Pennsylvania came to Venice, Florida, and worked hard to complete all our houses that needed to be finished. The group of 10 youths were led by Ryan and Kristen Horst and Mitchell and Alyssa Horst. They worked and learned new skills in building...
Disaster Date:10/09/2024
Venice, FL – SYP
Hurricanes
What Happened
On October 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, made landfall on Florida's west coast with winds reaching 120 mph. The storm brought widespread destruction across the region, including severe flooding, storm surges, tornadoes, and power outages, affecting millions of homes and businesses in Florida
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on repair work.
Location
Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida
Weekly Reports
What a great week July 21-25, 2025, in Venice, Florida. It was extremely hot and humid, but the atmosphere was light, happy and willing to see God’s glory shine. This week’s group of 13 came from the Bridgewater VA area with Wilda and Sheldon...
The Venice leadership team this week continued as last week, with PD LeRoy Janzen (NE), cooks Val and Lynn Kipfer (IN), OM Stan Kauffman (MI), CS Bob Nafziger (PA), crew leaders Maik Hinz (Germany) and Lowell Peachey (KS). Rita Peachey assisted...
