This Thanksgiving week, we were thankful to be together with sixteen of us who already knew each other from last week. On Thanksgiving Day, we all got in our vehicles and drove the one-and-a-half miles to Jim and Janet’s home, where we joined them...
Long-term volunteers continuing from last week were Tim & Michelle Gerber, serving as our head and assistant cooks, David King serving as crew leader, Don & Rachel Horst, serving as our project director and office manager. We said goodbye...
Six new volunteers from California, Montana, Iowa and Pennsylvania arrived on Sunday. They joined the five long term volunteers already on site. They completed three projects doing roof, window, door and electrical work. As usual, homeowners were...
This was a very productive week for the team, but also a very challenging week. The tub and surround were completed, so that finishes the work done on that home! It was not a quick installation, as the first tub surround was the wrong size. Once...
Long-term volunteers continuing from last week were Tim & Michelle Gerber, serving as our head and assistant cooks, Gordon Baergen and David King serving as our crew leaders, Don & Rachel Horst, serving as our project director and office...
This week we welcomed 5 men, 1 couple and a family of 6, all from Pennsylvania. At the end of the week, we said goodbye to Joval, Richard & Esther, and Staci. Volunteers noticed the difference that patched drywall and primer makes in a home that...
This week saw some long-term staff changes. Steve and Christa Barth replaced Rollin Ulrich as Director and Josie Schwarzentruber as Office Manager, while Tina Miller replaced Anita Stoner as Head Cook. Anita’s husband Andy, our trusty Assistant...
This week we enjoyed the addition of Staci from Alma, ON, (here for 2 weeks) and a group of 8 18-year-olds women from Odon and Montgomery, IN. The Indiana group was accompanied by their driver, Don and Wilbur and Mary Katherine. This very shy...
Three projects were completed this week. The Escha house passed its final inspection. After mucking out the house, doors and windows were installed as well as soffit in the Concepcion home. It also has passed inspection. Minor repairs on a roof were...
