Mennonite Disaster Service Volunteers Honored with Augusta Dinner After Hurricane Helene Relief Work

Organizers and volunteers held a dinner in Augusta on Thursday to welcome Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers back to the city.

The volunteers are helping clean up damage from Hurricane Helene in some areas of the CSRA, where the storm’s scars are still visible. The Mennonites work to rebuild homes after natural disasters, and in Augusta their work has included rebuilding homes in neighborhoods still marked by the storm, a practical form of charity (Isaiah 58:7).

Tamika Bean, District 6 commissioner-elect, said the work “has brought so much hope to the citizens of Augusta, Georgia.”

Bean described the reaction of residents, saying, “Just to see the citizens crying and just so grateful for their help… it has brought a lot of joy.”

Bean also relayed what the volunteers have said about the city. “The Mennonites, they say that Augusta has blessed them so much that they continue to come back,” she said.

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