Our volunteers this week included one from OH, five from Forest Hills Mennonite, PA and a father and son-in-law from Alberta. Herb Hoover, PA joined our long-term team as a crew leader, which brought our total to 18. Work continues at Cirby...
Salvation Some places must have a special energy in the soil or water that creates amazing songwriters and singers. The mountains and tidelands of North Carolina is one of those places. It is the home of many great musicians and songwriters,...
Keep On Going At some times in my life, I have thought that no matter where I looked, there was precious little joy to observe. In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, we don’t have to look far to find suffering. There are people at the bridges...
On Sunday afternoon before the weekly crew arrived, some of the long-term volunteers were able to meet the owners of house 4 and give them a peek inside at the progress of the house. They were excited to see the progress and the kids had many...
We have had a lot of excitement in Marianna this past week. Wildfires were raging just south of us, tornado warnings at 5:00 a.m. with an excursion to the Evangel Church Activity Center for safety, and then much-needed rainfall. We could have...
On Saturday we welcomed Judy Schmidt, (MB) serving as head cook. She joined Marlene and Leon Martin, (PA) assistant cook and construction supervisor, as well as Don and Rachel Horst, (KS) project director and office manager. After a long train...
Matthew 9:36-38 “when he saw the crowd he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few, therefore pray...
This week we were blessed with a large group of volunteers. The first group included Todd Haworth, Tracy Haworth, Paul Haworth, Wayne Brown, Jim Eby, Kevin Froese, and Jerry Moody. They came from Washington, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The second...
Hello In There In 1971, I discovered John Prine. He’d just released his first vinyl album and the songs directed an uncommon beautiful light on common experiences. His song “Hello In There” extended my education about loneliness and older...