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...
Prince Philip, centre, speaks with MCCers in British Honduras in 1962. From left Prince Philip, Harold Paetkau (in suit and tie), Amos Horst, Adam Martin and Chester and Vivian Denlinger, unit leaders. During National Volunteer Week (April 19-24),...
MDS volunteers work on renovations at the MCC Indigenous Neighbours office in Timmins, Ont. A joint release from Mennonite Disaster Service and Mennonite Central Committee Doing Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteer work in Canada during a...
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