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…
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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…
“I have hands. I can work. I can help my neighbours.” That’s what Kevin Shantz, a roofing contractor from Drayton, Ont. says about why he serves with Mennonite Disaster Service Read More…
MDS volunteer Gary Martin, 16, at work at a house in Renfrew County. Work in the area has been enhanced by a grant from the Canadian Red Cross. Mennonite Disaster Read More…
“A great way to spend retirement years” ELMIRA, Ont. — “It’s a real blessing to help someone and see hope come back into their eyes.” That’s one of the main Read More…
Youth from churches in Ontario, B.C. build relationships with survivors “It’s personal, there are names and faces. It’s not just textbook information now.” That’s how Timothy Khoo, 16, describes what Read More…