After living in her new home for two months, Willie Green still likes to walk up and and down the hallway. “Never in my life have I had a hallway to walk down,” she says. “I’ve never lived in a house big enough to have a hallway.” Her house...
It’s the last day of school and Lauren Collins takes a moment to breathe before she picks up her three kids. She’s in her place of peace—her new home, built by volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). “Everything is so simple,”...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and Disaster Aid Ohio, in partnership with the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group dedicated the last 13 homes in the Tierra de Esperanza, or “Land of Hope,” community in Woodsboro, Texas, on May 20, bringing to...
When Jean Anderson read in a Brethren Church newsletter that Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and the Brethren Church had formalized a working agreement together, she could not have been more excited. “Serving with MDS is the perfect place for the...
Evelyn Peters-Rojas retired in April after 15 years with MDS Canada, mostly in the area of volunteer coordination. We asked her a few questions about her time with MDS. What has working with MDS meant to you? It has meant doing something I love and...
As MDS closed its Hurricane Harvey response in communities throughout the coastal bend of Texas, the last ten homes were dedicated in the Tierra de Esperanza, or “Land of Hope,” Project in Woodsboro. On May 20, MDS volunteers joined...
As the only restaurant in the small town of Osler, Saskatchewan, the Osler Restaurant is a central gathering space for meetings, meals, coffee and conversation for the community—including members of the Osler Mennonite Church, located right across...
As volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) began working on two new homes in Trotwood, Ohio in May, they were helping tornado survivors unlock the door to owning a home for the first time. When tornadoes struck the community, located just...
As we observe National Volunteer Week from April 18-24, Mennonite Disaster Service extends its thanks to all those who have served during the past year—amid exceptional challenges posed by COVID-19, as well as many other disasters. From sewing...
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