Our new long-term team arrived on Saturday (March 1) and consists of Verne & Joyce Geissinger (PA), Roger & Anne Friesen (MB), Daniel & Pamela, Corey Wiebe (MB), and Chuck & Ginny Gibson (MI). Each member has come with a wealth of...
Volunteers this month came from two provinces and four states. As usual, a strong commitment to service produced a strong bond for the 13 volunteers. Inside work included painting doors and trim, cleaning and sealing the cement floors, installing...
Samantha (PD), Ronald (CL) and Gerald (CL) were primarily focused on Miss Raquell’s house for the first week of March. The new team had to first tear off the old roof metal and purlins. Next, they reformed the top of a bathroom wall. When this...
The weather here in southeast Texas was very cooperative this week with warm temperatures and blue skies as we finished up Jose’s home. Ray, Don and Jonathan finished installing the baseboard and window trim; Jim worked on piping the water heater...
This week has been full of new beginnings. New members joined our team this past weekend: Tye and Nancy, Jim and Linda, Steve and Cindy, and Ron & Myra. Over half of us are new to the project! Interestingly, we are equally from the USA and from...
Work continues with Don’s house in Steinhatchee with drywall, painting and flooring. We are awaiting the new cabinets to arrive. Carmichle’s home has had challenges removing drywall and drywall glue from the studs and putting up new drywall. Her...
This week in Selma, we were joined by a group of 7 volunteers from Diller Mennonite Church in southern Pennsylvania, led by Joanne Halteman. The weather in Selma was fall-like with cool mornings and warm, mostly sunny days. Early in the week, at the...
We begin as a new group of long-term volunteers and are learning to know each other and are finding our way in our varied roles. Joetta Schlabach, Grand Marais, MI; Cindy and Dan Steiner, Goshen, IN; Naomi and Joe Byler, Salisbury, PA; Leo and Mim...
We started the week with 8 volunteers from Ohio. 5 men and 3 women came with happy spirits and a willingness to do whatever was needed. The weather was chilly, cloudy and there was a lot of strong wind adding to the chill factor. The wind was...