This week in Lahaina, HI we had a total of twenty-three volunteers. Five of the volunteers were a family from Saskatchawan, Canada. Ten of the volunteers were a group of friends, nine from Pennsylvania and one from New York. There are eight...
The leadership group was transitioning this week with a new cook, project director and office manager coming in. There was a little excitement as flights were delayed and connections missed, so the crew had to cook their own breakfast and went...
An ambitious team of Volunteers from the Lancaster region in Pennsylvania made up of 4 young ladies and 5 young men along with their 2 sponsors made a huge impact on the Pointe au Chien community this week! With their help, our team of 6 LT...
The incoming long-term leadership group was joined last week by a group of 15 energetic young people from New York and one Texan to start off our last month of work here in Conroe. As we make a marathon push to finish up our work here, the crew...
This weekend brought in a new long term team, with the exception of Ron and Char, who continue on here as Crew Leader and Cook. Beth Ann had arrived on Wednesday and continues as a long term volunteer. Mike and Linda (Project Director and Office...
What a fun week in Spartanburg! Laura Pribble came to help Emily Ropp in the kitchen and Don Lichti arrived to overlap a few days with the current Project Director. Tim Sweigart stepped up to fill some big shoes as Construction Supervisor and rose to...
Spring break for nine Eastern Mennonite University students involved a trip to Puerto Rico where they learned how to put on a roof damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. They were joined by the campus pastor at EMU. Introductions during orientation had...
During my Sunday walk along Deer Lake’s shoreline, I watched the final thin sheets of ice crack and recede. The sun pierced the chilly air, warming the trees while the grass is still caught in winter’s hold. Flocks of turkeys, each...
We absolutely enjoyed another beautiful week of warm sunny weather in southeast Texas, until the weekend. Thunderstorms and lightning kept some of us awake Saturday night. A lot of progress was made in Karen J’s house this week. Bonnie and Todd...