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Henry Schmitt of Warman, Sask. has been elected the new Chair of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Saskatchewan. Schmitt, 43, is a member of the Bergthaler Mennonite Church in Warman. He Read More…
The MDS Canada Spirit of MDS Fund issued 19 new grants to churches across Canada in May and June. Since launching in April, MDS Canada has provided a total of Read More…
Sewing masks to give away to lower income people and first responders, providing meals and cleaning supplies, supporting a breakfast club for children, supplying firewood for winter for seniors, furnishing Read More…
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 your Read More…
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…