The long-term crew of J. Loren, Stu & Starla, Walt & Millie and Nevin handed off the baton to the March long-term crew of Verne and Joyce from Pennsylvania, Lois from New York, Josie from Ohio, David from New York and Paul from Pennsylvania....
Work progressed this week on Miss Joy’s home. We mudded and sanded until we were dreaming about it at night. It was a joyous occasion when we were able to prime and paint the first bedroom! The weather has turned warm and humid and without...
“Hallelujah… Texas Style” As a native of Central Texas, I get excited when it is springtime in this part of the world. As the end of last week approached, I had not readily found a song that reflected the complex mixtures of...
This week we had two groups of young men from Wisconsin and New York. Two of them brought their families, so we enjoyed some children as well. The weather cooperated very well. Since three of the jobs were all in the same two blocks in Welsh, the...
We had a very productive work week on Grand Isle. We have started a new project at Miss Joy’s home. It is a big project and we hope that we can get it done during our last month here on Grand Isle. It includes perfataping, painting,...
After saying goodbye to our CBC team, we welcomed seven new Church of the Brethren volunteers from CA and ID. Anna & Ivan Martin from PA continued as our cooks; Harlan Newswanger and Keith Sensenig from OH, as our crew leaders; Mary-Ann &...
The Stories We Can Tell John Sebastian was born in 1944, one of the “Boomer” generation. He grew up in New York City, listening to the music of Burl Ives, Woodie Gutherie, Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins. In the early 1960’s...
It was another great week in Louisiana! It did not rain all week! This week we installed flooring, painted and installed door trim at Veronica’s. At Jacob’s we installed ceiling fans and lights, touched up the paint on the inside...
Sunday evening found us with 15 new volunteers from Ohio, all of whom are either from the home congregation of Mike and Linda or their surrounding community. It’s so good to see these familiar faces, which includes our son, daughter-in-law and...