Work was completed at the Roger and Nannie States home this week. A house blessing was held in the barn on their property. A group of volunteers from Au Gres MI painted, laid flooring, and did finish work in the Burns, Herald and Southwood homes....
We had a great week here on Grand Isle, LA. We are frantically working trying to get as much done as we can on Miss Joy’s house as we are counting down the days when we have to head north again. All of the flooring got installed this week which...
Two men from Pennsylvania, seven young ladies from Missouri and one teenage lad from New York arrived in Crisfield Sunday evening. Crew leader Maynard Hostetter from Maryland also joined the long-term team since David Norris from New York completed...
It was good to see familiar faces as two groups arrived this afternoon – eight from the home congregation of Char and Ron in Ohio, and eight from a church in Illinois. We were later joined by two additional volunteers from IL who spent a couple...
Thank you, team, for making our first week a great week. Words of encouragement to all of you as we continue to serve in whatever area God is calling you this next week. “The JOY of the LORD is your strength” Nehemiah 8:10. Some of us...
This week we welcomed Wilda Wenger’s group of 15 from Dayton and Bridgewater Virginia to our Arcadia site. It was very good to reconnect with this group. Again, we spent time singing together. A second group of 25 from Lancaster, PA, led by...
It is hard to believe that our time here is almost done. This week the crew really accomplished a lot. We are still working in #17 the Stumpy Lane house, refinishing the addition of 2 bedrooms, the bathroom and repairing the kitchen. We have...
God’s Overcoat When we lived in Venezuela, we sang many beautiful “coros” during church services. None conveyed the messages of comfort and protection like “El que Habita al Abrigo de Dios.” Written in 1949 by Luz Ester Rios de Cuna,...
Thirteen volunteers from PA and IN worked on five houses this week. Work at States included doors, base board, casing and painting; at Southwood dry wall and painting; at Neace plumbing, insulation and painting; at Herald drywall; and at Joseph...