MDS_Mennonite Disaster Service
@MDS_Respond
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Mennonite Disaster Service recruits, organizes, equips and empowers volunteers to repair and rebuild homes of those impacted by disasters in the US and Canada
US and Canada
Joined October 2019
The first @MDS_Respond Disaster Service Early Response Teams were scheduled to arrive in eastern Kentucky on Aug. 15, ready to muck out homes and clear debris in flood-ravaged communities.
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Overriding everything is what King describes as an “iron will” among people who have been coping with floods for decades.
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The goal of the newest @MDS_Respond project site is to support every other project site. https://t.co/TVipCixaB9
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The goal of the newest Mennonite Disaster Service project site is to support every other project site.
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The Habitat House, which students from The Mount Academy built this school year, has been placed at its final destination. Students will continue to see this project through to completion. Thank you @MDS_Respond @TheBruderhof, @ulsterhabitat, & @UlsterBOCES for your partnership.
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The Habitat House, built by The Mount Academy students, was loaded onto two trailers and moved to its final destination. Thank you @TheBruderhof, @MDS_Respond, @ulsterhabitat, and @UlsterBOCES for partnering with us on this project.
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Each Wednesday afternoon of @MDS_Respond service is dedicated to education on immigration and border issues. It is the first MDS site with this type of education component. https://t.co/6DP9KhoAdk
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As Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers build homes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, they also learn about who they’re helping. At least half the residents in the colonias are U.S. citizens or...
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As @MDS_Respond volunteers build homes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, they also learn about who they’re helping. #help #helpinghand #FridayFeeling #weekend #disaster
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As Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers build homes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, they also learn about who they’re helping. At least half the residents in the colonias are U.S. citizens or...
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Providing the opportunity for volunteers to stay in Pine Ridge to assist with recovery from past storms is essential. CDP grantee partner @MDS_Respond is coordinating the construction of the Pine Ridge Volunteer and Emergency Services Center. Read more: https://t.co/nGb1zZEwW2
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Pine Ridge Reservation has been hit by a major storm every year since 2015. There is an essential need for a place to host volunteers to assist with recovery from these storms. CDP grantee partner, @MDS_Respond is helping meet this need. Learn how:
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CDP awarded Mennonite Disaster Service a grant to assist with volunteer and construction management of the Pine Ridge Volunteer and Emergency Services Center.
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Join our team as a Program Administrative Assistant! Learn more about this position at https://t.co/v8fVgkGEgl.
#RespondRebuildRestore #MennoniteDisasterService #NonProfitJobs #DisasterResponse
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We are grateful for all the volunteers and partners helping bring people home in Southwest Louisiana. @UMCLouisiana @UMC_UMCOR @TheFullerCenter Thank you @KPLC7News and @KplcTschmidt for continuing to share our stories. #MDSResponds #RespondRebuildRestore
No doubt many in Southwest Louisiana still dream of the day they can get back inside their hurricane-ravaged homes, finally restored. https://t.co/1HWZ7Udfgd
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Central Penn: There’s still time to register! Don’t miss Stewardship University, March 5, and the chance to use your God-given resources to make a difference. https://t.co/L6YDLMfY6E.
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Why should you volunteer in McAllen, Texas? So you can sample warm tortillas emerging from the oven at the La Reynera bakery! #MDSOnTheRoad #MDSResponds #McAllenTX
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Great to be here in south Texas seeing our volunteers are work
A simple moment of gratitude: Maria Lira, a resident of Pharr, Texas, thanks MDS volunteers for installing a new roof on her home. #MDSResponds #MDSOnTheRoad #McAllenTexas #RespondRebuildRestore
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Volunteers began their daily devotional yesterday with @GirlNamedTom singing Psalm 23. #MDSResponds #RespondRebuildRestore #MDSOnTheRoad
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A simple moment of gratitude: Maria Lira, a resident of Pharr, Texas, thanks MDS volunteers for installing a new roof on her home. #MDSResponds #MDSOnTheRoad #McAllenTexas #RespondRebuildRestore
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The February edition of the On the Level is now available! Read how hope is being restored for those impacted by disasters throughout North America. Take a look! https://t.co/eJ5C5f9avu
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We continue to be humbled by our volunteers and donors' passion for serving others and for restoring hope with love, even during trying times. Take a look back at all that we've been able to accomplish over this last year.
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The Mount Academy’s Construction Tech class is getting the sheetrock put up in the house they are working on for @Habitat_org. Note how some don't need a ladder! Next week is plaster and paint! Great work guys. Working with @ulsterhabitat, @MDS_Respond and @TheBruderhof.
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Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia and Mennonite Disaster Service Canada have entered a partnership to respond to floods that hit the West Coast province in November. @MDS_Respond
#service #disaster #flooding #Canada
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Jay Finkbiner, a long time MDS volunteer, lost his luggage while en route to volunteer for a week in McAllen, Texas, last year. Click the link below to learn who found his luggage and their shared MDS connections. https://t.co/fLP5gYzLLO
#MDSResponds #RespondRebuildRestore
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