In light of news about unmarked graves of children at former residential schools in B.C., Saskatchewan and other parts of the Canada, the work of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Indigenous Neighbours office...
GOSHEN, Ind. – The Evangelio En Accion, or “Gospel in Action” church, is in the business of hope. But when COVID-19 swept the world, the small Mennonite Brethren church nearly shut down. Located in Selma, California – known as the “...
Dozens of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers in Harrisonburg, Virginia gathered for a picnic in May to celebrate the creative ways they had responded to community needs during the pandemic. Brimming with joy at seeing each other in-person...
Youth from Mercersburg Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania will head to Jennings, Louisiana, where they’ll be working on homes damaged by Hurricane Laura, which struck in August 2020, and Hurricane Delta, which hit the same area two months later. The...
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...
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