This week we welcomed 9 fun-loving youth and sponsors from Swamp Mennonite Church in Bally, Pennsylvania. After a long van ride here, they were ready to get settled in and serve the people in need in Venice. We were happy to welcome back Duane...
Work projects this week centered around a lot of digging. A great deal of mucking went on this week. Some of the mud was wet and heavy, making for a very dirty job. Other jobs were not quite so dirty as removal of muck in some of the basements...
It was scorching hot this week in Shuswap. Smoke from nearby wildfires filled the air. We plan to shut down the project next week, to allow for the annual “Athlete’s in Action” Soccer Camp at our base camp. We welcomed a large youth...
How many volunteers were at the project site this week? Where did they come from? 8 volunteers: Duncannon, PA; Flat Rock, NC; Kalona, IA; York Springs, PA Describe briefly the work done and the accomplishments for each job worked on. The RV...
A memorable week in East Montpelier. On Wednesday, the one year anniversary of the catastrophic flood, hurricane Beryl came thru Vermont and flooded many parts of the state again. Bridges and roads were washed away. Our camp, right next to the...
DÉJÀ VU The one-year anniversary date of the 2023 flood was July 10. There was a lot of angst in the community as the anniversary date approached. It didn’t help that some weather forecasts called for 7 ½ inches of rain. Flood watches and...
Summer has arrived in the North Shuswap with temperatures reaching low 30s for the first time this year. We had the pleasure of welcoming two youth groups this week. There were five volunteers from the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C...