Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. March 24, 2023, when a devastating tornado tore through Amory, Mississippi, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Over 1,500 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and countless lives were shattered.
MDS work will focus on repair work consisting of roofing, ceiling repair, window replacement and flooring.
Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2020 census, down from 7,316 in 2010. Located in the northeastern part of the state near the Alabama border, it was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
Our week five volunteers were a group of 14 men and women from the Goshen, Indiana area. It was also transition week and we were joined by the new construction supervisor from Manitoba on Wednesday, and by the next project director and office manager...
Week number two has come and gone, and again good progress was made. We welcomed a new group of strangers on Sunday and said goodbye to a group of friends on Saturday. This group came from Kansas and was a mixed bunch of folks with lots of skills...
The weather was great for us as we got the project back up and running after the Christmas break, and we were joined by an energetic bunch of young women from Wisconsin and Iowa, as well as another couple also from Iowa. We were also joined by two...
