The last week of work in Wynne found our group of eighteen high school students and their sponsors doing a variety of things. As usual, the last week of a project brought its challenges to provide meaningful work. In this case, the first three days...
A group of 17 from Heritage High School, Hagerstown MD, joined us this week. Brent and Mary Horst along with David and Jeannette Dan provided excellent leadership for the group. Because our four houses have been mostly completed, Project Director...
A team of thirteen from Maple Grove Mennonite Church in Atglen PA joined us this week. Not only was it a talented and skilled group, it also included a three generation Beiler family. (see group photo with the Beilers on the couch) The punch list for...
Volunteers this month came from two provinces and four states. As usual, a strong commitment to service produced a strong bond for the 13 volunteers. Inside work included painting doors and trim, cleaning and sealing the cement floors, installing...
Nine volunteers from Wisconsin joined us this week. In preparation for the home dedications next week they painted, hung doors, finished closets, trimmed windows, installed vanities, microwaves and baseboard. The homes are built on slabs. This week...
Volunteers from Manitoba and Pennsylvania joined us this week. With their help the carpenter work at Scott’s house is finished. That included hanging doors, installing cabinets, trimming doors and windows and touch up painting. The Wynne Long Term...
We had two of our four houses ready to drywall finish with a third nearly ready at the beginning of this week. A group of men from Fisher IL joined us along with a brother and sister from Kalona IA. Three of the IL group were skilled drywall...
A group of 14 young adults from Lancaster PA joined our 13 Long Term Volunteers for a spring like week of framing houses. On Monday a crew began framing our fourth house and by Friday it was lockable. Work on the other three houses included roofing,...
We had another great week on the sites in Wynne, Arkansas. Our groups of volunteers were thirteen young people including two couples from Pennsylvania. Two men from Southern Ontario Canada and a young man from Ohio. Karla Friesen from the MDS...
