This week we welcomed a group of 10 young people from Lancaster County, along with their two drivers who also joined our work crews. We also welcomed two year-long crew leaders, Jack Odhiambo and Inkosiinhle Ndlovu-Mathuthu, who spent the month of...
There was no fooling around in the Arcadia MDS Unit on April 1! Instead, 15 young men from southern Indiana spread out among several job sites and quickly went to work. At Mr. Smith’s home they completed the crown molding, installed door frames,...
Our time here in Arcadia is winding down for the long term volunteers. Paul and Lisa Schamback have served as project director and office manager from January 3 through March 30. Emma and Don Yoder have served as cook and assistant cook for that...
We had a fun and energetic crew this past week from Lancaster, PA area. Lots of mudding, taping and sanding were done on all 3 repair projects that we are working on. In the evenings there were intense pickleball games with the younger men while...
We had a big group of young men from Kentucky that arrived on Sunday evening for orientation very sunburnt from enjoying the beach alittle to much. They were a fun, friendly group and lots of work got accomplished. Kitchen cabinets were installed...
Lots of sanding and painting went on this week when we had an energetic group from Rosedale Bible College in Ohio. A roofing job was also done for a couple that attend Arcadia Mennonite Church. They had damage to their roof but did not have...
We had a great group of all boys from Mifflinburg, PA this week. They arrived Sunday night after spending the day at the beach with sunburnt cheeks and arms. On Monday morning flooring was put down in Miss Gianni’s house and baseboard on Tuesday...
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Hayward came for dinner and to tell us her story of living through Hurricane Ian with her two cats. What a terrifying experience she shared with us. She had a lot of destruction in her home and it is now completely...
We had another very productive week in Arcadia, FL. Progess was made on the Hartsfield house. Mudding, sanding, painting, and caulking were pretty much everyday occurrences. It is looking much better. On the Cruse home vinyl flooring was...
