Now we come to the exciting time in an MDS project when the new builds are being completed and the home dedications are beginning. This week’s volunteers, consisting of a group of 10 folks (including one teenage grandson) from the Alexanderwohl...
Weather related flight problems caused our group of five from upstate New York to arrive at midnight on Tuesday instead of Sunday afternoon. Even with the shorter week with a full contingent of volunteers, the house and porch roof were completed at...
The week began with very cold temperatures here in southeast Texas. Temperatures dipped into the lower 30’s on Monday and Tuesday but thankfully returned to more seasonable temperatures during the following days. Our weekend ended in the mid 80...
This week, most of the finishing work for Lisa and Bo R’s home in Porter, Texas was completed. Lori, Jean and Linda touched up trim paint and gave the home a thorough clean. Tom and Rex installed the kitchen sink, stove, fridge, washer and dryer...
The team is nearly finished with the large job in Steinhatchee. The whole house has new flooring, cabinets, drywall and counters. This week the baseboard is going on and the final work on the bathroom sinks and plumbing is ready to complete. A...
We had a crew of all boys this week from New York and Pennsylvania. Our 3 home builds got doors hung, kitchen cabinets hung, flooring put down. Final painting and touch up was done. On Friday the boys poured one slab of cement to finish out the...
The last two weeks in Lahaina have been quite interesting. We are experiencing the worst tropical storm they have had here in over forty years. It is still blowing and raining. This morning, after breakfast, we went out looking for a nice spot for...
We had a group of young men who came from the Shiloh Ohio area. They all knew how to use the skidsteer and backhoe, so they took turns playing in the dirt! We had some very cool weather this week, in fact freezing temperatures, and rain, so the site...
A team of 13 young men served as weekly Volunteers this past week from Davis County in Indiana and gave the efforts here a real boost toward finishing the 4 homes in the Pointe au Chien community. With their help, our team of 7 LT volunteers were...