This week has been bitter sweet for most of us here as we said farewell to two of our couples. Joanne and Dennis along with Bill and Sandi headed home after a ten week stay. We never say goodbye it is always “we will meet you again.” They...
David King championed our roofing effort this week. With his crew of up to eight or nine, he oversaw four roof replacements!! The fourth belongs to the daughter of our Catholic Charities caseworker, Cynthia Julian. We hope some of these home owners...
It is a reality – we have only two weeks of service remaining here in Marianna. We have accomplished much, but we won’t be able to provide what it takes to get everyone back in their homes – there are still people on the waiting list. We...
On Saturday, we were excited to welcome our new assistant cook, Joan Hopkins. She flew in from Michigan to work with us for the next three weeks. On Sunday, our weekly volunteers arrived. Austin and Rachel Zimmerman, Ryan and Audrey Burkholder, Luke...
Our volunteers this week included one from OH, five from Forest Hills Mennonite, PA and a father and son-in-law from Alberta. Herb Hoover, PA joined our long-term team as a crew leader, which brought our total to 18. Work continues at Cirby...
Salvation Some places must have a special energy in the soil or water that creates amazing songwriters and singers. The mountains and tidelands of North Carolina is one of those places. It is the home of many great musicians and songwriters,...
Keep On Going At some times in my life, I have thought that no matter where I looked, there was precious little joy to observe. In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, we don’t have to look far to find suffering. There are people at the bridges...
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...