For Darlene and Lynn Miller of Arvada, Co., the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program is a great way to meet new people and make new friends. “I like meeting new people,” said Darlene, 71, noting they have served...
Why do Paul and Lisa Schamback do service with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS)? “We like helping people,” said Lisa. The couple, from Croghan, New York, are serving in Grand Isle, La. through the MDS Recreational Vehicle (RV) program. While...
When Ned and Mary Gisel of Archbold, Ohio retired a few years ago, they wondered what they would do next. Then they discovered the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program. “We bought a camper because we thought we...
“Like a family.” That’s how Pamela Haskin of Duncannon, Pa. describes what it’s like to be a part of the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program in Welsh, La. “I’ve made friends for life,” said Pamela, 69,...
Linda Showalter of Indianapolis, Ind. always enjoyed being around construction. Through the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program, she now gets to do it while being “the hands and feet of Jesus.” Although...
For Joe and Roxanna Livermore of Germfask, Michigan, the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program is a way “for us to keep serving.” For the couple, members of the Germfask Christian Fellowship, home away from home...
Service and sun—those are two things Duane and Jean Anderson of Lakeville, Ind. like about the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Recreational Vehicle (RV) program. “It’s a great way to be of help to others in the wintertime,” said Duane, 72...
Four congregations in Ontario, B.C. and Manitoba have been approved to receive grants from the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Spirit of MDS Fund. In Toronto, Connect City, which is part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, will use a grant of $5,000...
At first, it was an ordinary day. Yvonne Rife went to the Dollar General early in the morning to pick up a few things before the store got crowded. “I never dreamed the water would do what it did,” said Rife, a widow who lives alone deep in the...
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