We are enjoying warm Florida weather at last! It has been in the 80’s most of the week, and we love it! This week we have had the closing of a job, transition of volunteers, and much meaningful work accomplished toward returning clients to full...
It has been another productive week here in Breathitt County, KY under the direction of Dave Hughes. His wife, Patti continued as Office manager and Ivan and Anna Mary Martin prepared our meals. This was the last week for crew leader Norm Yoder...
This week we have lots of joy to share and a little bit of sorrow. We all experience great joy and satisfaction at a House Blessing held for the Moody family in Sinton, Texas. This home had roof and water damage due to Hurricane Harvey. At the...
Winters Come and Gone Since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1992, Gillian Welch and her music partner, David Rawlings, have written many masterful songs. Their songs combine lyrics that seem as old as the Appalachian Mountains with...
What’s In a Name When I started second grade, we had moved and I was in a new school. On the first day, the new teacher mispronounced my first name, Carlyle. Once those giggles were past, she asked about my middle name. I have none, so I...
Rollie, Ryan, Tina, Leo, Mim, Les and Josie continued as the long-term leadership team this week. Our weekly volunteers were Paul Griffiths, from Idaho, and Don Rheinheimer, from Arizona. Don, a member of the MDS board of delegates, spent two weeks...
This week we welcomed a group of 9 men and 3 women from Newville, Pa who had many collective years of MDS experience. Those new to the organization quickly caught on and we made great progress at five homes in the course of the week. David...
On Sunday afternoon we went to Corpus Christi to pick up five young ladies from New York who will be volunteering for the week. It was fun to see them again as they had served with a couple of us some years ago in Jamestown, CO! They are glad to...
Included in this report are updates on our jobsites for two weeks. I was called out-of-state for a family emergency and am now catching up! Job #3 – Ray’s team continued to work on flooring, painting, and trim work. Kitchen cabinets were...