Retired U.S. Army General Joe Orr can run just about any operation with precision. This includes his role of co-coordinator at Homes and Hope for Kentucky, a nonprofit assisting with long-term tornado recovery in Mayfield and the surrounding Graves...
“I’m going to go outside and ride my bike!” Five-year-old Colten Richardson excitedly described the first thing he’ll do when he moves with his family—his mother Brittany, his 8-year-old sister, and his 12-year-old brother—into a new...
By Lois Wenger Brothers don’t always think or act alike. But two Visser brothers have a good thing going. Isaac, 17, and Ezekiel, 15, are getting some MDS experiences under their belts. Tool belts, that is. Isaac had his first stint...
Eastern Kentucky is a unique place. Families are closely knit for generations. Many have never left Kentucky…or if they did, only for a brief visit. Kentucky is home! Even real estate is familial, passed down from generation to generation. ...
Crooked roads, crooked walls, crooked ceilings, too—as they worked with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) installing drywall in a home in Breathitt County, Kentucky, Carol and Richard Bergman of Grunthal, Man. realized nothing was quite straight...
By Don Yoder As Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) dedicated a home for Paul and Vivian in eastern Kentucky, the day was full of visible reminders that God cares. Paul and Vivian’s home was ravaged by a flood in July 2022. Most of their...
Standing in the kitchen in her new home built by MDS volunteers, Sheila Hickman is planning some major Christmas baking. “I will celebrate Christmas in my house, and I’ve always cooked,” she said. “There’s some things they just want Mom to...
Knott County, Kentucky is a unique place of beauty. But it has suffered great losses this summer. Its mountains are not tall or organized, but run around in convoluted configurations, creating many “hollows,” or, using the vernacular, “...
Flood survivors in hard-hit eastern Kentucky seriously need volunteers—and Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is trying to help. “The need is overwhelming,” said Larry Stoner, MDS regional operations coordinator, describing the aftermath of...
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