This week, our project site was energized by 23 Summer Youth Program participants from southern Indiana, working alongside our dedicated team of eight leadership volunteers. We were also pleased to welcome our incoming Project Director from Arizona....
This was the fourth week of the 2026 SYP in Perry, FL. Leadership team: Lowell Peachey, PD; Rita Peachey, OM; Val and Lynn Kipfer, Head Cook and Assistant Cook, respectively; and Lukas Houben, Christopher Stoltzfus and John Glick, Crew Leaders, and...
A group of 15 weekly volunteers from IN graced us with their hard work and their sense of fun and laughter in whatever they did. Their sounds of laughter resonated throughout the dining room as well as on the job sites. The repair and...
This was the third week of the 2026 SYP in Perry, FL. Leadership team: Lowell Peachey, PD; Rita Peachey, OM; Val and Lynn Kipfer, Head Cook and Assistant Cook, respectively; and Lukas Houben, Christopher Stoltzfus and John Glick, Crew Leaders....
This week, 18 volunteers served with Mennonite Disaster Service, including three friends from Canada, one volunteer from Colorado, one from Iowa, and 13 volunteers from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Together, they brought plenty of energy, skill, and...
‘Twas the week of July twelfth and all thru Denare, MDSers were scurrying, you should have been there. Twenty volunteers, from Ontario to BC, and all of the provinces in between them you see. They came from afar, to follow THE rule; To do unto...
Wildflowers danced in the breeze and skeletal gray trees paused to observe the next crew of MDS weekly volunteers roll up to the Denareplex Centre on Sunday evening. After an 8-hour drive from southern Saskatchewan, all 13 volunteers (teenagers,...
This week, 22 volunteers from South Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota brought their skills, energy, and servant hearts to Spencer. Together, they made significant progress in 10 homes as families continue their journey toward recovery. Work this week...
Leadership volunteers arrived from CA, AZ, NY, and VA on Thursday, July 2. Friday and Saturday were spent cleaning, organizing, putting in an air conditioner, and retrieving necessary items from the RSAA building in West Asheville. On Sunday we...
