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Weekly Reports

Jennings, LA – Feb. 18-24, 2024

This week we had 15 youth from the Denver, PA area, as well as two young ladies from New York. All together they were a power house of carpentry finishers, roofers, and painters. The roofers steamed through two of the extra jobs that would otherwise...

Eastern, KY – Feb. 18-24, 2024

This week we were blessed to have three groups of volunteers join us. A group of 8 from Pennsylvania, 4 young women from Ontario, and a family of 8 from New York. It was great to see the three groups get to know each other and have fun working...

Port Isabel, TX – Feb. 18-24, 2024

Why Shouldn’t We New Jersey is the home state of singer-songwriter, Mary Chapin Carpenter. Her father was an executive with Life magazine, and when he was transferred, Carpenter moved with the family to Japan and Washington D.C. She began her music...

Crisfield, MD – Feb. 18-24, 2024

This week we said goodbye to Janis Ott, a crew leader that has been in Crisfield for 2 months.  He will be heading to Fresno, California for the annual celebration, then continuing his year-long program with MDS. We entertained 11 young adults from...

Dawson Springs, KY – Feb. 18-24, 2024

This weekend of February 17 was transition time at the Dawson Springs, KY, MDS base.  David and Patti Hughes ended their six weeks here and we thank them for their time of service and their work here!  As well, Neil Pettifor left for his home on...

Welsh, LA – RV – Feb. 18-24, 2024

We get to enjoy a wonderful municipal park in the Town of Welsh.  It has 14 full hook-up sites that are mostly flat and graveled.  (see photo)Along the north side is a row of trees and a small creek.  When you face the south side, you can see two...

Grand Isle, LA – RV – Feb. 11-17, 2024

Monday morning started off a little shaky.  We had a terrible wind and rainstorm overnight that lasted into the morning, so our workday started at 10:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m.  Despite the late start much work was accomplished that day and...

Hardee County, FL – RV – Feb. 11-17, 2024

Our team went in three different directions this week.  Although we were “few in number” at each house, we made great progress!  We were blessed to have workers from Christian Disaster Service help with the painting.  Dave and Ed spent most of...

CrisField, MD – Feb. 11-17, 2024

Hannah Steffen, a long-term crew leader that has been in Crisfield for 6 weeks, said farewell this week.  She is heading back home to Ohio to work the calf-birthing season on her family’s dairy farm. Although she did take time to help the cooks...

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