With the MDS projects nearing completion, our meeting table is shrinking in size. We welcomed seven individuals from B.C. and a couple from Alberta this week for a total group size of 17 this week. The deck, stairs and railing surrounding Mary’s...
At the end of last week, we said goodbye to a group from Laglace Bible Fellowship Church in Alberta. At our usual orientation on Sunday evening, we said our hellos to a youth group associated with the Altona Sommerfeld Church, along with a few others...
This week we welcomed the Morden Sommerfeld Church group of 12 from Southern Manitoba in addition to 13 long-term volunteers. At Rosie’s home, the kitchen cabinets were installed as well as lights and receptacles. The main panel was hooked up...
Last week’s “Athletes in Action” Soccer Camp at our host church was a great success. It was a quiet week at MDS camp with no weekly volunteers scheduled. We are back in business this week, with temperatures in the high 20s. We welcomed 19...
It was scorching hot this week in Shuswap. Smoke from nearby wildfires filled the air. We plan to shut down the project next week, to allow for the annual “Athlete’s in Action” Soccer Camp at our base camp. We welcomed a large youth...
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...
Fourteen volunteers worked on sites in the North Shuswap this week. The volunteers came from Winnipeg, Red Deer, Morden, Winkler, Meldrum Bay, Waldheim, Edmonton, Leamington, Chatham, Blind Bay and Port Moody. We were joined by seven community...
This week, 14 volunteers have been working at the sites in the North Shuswap. The volunteers came from Winnipeg, Red Deer, Winkler, Meldrum Bay, Waldheim, Blind Bay, Ladner, Delta, Stoney Plain, Calgary, Abbotsford and Port Moody. Additionally, we...
Sixteen volunteers were working on sites in the North Shuswap this week. The volunteers came from Winnipeg, Red Deer, Morden, Winkler, Meldrum Bay, Waldheim, Cranbrook, Okotoks, Blind Bay and Port Moody. We were joined by five community volunteers on...