Standing in the kitchen in her new home built by MDS volunteers, Sheila Hickman is planning some major Christmas baking. “I will celebrate Christmas in my house, and I’ve always cooked,” she said. “There’s some things they just want Mom to...
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Knott County, Kentucky is a unique place of beauty. But it has suffered great losses this summer. Its mountains are not tall or organized, but run around in convoluted configurations, creating many “hollows,” or, using the vernacular, “...
Flood survivors in hard-hit eastern Kentucky seriously need volunteers—and Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is trying to help. “The need is overwhelming,” said Larry Stoner, MDS regional operations coordinator, describing the aftermath of...
The first Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Early Response Teams will arrive in eastern Kentucky on Aug. 15, ready to muck out homes and clear debris in flood-ravaged communities. “It’s muddy, hard work—and it’s badly needed,” said...
Five-year-old Elizabeth Rosenberger is good at finding treasure. During the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Family Program at the Amigo Centre in Sturgis, Michigan, she collected feathers, pretty rocks, flowers, shells, and pine needles she...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is monitoring the situation in flood-stricken eastern Kentucky. Heavy rain has produced flooding that has killed at least 30 people and left dozens missing, along with widespread property damage. MDS is...
Gavin Hadley likes to change things up sometimes. As the 15-year-old from Faith Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas helped a crew build a new home in Welsh, Louisiana as part of a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Summer Youth Project, he...
“Thank God they’re here.” That’s what Shirley Zeno said as she looked at Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers building her a brand-new home in Welsh, Louisiana. Zeno has been waiting a long time to move in with her four...
Out with the old, in with the new! People in the Goshen, Indiana region are invited to join Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers as they do some demolition work at Goshen College. in response to a growing demand for nurses, the college...
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