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...
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Judy Schmidt likes to cook—even for 20 or more people at a time. That’s what the 66-year-old retired banker was doing in March, where she served as head cook for a month with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) in Jennings, Lousiana. For Schmidt,...
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...
After assessing needs in many communities in the wake of spring tornadoes, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) will focus on long-term response in the midwest and south. Though MDS is not deploying Early Response Teams to the tornado-damaged areas,...
David and Karen Olson can make many claims as volunteers with the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program in Welsh, Louisiana: They are the only volunteers from Canada at the project and they are the oldest volunteers....
For Andy and Maureen Hudak of Wadsworth, Ohio, serving with the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program isn’t just something to do in the winter—it’s a way of life. The retired couple, members of the Sacred Heart...
From October to March, volunteers from across the U.S. and Canada are serving with the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program. They are doing repair work in Grand Isle, a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico that was...
One thing Sherry and Ed Epp of Independence, Kansas like about the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program is being with other volunteers and making new friends. “The camaraderie is absolutely wonderful,” said Sherry...
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