David Harms lived in Houston, Texas, during his first year after college, working in investment banking. From Houston he watched Katrina bear down in the Gulf. “A few years before Katrina,” David said, “I met a Tulane student who told me New Orleans had no system for evacuating residents without cars and wasn’t designed to withstand a category IV hurricane. Having that background, Katrina felt much more like a disaster of neglect and disregard than an unavoidable natural disaster. I wanted to be a part of responding to that in a compassionate way.” He volunteered with the Red Cross at Houston’s Astrodome. David said, “To see folks in the level of desperation that they were in really added specificity to my desire to do some sort of volunteer work before beginning a career.” -- Read the full story via the link! #MDSResponds #RespondRebuildRestore #MennoniteDisasterService (fb)

Volunteers are still needed for this fall! Opportunities have become available for the NC Bridge Project for the following weeks: September 28 through October 4, and October 5-11. For the week of October 5-11 we are still looking for someone skilled in welding! Please consider sharing this post to help get the word out. Check out the available fall opportunities on our website at Volunteer.MDS.org #MennoniteDisasterService #RespondRebuildRestore #MDSResponds (fb)