey High School as part of our Summer session! It's a privilege to support such gifted, hard-working young people — and to partner with the Future Ready Center at McCaskey to help equip a new generation of leaders.

We are thankful to have had Lauren Stoner with us for a few weeks this summer completing her internship for her TESOL minor at Messiah University. We wish her all the best in her final year of college!

So grateful for Mennonite Life volunteers who blessed us with their time and energy, weeding and mulching our grounds to make sure guests and residents could have a safe place to pray and find peace.

"The Home was a progressive venture, dedicated to caring for the needy and homeless children long before the establishment of state welfare agencies and public assistant programs. The Home predated the Lancaster County Children's Bureau by more than forty-five years."

Nancy Witmer wrote the history of the Mennonite Children's Home of Millersville in 1984. The Children's Home was constructed in 1911. Today, the grounds are home to Immerse International (formerly the Millersville International House). With a dedicated staff, they welcome international students and immigrants from all over the world, providing English-language teaching, student housing, and large garden plots.

Today, Mennonite Life staff held a volunteer day working in their Prayer Garden; weeding and mulching to make sure guests and residents could have a safe place to pray and find peace.

You can learn more about the wonderful work at Immerse International at: https://www.immerse-us.com/

Got to celebrate these two lovely ladies' birthday this week during English class.
"I thought this would be the worst day, since it's my first birthday apart from my family. But now I see that you are my family."

So grateful to be a part of the Immerse community.

So glad to share a beautiful time with the group from Friday International Gathering (FIG)!🌄