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Hello Jesse,
When MDS agrees to do a job for a homeowner affected by a natural disaster, we sign a job card with them detailing the things our volunteers will do—a new roof, new floors, fix the ceiling, replace the windows, paint, etc.
But sometimes when volunteers go into a house they see other needs not mentioned in the job card. That’s when they sometimes spring into action, using their own initiative.
That’s what happened at Brianna Fraser’s house in Sydney, Cape Breton. Volunteers who were working at the single mother’s house in June noticed the mattresses in the children’s bedrooms were musty and old and needed replacing.
That wasn’t on the job card, so they took it into their own hands by raising the funds among themselves to get new mattresses for the two boys, Anthony and John Michael.
“It’s another amazing MDS story,” said Peter Thiessen, who served as Project Director in May. “Jesus loved children, and so do we. Volunteers were just reflecting Jesus when they provided new mattresses.”
We might call that “going the second mile.” But for our volunteers it’s just another reason why they serve with MDS to help others, doing what they can to make their lives a bit brighter and better.
Speaking of Cape Breton, we will be ending our response there at the end of August. By then we will have done what we could and set out to do, given our volunteer and financial resources. We are looking forward to a closing celebration on August 24 with our partner, the United Way of Cape Breton, and with homeowners, local businesses and others. It will be a time to praise God for how we all—volunteers and donors—were able to respond to needs there after Hurricane Fiona.
Thank-you for your part in that response!
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