When Burton Friesen agreed to accompany Benny Penner on a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) home visit, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Penner, the Atlantic Canada Unit Chair, was responding to a call for help from Truro, Nova...
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“Blessed interruptions.” That’s what Andrew Wiens called the times when a homeowner in Cape Breton wanted to talk while he was trying to repair his home as a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteer in Cape Breton. Speaking at the August 24...
If she was Prime Minister, Pushpa Rathor would give Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers the Order of Canada—how the country honours those who make extraordinary contributions to the nation. “You are the light of Canada,” the disabled senior...
When Hurricane Fiona stormed ashore in Cape Breton in September 2022, one of the first things it hit was Sean and Amy Casey’s house. The Caseys live right on the edge of the Island beside Deep Water Cove. “Out house is 10 metres from the cliff...
For Amanda McDougall-Merrill, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada did more than repair homes damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Cape Breton. “You brought hope and love to the community...
Repair the roof, replace the second-floor ceiling and walls, new floor due to mold. That was the job given to Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers at Brianna Fraser’s house in Sydney, Cape Breton. But volunteers who were working at the...
Things are going well for the Cape Breton project, with repairs completed or soon to be finished for 26 homes. Ten of those homes have had major roofs repairs. On three of these homes. we raised the 1/12 roof pitch to 4/12 by using scissor trusses to...
“Everyone is excited—there’s a buzz in the air.” That’s what Dana Feltmate, the Minister at Sydney River Protestant United Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia said about hosting the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) response to Hurricane Fiona...
From May 7-13, Ruth Bergen Braun, who does communications for Mennonite Church Alberta, was in Cape Breton working on houses with MDS. She took some photos while she was there. An MDS van in front of house being repaired in Glace Bay. ...
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