On Sunday afternoon before the weekly crew arrived, some of the long-term volunteers were able to meet the owners of house 4 and give them a peek inside at the progress of the house. They were excited to see the progress and the kids had many...
We have had a lot of excitement in Marianna this past week. Wildfires were raging just south of us, tornado warnings at 5:00 a.m. with an excursion to the Evangel Church Activity Center for safety, and then much-needed rainfall. We could have...
On Saturday we welcomed Judy Schmidt, (MB) serving as head cook. She joined Marlene and Leon Martin, (PA) assistant cook and construction supervisor, as well as Don and Rachel Horst, (KS) project director and office manager. After a long train...
Matthew 9:36-38 “when he saw the crowd he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few, therefore pray...
This week we were blessed with a large group of volunteers. The first group included Todd Haworth, Tracy Haworth, Paul Haworth, Wayne Brown, Jim Eby, Kevin Froese, and Jerry Moody. They came from Washington, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The second...
Hello In There In 1971, I discovered John Prine. He’d just released his first vinyl album and the songs directed an uncommon beautiful light on common experiences. His song “Hello In There” extended my education about loneliness and older...
It was a beautiful sunny week for our closing in Breathitt County. We still had Dave and Patti Hughes as Project Director and Office Manager and Ivan and Anna Mary Martin continued as our cooks. Our weekly volunteers were from a variety of places...
Spring is in the air – very warm (80’s) air this week! The new volunteers who arrived over the weekend are getting acclimated to our worksites. We had another house blessing and are thankful that we helped a mother and her family have a more...
Four of the February long-term team have completed a month of service. Rollie, Josie, Leo and Mim are all returning home this weekend. Tina, Ryan and Les will continue on through the month of March. Lauren King arrived to replace Josie as office...