They drove 27 hours straight to clear downed trees, spruce up living quarters, refurbish a volleyball court, and much more at Camp Palisades, tucked in the beautiful Targhee National Forest in Idaho. In the process, young people from the United...
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When students from Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C. signed up to volunteer with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) in Paradise, California in mid-February, they were anticipating sun and temperatures in the mid-teens Celsius (high 50s...
More than 1,000 Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers, donors and partners traveled from across the U.S. and Canada for an Annual Celebration on Feb. 10-11, held at The Worship Center in Lancaster, Pa. Exploring the theme “The Joy of Serving...
A new warehouse in Kingsburg, California, will help MDS streamline its flow of equipment and tools for volunteers. A groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 14 kicked off construction of the 7,200-foot warehouse, which will be complete by spring of 2023...
What does Mennonite Disaster Service have in common with the orthodontist? On the surface, it might seem like nothing; but Isaac Visser, 16, from Port Henry, New York has shown that there is truly a connection between the two. Isaac spent two...
They barely got out. It was 6:15 a.m. that November day in 2018 when Teri and John Rubiolo noticed a spot fire visible from their house, nestled on 10 acres in the scenic canyon of Concow, California. “I called 911 and they said, ‘get...
It’s a marriage made in Paradise—or at least an anniversary made there. Dottie and Tim Weber celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary in a unique way: cooking for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers in Paradise, California as MDS...
Paradise is full of twists and turns. Paradise, California, that is. To reach one of the new homes they are building, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers must navigate miles of canyon roads full of hairpin turns—without the security...
West Virginia. Texas. California. Twenty-four-year-old Cody Hurst really gets around as a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteer! He began serving with MDS back in 2016, when he helped build a driveway bridge in West Virginia. Now he’s...
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