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Weekly Reports

Jennings, LA – Jan 17-21, 2022

This week we have a lively group of young couples from near Williamsport, PA. They are all related except the driver and his wife, so they have a lot of fun together, as well as with the rest of us. Jess Rempel and Clayton Reesor are still here as...

Jennings, LA – Jan 10-14, 2022

Returning, after the Christmas shutdown, was Michelle & Tim Gerber (OH) as our Assistant and Head Cooks, Doug Goertzen (IL) as Crew Leader and Don & Rachel Horst as Project Director and Office Manager (KS).  In addition, Clayton Reesor (ON)...

Jennings, LA – Dec 13-17, 2021

Eleven volunteers from Pennsylvania arrived joining our five New Yorkers and six long-term volunteers who are from OH, IL, PA and KS, bringing our team to twenty-two this week. Work began Mon. morning removing and installing a new metal roof and...

Jennings, LA – Dec 6-10, 2021

Five volunteers from New York arrived in time to enjoy a bowl of scrumptious gumbo the church was serving after their annual Christmas party. The New Yorkers joined our long-term volunteers who are from OH, IL, PA and KS, bringing our team to eleven...

Jennings, LA – Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2021

This week, Ethel K. brought nine energetic young ladies from PA to serve for their first time with MDS. Anita & John Zimmerman, also from PA, were here for a second week. With our six long-term volunteers, (Michelle and Tim Gerber, Assistant...

Jennings, LA – Nov 22–26, 2021

Our long-term volunteers (Michelle, Tim, Alan, Doug, Don & Rachel) welcomed the Zimmermans from Mifflinburg, PA as well as a team of four from Goshen, IN, making a total of twelve volunteers here this week. On Monday the trim boards that were...

Jennings, LA – Nov 15–19, 2021

Continuing on as a long term volunteer at the Jennings project is Doug Goertzen, serving as a Crew Leader. New to the site is Alan Landis serving as another Crew Leader; Tim & Michelle Gerber serving as Head Cook and Assistant Cook and Don &...

Jennings, LA – Nov 8-12, 2021

This week we had a group of Thirteen Old Order Mennonites volunteers from Southern Eastern Pennsylvania, who came eager to serve at our project. In addition, Don and Rachel Horst have joined our MDS team to serve. They will replace Verne and Gary as...

Jennings, LA – Oct 18-22, 2021

This week the weather was nice at Jennings, LA. We did not have any short-term volunteers this week but are being blessed with one volunteer from VA next week. Even though we were short manned our two crew leaders Philip and Doug managed to complete...

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