This week ended with great joy – a house blessing at the Minnix home – a culmination of over 1,000 hours of service given by approximately 24 volunteers over 13 weeks. We are excited for the homeowner who is very eager to move in. The...
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,...
Our new weekly volunteers joining us this week are a group of 9 from Wisconsin. And added to the long term team is Dick and Sharon, from Lancaster, PA. Dick will be serving as crew leader and Sharon as Assistant Cook for the month of February....
We said good-bye to Bruce, Nancy, and Dean after they have been great assets to our group for three weeks. We also said hello to Margaret and Clark, Mark and Martha, and Don and Anj. We welcomed them to our group of hard working folks. Margaret is...
One volunteer from Iowa stayed with us from last week; we gained 6 young men from Pennsylvania and another man from Ohio. Three people from for our partner Techos Pa Mi Gente (TPMG, Roofs for My People) helped us each day with the construction work...
Last Sunday we attended Pastor John Grayson’s church. He is on the long-term recovery team, pastors three churches, runs a small homeless shelter, a performing arts theater, and numerous other small missions in town. He held anointings for several...
This week there were a total of 9 volunteers at the project in Liberty, TX. The volunteers were again divided between two projects: Work continued in Handley’s home (Home #2). The team finished drywalling and started painting. On Tuesday, Jan...
One of the weekly volunteers expressed what many felt last week. What is one suggestion that would improve your MDS experience? “Sunny weather.” The first four days were cool, drizzly, and cloudy. By Friday the sun broke through and...