Articles : Mennonite Disaster Service
April 29 issue
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MDS concludes Joplin project
JOPLIN, Mo. — Nearly two years after a massive tornado struck Joplin, Mennonite Disaster Service has closed its project site.
On May 22, 2011, a tornado more than a mile wide cut through the center of Joplin, destroying more than 7,000 homes. The town’s infrastructure was heavily damaged, including the hospital and school. The tornado claimed 159 lives, making it the second deadliest in U.S. history.
April 1 issue
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MDS not done with Sandy
CRISFIELD, Md. — Hazel Cropper, 74, is the world’s fastest crab picker. For years she’s pitted her nimble fingers against those of locals and outsiders in the National Hard Crab Derby, held annually in this Chesapeake Bay-side town.
Jan. 7 issue
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Repaying generosity
Mennonite Disaster Service does construction and cleanup, but it occasionally also dabbles in matchmaking.
Dec. 24, 2012 issue
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Storm floods woman’s home; cleanup renews her faith
HOWARD BEACH, N.Y. — Hurricane Sandy is testing Mary Roche’s emotional and spiritual fortitude.
Nov. 12, 2012 issue
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Hurricane help
Power was returning, fallen trees were being removed and early response teams were on the ground as the effects of Hurricane Sandy continued to register Nov. 6.
Sept. 17, 2012 issue
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MDS hay brings help to farmers
In many parts of the U.S. and even Canada, farmers who tried to make hay while the sun shone this summer got too much of a good thing.
May 28, 2012 issue
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‘Listen and learn’ concept key to working together
NEW ORLEANS — As Mennonite Disaster Service winds down its seven-year recovery effort here, it is connecting local Baptist pastors with regional and national Mennonite groups.
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MDS ends historic 7-year recovery effort in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — After spending seven years and $8 million responding along the Gulf Coast to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Mennonite Disaster Service has formally closed its last project here. About 70 MDS personnel, Mennonite leaders and local pastors, disaster response workers and community members gathered May 16 at MDS headquarters in New Orleans for a commemoration ceremony.
April 16, 2012 issue
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Landis Homes residents partner with MDS to create a good night’s rest
Mennonite Disaster Service learned it needed a bunk trailer when multiple tornadoes ravaged the U.S. in the spring of 2011.
April 2, 2012 issue
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MDS volunteers from four Ohio churches rebuild Ala. meetinghouse
BOLIGEE, Ala. — After a tornado with 150 mph winds flattened the Christian Valley Baptist Church meetinghouse last April 27, people from four Hartville, Ohio, area churches moved in to help rebuild.
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