This was a transition week at West Asheville, with Jeff, Josie and Joetta being replaced by Peter Goertzen, Betty Simensen and Erwin (Erv) Willms. Sunday evening, November 23, we welcomed a group of three men from Alberta, a couple from Pennsylvania...
Our second group of November volunteers arrived after a long day of travel, excited to be here and ready to help build houses. Fifteen volunteers came from Virginia, Indiana, New York, Nebraska, South Dakota and Canada. On Monday morning, work...
Ray and Mim Heisey, along with Cindy Lee and Steve (Coalman) Sanderson, arrived a few days early to get acquainted with the area and the jobs that were, and still are, in progress. Ray will be serving as Project Director, and Cindy Lee will be...
We had a total of 11 volunteers during the week of 11/17–11/21: 8 weekly volunteers and 3 leadership volunteers, working on the Albright and Gongage bridges in Hendersonville, and the Martin Bridge in Flat Rock. Our volunteers were from PA, VA, OH...
This week in Lahaina, volunteers continued steady progress on several fire recovery projects. House 3, a new build, is moving forward, while updates are pending for House 4 as the team works with Brandy to confirm homeowner names and signatures....
A group of eight weekly volunteers from Madison Mennonite Church, Madison WI, spent the week in Elk. By the end of the week, bundles of shingles were on the roof (with the help of Bill’s equipment). The front decking on house #1 was completed;...
We had a total of 13 volunteers during the week of 11/9 to 11/14: 10 weekly volunteers and 3 leadership volunteers. They worked on the Beg Bridge in Black Mountain and the Albright and Gongage Bridges in Hendersonville. Our volunteers were from PA...
A group of ten young people, six women and four men, arrived from Penn Yan, New York, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday evening, November 9, to work on repairing houses. A second group of ten, all men from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,...
An energetic group of teens from Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, VA, along with three sponsors, joined us for the week. One team worked on house wrap, sheathing, foam, set interior walls, finished the deck, and leveled the ground for...
