Happy Thanksgiving from Port Charlotte! Today (Thanksgiving) is a warm sunny 80* in Florida. We are blessed with a group of thirteen cousins from Ohio along with two volunteers from Michigan and three volunteers from Canada. In addition, we welcomed...
Much was accomplished this week. The McAllister home is near completion, with touchup painting and trims left to do. Mary’s home continued to be roughed in and plumbed this week. Mudding and sanding continues, and we hope to finish that next week....
This week in Selma, we were joined by 6 weekly volunteers… 1 from Minnesota, 2 from The Meeting Place church in Winnipeg, Manitoba and 3 men from Ohio. The temperatures in Selma were fall-like with 30s at night and 60s-70s daytime highs We were...
Long-term volunteers this week were new to their roles at the Amory project, except for construction supervisor, David King, from VA. Serving as head cook, Judith Schmidt, Manitoba; assistant cook, Jenny Stuckey, OH; crew leaders, Ken Hollinger, MI...
So much was accomplished this week. We were down one couple but the remaining worked so hard. Team building continued with a game night and our weekly potluck, where we played Two Truths and a Lie. It was fun to get to know our fellow volunteers. At...
Greetings from Port Charlotte, Florida. This week we welcomed a group of fifteen consisting of youth and adults from Ohio and the Shenandoah Valley. The repair work to homes continues from the aftermath of Ian. The week was spent painting,...
This week’s crew of 18 weekly volunteers included people from Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Some were new to MDS. Work continued clearing debris from yards and creeks, felling and cutting up trees. We had a bucket lift this week that...
The week of November10, we welcomed 13 volunteers from the Willow Street Church in Lancaster PA to Port Charlotte. They arrived curious as to how they would engage with theMDS project. Monday morning started with the three...
