We finally have a good start on all three of our house builds in Ironton, LA. We had a slow start at the beginning of January waiting for permits and the installation of the pylons for construction. A group from Pennsylvania last week was...
We enjoyed the slowdown of the Unit because of the ice. It was beautiful to take a walk to the dam and enjoy the quiet and God’s beauty. On Monday the “crew” {long termers} finished some odd jobs around the church; painting and trim work in...
Sunday, we welcomed a group of young adults from around Penn Yan, New York. Work continued on the Hayes house the rough in plumbing was completed. The electrical rough in has been completed as well and the insulation was installed. The drywall was...
This past week, we worked together with the Conroe MDS project on a new build in the Magnolia district, with volunteers on our team from Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia (Canada), and Iowa and Indiana (USA). Several of us had worked...
A very productive week in Perry. The team was split up to work on 4 houses and 2 were completed. Flooring, mudding, painting, installing a large front door, and replacing a fiberglass shower with composite stone made for a busy crew. We are...
Greetings from a cold and wintry West Ashville! Sunday night we welcomed 12 volunteers from the Landis Valley Christian Fellowship and a newly married couple from Ohio. Seven young men arrived from Ontario, Canada for the Bridge Program . This week...
Our winter long term volunteers arrived in Louisiana January 6. Project director is Paul Schamback along with his wife Lisa who is Office manager. Andy Martin, Layne Newswanger, Sam Stoltzfus, Simon Martin, Jonathan Zimmerman, Andrew Zimmerman, and...
This week was a continuation of working on the Wilkes home. Advances were made in finishing the drywall in both bedrooms and painting the ceiling and walls. The bathroom continued to give some challenges with the plumbing, but the plan finally worked...
This week the group was from Lancaster Co., PA. Jon set up a painting studio in the gym beside the Unit. The women painted all the trim, doors and cement boards for Mr. Lindsey and Ms. Phillips. Jon made some drying racks that were able to hold a...