The following is a letter from MDS Executive Director Kevin King sent to volunteers. Greetings All, I want to express how grateful we are for each of you and Read More…
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Emma Siemens is a 2nd year student from Winnipeg studying social sciences at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). From February 16-22 she was one of ten students and staff from the Read More…
Two months ago they knew nothing about the tiny Pacific island of Saipan. But soon 14 Winnipeggers will be spending two weeks there as volunteers. The group, members of The Read More…
MDS “Saved My Life” Three homes dedicated near Ottawa January 23; 97 volunteers from Ontario gave 515 days of service COUNTY OF RENFREW, Ont. — “I wanted to crawl into Read More…
Lynn Lavictoire-Johnson wasn’t home when the water started rising on the Ottawa River last spring. The 62-year-old widow was visiting her sister in B.C. when she heard her house was Read More…
When Canadians think of natural disasters—the kinds Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) responds to—they typically think of the southern U.S. or California. That’s not surprising says Nick Hamm, who coordinates MDS Read More…
For some people, doing service means going far away—maybe to Mexico or Africa on a service trip with their church. But for Mike and Sheila Davis of Trail, B.C, this Read More…
For Wes Reimer, a carpenter in Plum Coulee, Man. service with Mennonite Disaster Service is a way to “use my God-given gifts. It’s something I can do.” Wes and his Read More…
For Kevin and Teresa Bueckert of Neuanlage, Saskatchewan, service with MDS is a way to experience new things, see new places, learn new things. For Teresa, a school bus driver Read More…
“We are fortunate and blessed, and can give back to help others,” says Jeanne Wollf of Hague, Saskatchewan about why she and her husband, Dave, serve with Mennonite Disaster Service. Read More…