On July 24 we welcomed a group of fifteen from the Pond Bank Community Church in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The group jumped into the work at the campsite with much enthusiasm and energy. They are the first group that gets to see the accomplishments...
Staff: Marilyn Armstrong (Cook) Sara Wiebe (cooks helper) Philip & Elvira. Volunteers: 2 Families from LaCrete, Alberta, 1 Family from Ontario, Harold Friesen, Calgary. We had a very productive week with landscaping. Both men from LaCrete were...
MDS was blessed with an incredible group of volunteers this week. We had the privilege of hosting a youth group of 15 from Bethel Church from Hochfeld, MB. Royce Boskers stayed on for a second week. Brianna Wiebe and Don O’Neill joined our crew...
We were pleased to welcome our largest summer youth group this week. 15 youth and sponsors traveled from Inman, Kansas to serve in Paradise. Despite a very early morning flight, they came full of energy and ready to experience all the week would hold...
Number of volunteers: 5 long term (Philip & Elvira Wiebe,AB Marilynn Armstrong, AB Kobe Hutchinson, BC Sara Wiebe, MB. One week volunteers: One mother & son, AB, 2 volunteers from Monte Lake Project, MB one couple joined us Wednesday,...
Sunday evening we were happy to invite eight (8) weekly volunteers from Saint Louis Mennonite Fellowship. After a full day of travel, they still had energy in reserve to participate in the evening orientation. We were blessed to have several...
On July 10 we welcomed a group of 14 from the Mifflinburg area of Pennsylvania. The group was made up of 12 men and two women. They arrived with friendly smiles, and a strong work ethic, ready to work. This group had arrived in Colorado several days...
On July 10 we welcomed a group of five hardworking youth and their 2 sponsors from Fairview, Oklahoma. Most of their week was spent at the camp continuing to take down trees, remove slash, and run it through the chipper. Even though the group was...
We had five young, energetic men join us this week – two from Lancaster, PA and three from WV. Several of them had previously served with MDS, and they all came with valuable carpentry skills. One volunteer was a Ukrainian refugee being...
