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Weekly Reports

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Elk, WA – Feb. 14- 21, 2026

We had snow several days this week and the snow-covered pine trees and blue sky made the drive to the worksites beautiful. We marveled at God’s creation. This week 10 volunteers from Canadian Mennonite University joined us. They brought much energy...

Elk, WA – Feb. 8- 14, 2026

This week we welcomed 6 skilled and hard-working men from Wisconsin, as well as Dick, a plumber from Washington. And the weather was great – dry, sunny, and mild. We did not have to deal with mud this week! Bill’s house – We finished the...

Elk, WA – Feb. 1- 7, 2026

The new long-term volunteer team arrived and is preparing to be here for the month of February. We are from Indiana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Alaska, and Virginia. We also have two Rosedale trade school students here from Delaware and Michigan. We welcomed...

Elk, WA – Jan. 25- 31, 2026

Our month of service has come to a close, and we will miss our lovely haven in the woods beside Deer Lake.  We fed the deer for the last time and watched the flock of turkeys waddle through the yard. The next month’s long-term volunteers...

Elk, WA – Jan. 18- 24, 2026

We enjoyed having volunteers from a variety of locations to join the three women from PA. British Columbia, Washington, Colorado and Ohio, and new crew leaders from Illinois and Virginia. Hanging sheetrock at Bill’s is about 70% complete, and...

Elk, WA – Jan. 11- 17, 2026

We have appreciated a week of mild weather. Our weekly volunteers were a family from Iowa and three women who arrived by train from Pennsylvania.  The women will be here for two weeks and our volunteer from Washington will stay with us...

Elk, WA – Jan. 4- 10, 2026

How blessed we are to begin the new year here at this lovely facility at Loon Lake, WA.  We enjoy seeing flocks of turkeys walk through our yard every day and daily visits of several deer that we can feed from our hands.  Our Long-Term Volunteer...

Elk, WA – Dec. 14- 19, 2025

After a six-day train trip, ten young men from New York arrived in Elk to help finish up the four houses started from scratch early in October. Their skills and enthusiasm were evident right up until supper on Friday night. On Thursday, they knocked...

Elk, WA – Dec. 7- 12, 2025

Once again, time seems to fly by, another week has passed, another weekly group came as strangers and left as brothers and sisters.   On Sunday evening we were greeted by the team from Saskatchewan, led by Peter Matens. The team was comprised of...

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