This week we welcomed 9 fun-loving youth and sponsors from Swamp Mennonite Church in Bally, Pennsylvania. After a long van ride here, they were ready to get settled in and serve the people in need in Venice. We were happy to welcome back Duane...
Work projects this week centered around a lot of digging. A great deal of mucking went on this week. Some of the mud was wet and heavy, making for a very dirty job. Other jobs were not quite so dirty as removal of muck in some of the basements...
A memorable week in East Montpelier. On Wednesday, the one year anniversary of the catastrophic flood, hurricane Beryl came thru Vermont and flooded many parts of the state again. Bridges and roads were washed away. Our camp, right next to the...
DÉJÀ VU The one-year anniversary date of the 2023 flood was July 10. There was a lot of angst in the community as the anniversary date approached. It didn’t help that some weather forecasts called for 7 ½ inches of rain. Flood watches and...
Summer has arrived in the North Shuswap with temperatures reaching low 30s for the first time this year. We had the pleasure of welcoming two youth groups this week. There were five volunteers from the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C...
This week we welcomed 8 wonderful youth and sponsors from Oak Grove Mennonite Church in Smithville, Ohio. They came ready to serve the people in need in Venice. We also welcomed a three-week volunteer, Kyana, to the project. She was readily included...
This week we welcomed 23 energetic youth and adults from Crossroads Mennonite Church in Indiana. They came ready to work hard and enjoy their time in Venice. We also began July with a new group of long-term volunteers. Verne Geissinger came as...