We had 2 couples from PA for our weekly volunteers along with 1 long term volunteer from Germany. On the Cisneros house, we finished painting and cleaned up the yard from drywall scraps and other things. World Renew continued to hang drywall and...
We had a group of 14 weekly volunteers from VA and NY along with two longer term volunteers from VA and Germany. On the del Angel house we built the decks, installed the doors, siding and got it completely painted. The Rodríguez house the deck was...
We were a very small group again this week which consisted of only long-term leaders and one long term volunteer. We finished the trusts, got them and the sheeting on, so the Casas house is covered. Did rough in plumbing, thanks to a local...
We were a small group this week, consisting of four weekly volunteers, who worked with our construction supervisor, a crew leader and two longterm workers. Electrical work was completed at the Rodriguez house, then it was all hands on deck at the...
Week 3 at the McAllen project was a busy one again. A group of six men from the Evangelical Mennonite Church in Seminole TX managed to accomplish more than we could have imagined. At the Cisneros house, electrical boxes were installed, and wire...
Week 3 at the McAllen project was a busy one again. A group of six men from the Evangelical Mennonite Church in Seminole TX managed to accomplish more than we could have imagined. At the Cisneros house, electrical boxes were installed, and wire...
Longterm staffers were joined by a group of 8 persons from Central Kansas, most of them from the Eden Mennonite Church. Work crews were divided between the house that was started last week, and a second house nearby. At the Cisneros house, also...
The leadership team of six welcomed four weekly volunteers, all from the state of Virginia although not all from the same location in the state, for the first week of Fall 2022 work at the McAllen project. Once again, we are partnered with UMCOR (...
Hello In There In 1971, I discovered John Prine. He’d just released his first vinyl album and the songs directed an uncommon beautiful light on common experiences. His song “Hello In There” extended my education about loneliness and older...