Podcasts about mennonite disaster service

There have been over 100 confirmed deaths in the aftermath of hurricane Helene that caused destruction in parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Carolinas. Mennonite Disaster Service responded to the damage in Ashville, North Carolina. Kevin King is the Executive Director of the Mennonite Disaster Service. He expressed what he's experienced while being in North Carolina post hurricane. “The sights and the sounds. Even the smells are just absolutely overwhelming. I've been doing this for 21 years, responded to Katrina, Greensburg, many other disasters. But it's been a long time since I've seen such a complex emergency like this.” MDS has thousands of volunteers. Currently over 20 volunteers for Mennonite Disaster Service is assisting those in need in North Carolina. "So, what's happening now is search and rescue, and then it's early phase of debris removal, chainsaw and so on. But we were called in and invited in by the local community to help open up the roads with skid steers and chainsaws. But 95% of our work is the long-term recovery, and that's the rebuild phase six, eight and two years later. But here we are responding to this huge, huge disaster.” King says this work is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes, the work can take a massive toll. “It makes me cry. Sure, it does. Human. And I guess when I stop. When the tears stop flowing. Maybe it's time to start to quit. To sympathize, to empathize with people who've lost so much life. Loss of property. Disasters are never friendly. They don't come and knock on your door and say, Can I come in? Disasters are just tragic. And so that's why I think the beautiful nature of Mennonite disaster services we supply volunteers to walk alongside of these people to help rebuild their home, rebuild their lives and get them restored, hopefully. So we're just a part of a larger network of many other national players, such as the Salvation Army, Red Cross, the Methodists, the Presbyterians, the Lutherans. We all have our niche. And that's the beautiful thing that's really talked about. I need a warehouse. I'll call Seventh Day Adventist. I need some more chain saws. We'll call the Baptist. I need some ice and water. I called the Red Cross and Salvation Army. It's amazing the 64 of us national agencies know each other on a first name basis. So, it's not just about the Mennonites. We're here as partners together, and that's a beautiful thing.” CLICK HERE to donate to the Mennonite Disaster Service.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's an amazing stat you may not expect: A billion dollar disaster now occurs in the U.S. every 18 days. Between tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, thousands of people across the country are left with significant needs after unforeseen disasters, and many have to completely rebuild their homes and their lives. Luckily, Mennonite Disaster Service has been around for decades, and their team is equipped to do amazing acts of service to get people back on their feet and restore hope to broken communities. Kevin King has been their national director for 20 years now, and today we get to hear amazing stories of how communities have been healed and the amazing power that can come from a team of volunteers willing to serve. MDS's goal is to "make the path as level as possible from the pew to the project," and you'll hear today how you and your church can "pray, pay, and go" to share the hope of Jesus to broken communities around the country. 

When you hear about natural disasters in the news, you likely don't think about older adults being a critical resource to the various organizations that help disaster survivors recover and rebuild. Today's guest, Kevin King, the Executive Director of the Mennonite Disaster Service, explains why, and how, older adults across North America bring so much value to disaster recovery.

Moving out of your home while Fiona repairs are being done by the Mennonites isn't always possible. CBC Reporter Erin Pottie touches base with one homeowner who's considering moving into an RV for awhile. She also spoke with the head of the Mennonite Disaster Service and the head of the United Way in Cape Breton who's been helping people displaced by the storm.

The Mennonite Disaster Service oversees and supports hundreds of volunteers, many of whom will be in Cape Breton over the next several months as they work to help people put their homes and their lives back together.

Volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Service are deployed all over the country to help communities rebuild after floods, fires, and storms.  Randi B. Hagi, from partner station WMRA, spoke with volunteers from the Shenandoah Valley about the support they provide to other communities when disaster strikes.

The latest, updated COVID-19 vaccines are available in Virginia… We meet members of Mennonite Disaster Service, providing relief and hope to disaster victims around the country… As Glenn Youngkin joins other Republican governors calling on President Biden to cancel student loan forgiveness, and the Libertarian Party of Virginia dissolves itself (maybe), we take a look at the week in politics with Jeff Schapiro….

Rick Augsburger has worked for more than 25 years as a leader in the international development and humanitarian sector, focusing on leadership, staff resilience, program growth and strategy and is he a founding partner of the Konterra Group.   Prior to joining the KonTerra Group, Rick served as the deputy director of the Headington Institute (2007-2008), Director of Emergency Programs (1996-2005) and Deputy Director (2005-2007) for Church World Service, an international relief and development agency. He has a BA in Business Administration and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership program in Performance Measurement and Management for Nonprofit Organizations.   Rick was also regional advisor for the United States Agency for International Development-OFDA in East Africa and the associate director for Mennonite Disaster Service. He brings more than twenty years of experience in humanitarian programming. He has traveled extensively working on relief and development programs in more than 70 countries. He has also led disaster rapid response teams and participated as a trainer and consultant for numerous humanitarian agencies.   From 2000 to 2005 Rick served as the co-chair of InterAction's Humanitarian Policy and Practice Committee. Prior to that he was a member of InterAction's executive board of directors and represented the U.S.-based humanitarian community on the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Working Group.   My conversation with Rick Augsburger took place in 2021.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website. The Konterra Group is on Facebook and Twitter. You can also find Rick on Facebook.   We made a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by many of our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Kevin King, from Mennonite Disaster Service, shares with us from Psalm 19:1-4 in his message "From Discombobulation to Constellation."Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=397080)

Host Mary Swander interviews Vernon Ropp, a local Mennonite man who makes lawn art, converting sewing machines to toy tractors. Ropp tells of attending an Amish one-room school and struggling to learn English. During the Korean War, he became a conscientious objector, performing his service work at the Alexian Brothers hospital in Chicago. Ropp traveled the world with the Mennonite Disaster Service and other relief organizations, to return to his off-farm job selling John Deere tractors. Music by Dean Gray.

