After a six-day train trip, ten young men from New York arrived in Elk to help finish up the four houses started from scratch early in October. Their skills and enthusiasm were evident right up until supper on Friday night. On Thursday, they knocked...
Once again, time seems to fly by, another week has passed, another weekly group came as strangers and left as brothers and sisters. On Sunday evening we were greeted by the team from Saskatchewan, led by Peter Matens. The team was comprised of...
Rollin Ulrich writing, as I am privileged to serve with MDS as the Project Director in Elk for a few of the waning weeks of 2025. As I arrived in Elk, I was warmly greeted by the LTV staff at the camp. Some I knew, some I did not. As I tell Velma...
A volunteer from British Columbia joined two couples from northern Indiana as our short-term volunteers this week. They joined four long-term volunteers from northern New York, along with our three crew leaders, to form three crews. One crew began...
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;...
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...
This week, seven weekly volunteers from Montana, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California joined our three crew leaders to continue framing houses #1 and #2. By the end of the week, trusses were set on house #1, as well as the outside walls on house #2...
Volunteers this week came from Ohio, Montana, and Washington State. Framing continued on house #1, and by the end of the week, the outside walls were up. Walls were poured on house #3, and forms were removed, cleaned, and oiled in preparation for the...
This week marked the third week of work in Elk, Washington, where 10 weekly volunteers from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area joined one year-long and nine long-term volunteers. Together, the team made steady progress—completing the cement work on...
