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...
Could it be said of our homeowners this year that everything is different? All last week our team was kept busy. Duane, Ken, and Bob helped with the forming of concrete pads at the base of the steps at homes in Taft and Gregory. After the forms...
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...
Our five long-term volunteers this week are Don, Project Director, Pennsylvania; Ryan, Construction Supervisor, Indiana; Tina, Cook from Indiana, Josie, Office Manager, Ohio and Julian, Long-term Volunteer from Pennsylvania. We are grateful for our...
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...
In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Paul writes “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in everything; hold fast to what is good.” We here at Coastal Bend are giving thanks for God’s hand of protection over our group as...
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 &...
The team did an amazing amount of work last week, finishing framing and enclosing Chris Allen’s home and nearly completing Alan Todd’s home. A well-deserved weekend was filled with traveling around the area, some visiting the Grand Coulee Dam,...
This week, our five long-term volunteers, Don, Project Director, Pennsylvania; Ryan, Construction Supervisor, Indiana; Ed and Ruth, Crew Leader and Office Manager, Kansas; Tina, Cook from Indiana, were joined by two weekly volunteers – Hans, from...
