Between thinking we would be able to move into the volunteer center and adding “two more days” onto our stay at the Seven Clans Casino Hotel, we have heard those words often. As I write, we are still waiting for local workers to cut through the...
This week, John Little from Sacramento gave a helping hand to long-term volunteers Clara Coblentz, Jonas Schmidt, Don and Rachel Horst as we closed up the Paradise camp. Our crew of five was little but mighty! The cabinets and counter top were...
Our long-term team, Clara Coblentz, Jonas Schmidt, Don and Rachel Horst welcomed weekly volunteers Susan and Robert Arnold from Shafter, CA early Sunday afternoon. On Monday we said goodbye to Arlene Bontrager which brought our volunteer count for...
A lively young group of gals from Calgary, Alberta, including, Liesel Retzlaff, Delaney Janzen, Charlene Lauzier and Aspen Redecopp, filled our week with energy and laughter. In addition, Sarah & Paul Szatmary from Port Deposit, MD, who...
This week was filled with volunteers mostly under the age of 25, other than the long-term volunteers. We accomplished a lot of work throughout the week: Metal roofs were put on, windows were installed, drywall and mudding was started. During sharing...
This week, brothers Bob and Gary Tingle from Bakersfield, CA and Stayton, OR as well as Corwin Thompson from Bakersfield, CA and Mark Mahaffie from Manteca, CA volunteered. Transition of project director and office manager happened mid week when...
The long-term leaders, including the cooks, kept the project moving forward for the past two weeks. We did have several daily volunteers that were a very welcome help. We have a trasition in a couple of leadership positions. The Construction...
We are now five weeks into the project. Our time has gone quickly, a lot of work has been accomplished. March seems like so long ago when we first started, meeting homeowners, setting up camp, meeting our team for the first time. A verse that comes...
Volunteers! They came this week, from Indiana and Montana. Volunteers give a different life to this project than happens otherwise. The four men who came from the Goshen, Indiana, area are very skilled carpenters who knew how to get things done. And...