Volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and Islamic Relief USA are working together in Hendersonville, North Carolina, to rebuild a private driveway bridge washed away in Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Collaboration between the two...
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Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have helped build four new homes and have repaired 29 more in West Asheville, North Carolina. Even as they shift their accommodations, they continue bringing hope and a sense of shared humanity to the...
In this early morning hour, the sky still blazes with night’s blackness and the stars that pierce it. But, I am awakened by freshness from sleep and reflections of my journey. We surveyed three bridge sites yesterday here in the beauty of...
As the upcoming winter storm threatens to affect more than 230 million people in the United States, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is preparing by monitoring the storm’s expected path, ensuring volunteers are safe, and praying for all who might...
The “Ashley West Bridge,” built by volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), was dedicated on Oct. 17 in Candler, North Carolina, bringing a sign of hope for a grieving father. Located in the western North Carolina region hit hard...
Fifty-eight young people with the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster embarked on a musical tour from June 11-15, bringing the gift of music and hope to areas affected by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Carrie Warner, music program...
Susan Kim, MDS Writer Residents of the Stoney Creek community in western North Carolina drove the last screw and cut the ribbon on their new bridge on April 4, seven months after Hurricane Helene destroyed it. The bridge is the second to...
Hundreds of MDS volunteers have made a big difference in western North Carolina. As the early response phase drew to a close during the first week in December, long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene was just beginning. MDS volunteer Steve...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) assessment teams and early response crews are on the ground in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on Sept. 27. Reporting from western North Carolina just outside of...
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