What a wonderful and enjoyable group of volunteers we had this week! We had a group of 9 women and their drivers from Central Wisconsin. They were full of energy and ready to tackle new jobs and experiences, which they did with eagerness. They...
We had 10 Long term volunteers this week, and we had three day workers who each served 2 days. Thanks Joe, Bob & Hugh! We welcomed our new cooks for three weeks: Karin & Helmut Hein from Abbotsford. They arrived with a vehicle full of...
Toward the end of this week we received a wonderful gift. It rained in Paradise! We received 1.25 inches over a 24-hour span, gentle and steady. It all soaked into the earth and the plants drank it eagerly. This is the best fire prevention possible....
Our mornings began with a one-minute neck massage, and the week ended with a ten-minute massage for willing participants. That’s the benefit of having a licensed massage therapist on the work crew. This week we experienced the miracles of “lost...
We are grateful for the two weekly volunteers, Peter Erb and Louisa Pirozzi-Erb, from Dundee, Ohio, who arrived Sunday, May 22. We enjoyed working with them; they added spice to our group! Saturday, May 27, Leo and Mim Martin returned to Pennsylvania...
We welcomed weekly volunteers from New York State and Oregon as well as new long-term volunteers from New York State, Kentucky, Alabama and Illinois. Lois & Wayne Hochstetler will be serving as Project Director and Office Manager; Fred Hershey...
This week a couple from Manitoba came to volunteer with his parents, who were already here. At Tammy & Dustan’s: the excavator arrived on Monday and dug steps for the foundation forms. The rebar and material for foundation forms was delivered...
A family of four from Manitoba joined us on Sunday, to make our MDS family grow to eleven in all, one is from B.C. and the rest are from Manitoba. The gravel that was delivered to our camp site last week was wheelbarrowed into position as walkways...
A group of ten weekly volunteers joined the May long-term team Sunday, May 15. The group included Jerry and Diane Stoltzfus from South Carolina, Harold, Martha and Justin Amstutz, from South Carolina, as well as Lee, Clay, Carson and Isaiah Hoover,...