This weekend brought in a new long term team, with the exception of Ron and Char, who continue on here as Crew Leader and Cook. Beth Ann had arrived on Wednesday and continues as a long term volunteer. Mike and Linda (Project Director and Office...
What a fun week in Spartanburg! Laura Pribble came to help Emily Ropp in the kitchen and Don Lichti arrived to overlap a few days with the current Project Director. Tim Sweigart stepped up to fill some big shoes as Construction Supervisor and rose to...
Spring break for nine Eastern Mennonite University students involved a trip to Puerto Rico where they learned how to put on a roof damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. They were joined by the campus pastor at EMU. Introductions during orientation had...
During my Sunday walk along Deer Lake’s shoreline, I watched the final thin sheets of ice crack and recede. The sun pierced the chilly air, warming the trees while the grass is still caught in winter’s hold. Flocks of turkeys, each...
We absolutely enjoyed another beautiful week of warm sunny weather in southeast Texas, until the weekend. Thunderstorms and lightning kept some of us awake Saturday night. A lot of progress was made in Karen J’s house this week. Bonnie and Todd...
We are on the countdown to April 2, 2026 when the project closes, to complete the work that was started in January. Our team has been tasked with finishing two new builds in the next three weeks and the beehive of activity continues. Drywall sanding...
Another house dedication made for a wonderful ending to our week. Carol was a real blessing to the team, treating them to homemade lunches several times. The two new decks are her joy now. The entire team is now working on a large house in...
The weekly volunteers were: Janelle, Verna, Suetta, Matthew, Harlan, Earl, Wilson, Titus and Jason – all from Pennsylvania. This upcoming weekend will be a time of significant personnel change. The three crew leaders – Jay, Jason and Luke-...
After a refreshing weekend of activities, the 15 young people from Pennsylvania continued their second week of energetically building houses. The group at the Yadao house continued painting and detailing, They worked on the porch rail and built a...