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...
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“She’s pretty amazing!” That’s how Valetta Seymour described her sister, Wanda Knight, as the two women volunteered together for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) in the Rio Grand Valley in February. Even though both sisters live in...
Valetta Seymour and Wanda Knight—two widowed sisters who grew up on their family farm in Moundridge, Kansas—are ready to embark on a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) service-and-learning trip to McAllen, Texas, with 13 other volunteers. While...
Reflections by Ann Pasnick with Lois Wenger Ann Pasnick (center) presents a finished quilt, cut by her late mother, to the Hebert family in Cameron, La. It was a moment of mixed emotions as I stood there at the linen closet of the old Kansas...
MDS volunteers from the Kansas Unit were busy at Hesston College last week helping convert student living units into single rooms so that young people can return to their college studies in the fall. The single rooms will help Hesston students better...
Eureka, Kan. — The Hatcher family is looking forward to eating turkey and dressing in their new home this Thanksgiving. Their previous home was destroyed by a tornado in July 2016. On Saturday, September 16 this vision became more real as...
The Kansas Unit is looking for volunteers to help with a parking lot build. The home being constructed in Eureka, Kansas will first be framed by volunteers in a parking lot over three evenings next week. The build will take place at First...
Hesston, KS — Three students completed the requirements for their degrees in the Disaster Management Program (DMP) at Hesston College earlier this month. Luke Husbands (Lancaster, PA), Christy Kauffman (West Liberty, OH), and Zach Stauffer (...
n early March devastating wildfires struck parts of Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma killing several people and destroying thousands of acres of land. As acres and acres burned many cattle and other livestock were killed and miles of fencing was...
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