“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound . . .” The devotional led by 12 students from Rosedale Bible College reminded us to be grateful. This group from Ohio was led by Al Yoder, a long-time MDS volunteer. Their liveliness was refreshing, their...
We thought we would only have five workers this week, because our large group cancelled out. But our head cook reached out to a nephew in Dayton, Virginia, and he responded by sending eight youth to help us. We also had two unexpected arrivals of two...
“When y’all first came [to my house] I had no heat, no ceiling, only a small space heater, I was putting shower curtains on the ceiling to try and keep the heat from going out.” Pam Parker came to our dinner tonight and wanted to thank us from...
Cleo Koop is back, with a group of 24 “oldies” (but goodies) from Kansas. We had a busy week taking care of everyone, but as usual, the work progressed to our satisfaction. Three of Cleo’s crew work in a newly-established MDS cabinet shop back...
“Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” We stood, crowded around Ms. Joyce Manuel in her beautiful home, tears in our eyes and smiles on our faces. Joyce’s house repairs were finished, thanks to our diligent RV crew. The stories were told...
Another productive week. Ten old-order youth from several states met down here and gave us a wonderful boost! Pamela Parker got almost all new flooring, significantly improving the look of her house. Sheryl Benoit’s home had lots of mudding,...
This week was very productive. We had a group of 9 young women from Wisconsin, with Donald Martin and 3 other chaperones. Joyce Moss’s home got new flooring and some wall repair, and a carport got erected, ready for tin roofing next week. Trim will...
The fall season has been busy and productive in Jennings. In October a new home dedication attracted about 80 people to help Shirley Zeno, the new home owner and the current MDS volunteers, celebrate the accomplishment. It is the only new home built...
Three weekly volunteers, Carli, Vicki and Randy Wilt from York, PA arrived safe and sound Sunday evening. The Wilt family was welcomed on their first MDS assignment by our long term volunteers, Mim & Leo Martin, from New Holland, PA, Jonas...