Long-term volunteers this week were new to their roles at the Amory project, except for construction supervisor, David King, from VA. Serving as head cook, Judith Schmidt, Manitoba; assistant cook, Jenny Stuckey, OH; crew leaders, Ken Hollinger, MI...
So much was accomplished this week. We were down one couple but the remaining worked so hard. Team building continued with a game night and our weekly potluck, where we played Two Truths and a Lie. It was fun to get to know our fellow volunteers. At...
Greetings from Port Charlotte, Florida. This week we welcomed a group of fifteen consisting of youth and adults from Ohio and the Shenandoah Valley. The repair work to homes continues from the aftermath of Ian. The week was spent painting,...
This week’s crew of 18 weekly volunteers included people from Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Some were new to MDS. Work continued clearing debris from yards and creeks, felling and cutting up trees. We had a bucket lift this week that...
The week of November10, we welcomed 13 volunteers from the Willow Street Church in Lancaster PA to Port Charlotte. They arrived curious as to how they would engage with theMDS project. Monday morning started with the three...
This week in Selma, we were joined by 2 small groups of volunteers, 3 from The Meeting Place church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and 4 from Mennonite churches near Berne, Indiana. We were blessed to be able to sign off on 2 job cards. At Kimesha’s home...
This week of work held the surprise of including not only the regular MDS crew signed up for the week, but also 22 workers originally scheduled to do bridge work in W. Virginia. They and others were skilled skid steer, excavator and chainsaw...
Our long-term volunteers this week, serving as head cook, Tim Gerber, OH; assistant cooks, Anita & Andy Stoner, OH; construction supervisor, David King, VA; crew leaders, Larry Loganbill and Gene Kaufman, KS; project director and office manager,...
