Week two found the Guam volunteers watching Typhoon Bolaven threaten the island instead of working on our project. We worked Monday morning and then had to wait until Friday to continue. Thankfully the eye of the storm passed by about 30 miles north...
In May of 2023, Typhoon Mawyar produced 140 mile an hour winds and 28.42 inches of rain on the island of Guam. Candy and her husband Orin had their home severely damaged by this storm. FEMA is asking MDS to focus on getting a room or two in...
Greetings from Crisfield, MD, The Crisfield site has reopened with the volunteers serving for the next four weeks. Keith and Janet Graybill from Pa arrived to serve as Project Director and Office Manager. Don O’Neil from Alberta, Canada...
During the week of Oct 2-6 we had 14 volunteers who came from Indiana. These were young people who worked hard and also played hard. They were fun to watch as they interacted together. We worked on 3 homes this week. Mary’s home was started back in...
Long-term volunteers this week include Jack Odhiambo, Inko Ndlovu-Mathuthu, Eric Douglas and Janis Ott, the four year-long volunteers; David King, crew leader; Lois Wenger, head cook; Don and Rachel Horst, project director and office manager. Our...
Long-term volunteers this week were year-long volunteer, Jack Odhiambo from Kenya; Inko Ndlovu-Mathuthu from Zimbabwe; Eric Douglas from Mississippi and Janis Ott from Germany. From Virginia was David King, crew leader; Lois Wenger from New York...
Long-term volunteers this week included our 4 yearlong volunteers, Jack Odhiambo, Inko Ndlovu-Mathuthu, Eric Douglas and Janis Ott; David King, crew leader; Lois Wenger, head cook; Mim and Leo Martin, assistant cook and crew leader; Don and Rachel...
Jack Odhiambo and Inko Ndlovu-Mathuthu, yearlong volunteers, arrived Wed. evening joining two more yearlong volunteers, Eric Douglas and Janis Ott, who came on Sunday. David King, serving as a crew leader; Mim and Leo Martin, serving as assistant...
Here we are to the end of another week at the Cape Breton Project. But not only the end of the week—also the end of our time here in Cape Breton. The short-term volunteers this week are the Wiens family from Manitoba, and the Strathdees from ON....
