An energetic group of six students and three staff members from Eastern Mennonite High School were joined by two women from Ontario as our weekly group. At midweek we also welcomed Keith Graybill who is replacing Larry Loganbill as Project Director...
This week we welcomed a group of 10 young people from Lancaster County, along with their two drivers who also joined our work crews. We also welcomed two year-long crew leaders, Jack Odhiambo and Inkosiinhle Ndlovu-Mathuthu, who spent the month of...
There was no fooling around in the Arcadia MDS Unit on April 1! Instead, 15 young men from southern Indiana spread out among several job sites and quickly went to work. At Mr. Smith’s home they completed the crown molding, installed door frames,...
George and Ira Gershwin were brothers who wrote many classic songs, with George composing the music and Ira writing the lyrics. The music ranged from jazz and popular songs to orchestral compositions, like Rhapsody in Blue, one of the greatest of...
Five volunteers arrived on Sunday evening from Ohio, our smallest group this winter, but just the right size for finishing up our work here in Dawson Springs this week. Three homes are completed and cleaned and waiting for dedication on Friday. The...
Late Sunday afternoon, our new crew of capable weekly volunteers arrived. Three of the four men are from North Carolina and one from Colorado. The men applied their skills to various jobs. They removed the chimney, replaced screws and completed the...
Kevin Deal is a singer-songwriter from Texas. When he was a kid, the family moved around a lot, but settled in for several years north of Dallas. He started listening to country music when it was “workin’ man’s” music. He listened to the...
The Hardee County, FL RV Team finished strong! The week brought solid pushing to finish up on the Myrtle and Tangerine homes, and to get as far as possible on the Lee St. house. Ray, Dave, Darlene, Rich, Ruby, Sieg, Elenore, Rex, Ed, and Ray all...
Our time in Grand Isle has come to an end and with such mixed emotions. It is always hard to leave a community that you’ve lived and worked in for 3,2 or even 1 month. The people here in Grand Isle have been so wonderful, kind, and friendly as...