Amos 5:21-24 MLK Sunday About the guest speaker: Elizabeth Soto was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and in the last 30 years has been a proud resident of the southeast part of the city of Lancaster. She worked 10 yrs with Lancaster Theological Seminary as Professor of Practice coordinating field education, designing the cross-cultural courses and teaching. Served as a ChaplainInterpreter at W&B Hospital/LGH. Elizabeth was ordained as a minister in Colombia, South America in 2004, and presently the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Churches holds her credentials. Most recently she completed 14 months serving as a consultant with Mennonite Disaster Service as the administrator of the response on Hurricane Maria’s disaster in Puerto Rico. Elizabeth has a MAR from Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico & Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart IN. In 2005 Elizabeth completed a doctorate in ministry emphasis on International Feminism. She published her D.Min dissertation in 2007 with Orbis Books on the theme of Family Violence and Theology of Non Violence of Jesus. Most recently her long dream project came out in September 2020, published by T&T Clark, she co-edited Liberating the Politics of Jesus: Renewing Peace Theology Through the Wisdom of Women. She has been a writer on other projects both in Spanish and English for leadership formation in her denomination in the US and Latin America/Caribbean. She is passionate on women’s issues/Latina identity, racial justice and community development for the unprivileged. Elizabeth served as Moderator of Mennonite Church USA from 2013-2015, being the first Latina to serve in that position. She is married to Frank Albrecht, a high school teacher, and a loving mother of two young adult daughters and her spouses. Currently her church is Laurel St. Mennonite church in the south west of the city and works as a Spanish Interpreter in local hospitals.

Read the episode notes at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BvtsUOHHc7EqXUTw3gKt7t4QpaVWuT_t/view The focus of our service today is Mennonite Disaster Service. Mennonite Disaster Service is a volunteer network of Anabaptist churches that responds in Christian love to those affected by disasters in Canada and the United States. While the main focus is on clean up, repair and rebuilding homes, this service touches lives and nurtures hope, faith and wholeness.Boulder Mennonite Church welcomes Jeff Koller as our guest speaker this morning. Jeff is the Regional Operations Coordinator for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), assisting those affected by natural disaster by rebuilding homes in their communities. He has completed training as a FEMA liaison and Secondary Trauma training through Wheaton College. While not on the road travelling to disaster areas, Jeff lives in McPherson, Kansas.Our other guest this morning is our very own Brenda Fox. She has restored two airstream travel trailers which she will take to disaster areas in conjunction with Mennonite Disaster Service. While Mennonite Disaster Service does focus a lot on clean up, repair and rebuilding for homes, Brenda's Prayerstream work will complement the physical work with a space for spiritual rejuvenation.Stay tuned to this recording to hear Brenda share how she will work with MDS. Then continue listening to hear Jeff's stories from the field. Visit the poorest county in California; hear about Pinhook MO where an African American village was wiped out one night when the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached a levee along the Mississippi... and finally, hear some stories from Texas where MDS is helping churches maintain their facilities to help them help the many asylum seekers making their way to their churches.According to Jeff, Jesus calls us to "lay down your nets, your tools, your comfortable existence. come out from behind the pulpit. get out of the pews into the kitchen. love your neighbor." Let's join the service now to hear the full story.

Read the episode notes at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BvtsUOHHc7EqXUTw3gKt7t4QpaVWuT_t/view The focus of our service today is Mennonite Disaster Service. Mennonite Disaster Service is a volunteer network of Anabaptist churches that responds in Christian love to those affected by disasters in Canada and the United States. While the main focus is on clean up, repair and rebuilding homes, this service touches lives and nurtures hope, faith and wholeness.Boulder Mennonite Church welcomes Jeff Koller as our guest speaker this morning. Jeff is the Regional Operations Coordinator for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), assisting those affected by natural disaster by rebuilding homes in their communities. He has completed training as a FEMA liaison and Secondary Trauma training through Wheaton College. While not on the road travelling to disaster areas, Jeff lives in McPherson, Kansas.Our other guest this morning is our very own Brenda Fox. She has restored two airstream travel trailers which she will take to disaster areas in conjunction with Mennonite Disaster Service. While Mennonite Disaster Service does focus a lot on clean up, repair and rebuilding for homes, Brenda's Prayerstream work will complement the physical work with a space for spiritual rejuvenation.Stay tuned to this recording to hear Brenda share how she will work with MDS. Then continue listening to hear Jeff's stories from the field. Visit the poorest county in California; hear about Pinhook MO where an African American village was wiped out one night when the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached a levee along the Mississippi... and finally, hear some stories from Texas where MDS is helping churches maintain their facilities to help them help the many asylum seekers making their way to their churches.According to Jeff, Jesus calls us to "lay down your nets, your tools, your comfortable existence. come out from behind the pulpit. get out of the pews into the kitchen. love your neighbor." Let's join the service now to hear the full story.

Clinton Miller, Lorin Byler, Maynard Hershberger, and Sean Swanson share about their recent trip to Puerto Rico serving with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). If you'd like to donate to the work of MDS, you can do so at https://mds.mennonite.net/donate/ 

On today's edition of Fort McMurray Matters, representatives from Habitat for Humanity Wood Buffalo, FuseSocial, and Mennonite Disaster Service discuss the NSUUR program which aims to help underinsured and uninsured homeowners rebuild from last year's wildfire.

Chapel - "If I had a Hammer," Kevin King, Mennonite Disaster Service

Reflections on MYF MDS Service Project in MS

Reflections on MYF MDS Service Project in MS