Eureka, Kan. — The Hatcher family is looking forward to eating turkey and dressing in their new home this Thanksgiving. Their previous home was destroyed by a tornado in July 2016. On Saturday, September 16 this vision became more real as...
Lititz, PA – Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) regional operations coordinator, Larry Stoner, arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, September 26, to begin a 10-day assessment of the situation there and how MDS will assist. “I landed at noon...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) regional operations coordinator, Larry Stoner, was booked to arrive in San Juan, Puerto Rico Monday, September 25. That flight was canceled on Sunday the day before. He rebooked for Tuesday morning. That flight was...
Bloomington, Tex. — It started with a call from Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), asking if I would be able to travel to Texas to be part of an assessment team after Hurricane Harvey. After watching the storm&#...
Bloomington, Tex. — When Hurricane Harvey barreled ashore around Rockport, Texas, its Category 4 fury showed no mercy as it tore through the cotton fields and small towns of Victoria, Calhoun, Aransas and Refugio counties of southeast Texas. It...
Lititz, Pa. — The Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) assessment team moved deeper into the devastating footprint of Hurricane Harvey today as they visited the town of Bloomington, Texas, southwest of Houston in Victoria County. The impact of...
Lititz, Pa. – A Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) assessment team arrived Wednesday in southeast Texas to explore early response needs for clean-up and rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey. While blue skies and sunny weather greeted them, they were...
Lititz, Pa. – A Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) assessment team will arrive in eastern Texas on Wednesday, August 30, to begin a 5-day exploration of need and eventual MDS response to Hurricane Harvey. The team will begin its work in Austin,...
The Kansas Unit is looking for volunteers to help with a parking lot build. The home being constructed in Eureka, Kansas will first be framed by volunteers in a parking lot over three evenings next week. The build will take place at First...
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