By Theresa Schmidt Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – In LeBleu Settlement Monday morning, it was a red-letter day for a family who wondered if they would ever get back into their home. It’s one of many homes severely damaged by Hurricane Laura. This...
By Mike Smith of The Advocate WESTLAKE — A language not usually heard in southwest Louisiana resounds through the unfinished walls of a hurricane-damaged house. A group of Amish volunteers, speaking Pennsylvania Dutch, hammer away at rebuilding it...
By Gabe Salazar of Your Central Valley FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – When Ash Jones was approached by Rebuild Our Sierra to help build sheds for those who were impacted by the devastating Creek Fire, he didn’t think twice. The project would end...
Valetta Seymour and Wanda Knight—two widowed sisters who grew up on their family farm in Moundridge, Kansas—are ready to embark on a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) service-and-learning trip to McAllen, Texas, with 13 other volunteers. While...
Jay Finkbiner was frustrated. After catching a flight from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Corpus Christi, Texas—where he would volunteer for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS)—he waited at baggage claim. And…no bag. “I went to the airport...
BARRY’S BAY, Ont. — A family separated by illness is being reunited through the joint efforts of the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Ontario Unit and the Roman Catholic Knights of Columbus. Through the project, Marc and Carole Jobin and...
By Steven Iles of the Western Kentucky Star On Friday, Homes and Hope for Kentucky, a non-profit organization established by the Mayfield Rotary Foundation, broke ground on their first of many planned new homes in Graves County. The project’s...
The Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Annual Celebration, held January 21-22 in Sarasota, Florida, drew nearly 400 joyful participants, some in-person and some through a livestream. Together, they reminisced, reconnected, and shared their vision for...
After volunteering for a week in Okanogan, Washington, Curt Dorsing vowed to go back and finish the job just as soon as he can. Visiting with one resident, Christy, after putting siding on her new house, Dorsing got to witness her reaction when she...
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