On Wednesday evening Mrs. Hayward came for dinner and to tell us her story of living through Hurricane Ian with her two cats. What a terrifying experience she shared with us. She had a lot of destruction in her home and it is now completely...
The first week of February brought some long-term leadership changes to Eastern Kentucky. Dayton (Project Director) and Gayle (Office Manager) Frey, from Goshen, Ind.; Anna Mary (Head Cook) and Ivan (Assistant Cook) Martin, from Narvon, Pa.; Ralph (...
We said goodbye to Fred, Sue and Tim, and Mark this month, but welcomed some new volunteers. Welcome to Jim and Jan from Manitoba, Canada; Martha and Mark from Pennsylvania, and Pete and Loretta from New York. Staying on for another month are...
This was the last week of volunteering for three of our volunteers! We will certainly miss the interactions and fellowship with Trish, Lee and Kathy and wish them well as they move on to the next adventure in their lives. We also enjoyed having...
We welcomed a group of 14 – one couple from Missouri and 1 couple with 10 young ladies from Michigan. Also joining us was Tobia Muff, Crew Leader’s, family of 7, from Minnesota. Due to some delays, it looked a bit challenging to keep...
On Saturday most of our group toured a retired oil rig in Morgan City LA. It is now privately owned and open for tours. A retired oil rig worker gave us a phenomenal tour, and even though today’s technology is vastly different than that of this...
This was the final week of MDS Leadership for Verne Geissinger (Project Director,), Joyce Geissinger (Assistant Cook), Connie Goertzen (Head Cook), Janie Heatwole (Office Manager), and Conrad Heatwole (Crew Leader). Hannah Steffen and Janis Ott (...
Four gentlemen, co-workers from the Ephrata area of PA came to Eastern Kentucky to lay block and complete the foundation of house #32. With wet weather in the forecast, they worked hard and completed the project on Wednesday. Because our 4th...
Another big week. Monday started out with the powerful experience of a meeting between Mennonite church leaders, MDS leaders, and FEMA leaders, as well as some MDS funding groups. The topic of discussion? Working together to build resilience in the...