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Eugene StandingCloud, Red Lake Nation District Representative speaking during the Red Lake closing celebration.

“The Creator brought you to us”

Over the past two summers, 472 Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have made the Red Lake Nation their home. They repaired 58 homes on the reservation, equaling 17,285 volunteer hours. “The Creator brought you to us,” said...

2024 Spring Tornadoes – Plains States

A swath of devastating and deadly tornadoes walloped communities in the Plains States over the weekend. Authorities report at least four dead in Oklahoma and one in Iowa. At least 40 confirmed tornadoes hammered communities from Texas to Iowa....

At the Texas border, God takes over

Carl Dube needed a moment to soothe his soul. The Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) project director, who has dedicated years of his life to helping people in the Rio Grande Valley, was in a bit of a bind, along with his group of MDS volunteers in...

One trip, many hands, warmed hearts

One volunteer, two organizations, many needs met. That’s the short version of Jeff Koller’s story about a trip he took from North Newton, Kansas, to Texas. In November, Mennonite Central Committee (Central States region) put out  the call...

Cooking and painting with MDS

It was a week before the project closed at the end of September at the Red Lake First Nation in northern Minnesota, and Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers were in a hurry to get the last few houses finished before closing for the winter. MDS...

Seeing the Light

“It’s so good to have the light again.” That’s what Polly Lussier of the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota said about getting windows back in her house with help from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers. Lussier’s house was...

An old grocery store…transformed

By Matt Troyer-Miller An old grocery store near Red Lake, Minnesota, has been transformed into a “marketplace” of MDS service. On Sept. 5, the Red Lake Nation held an open house at the old store—now the Red Lake MDS volunteer...

Jeff Koller, former Region 3 operations coordinator, shows off Red Lake Nation license plate given to MDS

Red Lake Nation thanks MDS volunteers

“You brought a good spirit to Red Lake. All of our people are happy with the work you have done.” With those words, Kelly Iceman, a member of the Red Lake Nation, opened the September 22 closing celebration and feast at the Oshkiimaajitahdah...

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