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...
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Their kids say: “You’re at the go-go stage of life.” Eleanor and Jim Dick really are on-the-go quite often. As volunteers involved with the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) RV Program since 2023, they join other 55+ people in a close-knit group...
Sometimes, Alicia Hertzler looks back at her journal entries from 2005, when she helped Hurricane Katrina survivors. Today we toured New Orleans and some parts of it are just ruined. There are piles of debris outside every house and some of the...
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...
“The poorest of the poor,” they told us. We agreed to go with MDS to Puerto Rico to help roof houses that had been damaged by Hurricane Marie over seven years ago. I went thinking that our accommodations would not be up to the standards of many...
There’s a house—and a lot of hope—going up at the local 4-H Hall in Wichita, Kansas. Groups of volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), in town for a special 75th anniversary celebration being held at the Ridgepoint Church, were...
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...
Two families are home for Christmas in West Virginia, thanks to Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers. On Dec. 2, home dedications—one in Branchland and another in Maysel, officially opened the doors to new dwellings for flood survivors...
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