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...
Transformation the word that has been going through my thoughts since Friday. Transformation is defined as “a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.” This group of RV volunteers have sure experienced it the past week. They have...
This week we have six young ladies from Indiana, and ten men and women from the finger lakes area of New York. They are an especially lively bunch, enjoying no end of teasing and bantering. We get in on it at supper when the crew leaders pick someone...
Hard Times Stephen C. Foster is considered the “father of American music” with over 200 songs written and published during his 37 years of life. The 2005 Grammy winning album “Beautiful Dreamer” is a recording of Foster’s songs, by...
Our long-term team this week included Rollie Ulrich, Project Director from Indiana, Ryan Sprunger, Construction Supervisor from Indiana, Tina Miller, Cook from Indiana, Leo & Mim Martin, Crew Leader and Assistant Cook from Pennsylvania, Lester...
Greetings from Paradise, California. This week we had a small crew but we accomplished a lot. Our crew volunteers this week were 3 women from Pennsylvania. Long term volunteers are Don, Marvin, Nancy and Rose from Pennsylvania, John from Oregon...
This week we have six young men from near Reading, PA, and six (mostly) older men from Virginia/Maryland area. So it’s a good mix of old artisans teaching young farmers new skills. We had a momentary pause on Indira Francis’ house, waiting for...
On Sunday evening a group of 12 cousins arrived from Ohio to volunteer this week. They should be able to enjoy some warm, sunny weather while here in Texas! Monday morning found 9 volunteers at the new Habitat build. They were ready to put up the...