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Conference attendees work on the Panel House in San Jose.

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Framing walls for the panel house.

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Putting the panel house together in Dulac.

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Putting the pieces together in Dulac.

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The house is all back together.

OJ Darrel and Dana working on Edger s deck

OJ, Darrel and Dana work on Edger's deck.

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Ms. Linda's family and the MDS RV volunteers.

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The MDS RV village in Newton.

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Ivan completed Ms. Emma's new kitchen.

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The landscapers at work.

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Newton volunteers help the RV volunteers on their project.

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Miss Emma and her new cupboards.

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Jerry and Ivan discuss the details.

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Front porch construction.

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Nancy, Betty and Teena painting siding.

House-wrapping

House wrapping.

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Client Jerry, enjoying his house construction.

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Volunteers and new homeowners dedicate the house.

Volunteers and clients in front of the finished house

Volunteers and new homeowners on the porch of the new home in Newton.

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The new homeowners are presented with a quilted wall hanging.

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A renovation project in Point Aux Chene

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Presentation of a quilt at the home dedication.

Chunchula

Installing cabinets in Chunchula

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Working out the details in Bayou La Batre.

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Volunteers in Hackberry, Louisiana.

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Framing a Holiday House in Princeville.

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Houses in Princeville

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Working on the Holiday Homes in Princeville.

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Roofing in Metarie.

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Checking on progress at a project in Pittsburgh.

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Inspecting the work at a Pittsburgh project.

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MDS volunteer Melvin works at a project in Palacios.

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Volunteers at the House Dedication in Terrace.

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House Dedication in Terrace.

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Volunteers make foundation forms.

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The joists are on the piers.

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Short-term volunteers in New Iberia make good use of the chop-saw.

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The walls are up on the project in New Iberia.

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Foundation forms waiting for concrete.

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Tabor College volunteer in New Iberia.

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Digging holes for the deck supports.

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Long-termer Leonard is in the rafters.

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Progress at four weeks.

Working on the house

Working under the house.

Nailing the roof

MDS volunteers work on a roof in New Iberia, Louisiana.

Rudy Janzen

Rudy works on the trusses.

Mr. L s kitchen-after

Mr. L's kitchen after MDS volunteers worked on his house.

Mr. L s kitchen-before

Mr. L's kitchen before the work begins.

Alvy Roth delivers much needed scaffolding

Alvy delivers much needed scaffolding.

Miss-Eloise s-House

Miss Eloise's house.

Mr-Frank s-house

Mr. Frank's house.

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Miss Woogie by her new home.

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Working on Miss Woogie's house.

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The kitchen and office staff in New Iberia.

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The crew leaders meet to discuss the progress.

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Clients, Miss Woogie and Miss Elouise, visit the MDS camp.

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Client, Mr. Frank, with Project Director, Peter.

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Volunteers lead singing before devotions.

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Volunteers work on taping. -photo by L. Schroeder

Wachula

Framing out the doors in Wachula

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Completing the house wrap at a project in Wauchula.

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Volunteer group at Barriere.

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Youth work on sheds in Barriere.

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Building sheds at the youth project in Barriere.

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Fire clean-up in Julian.

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Clean-up in Julian, California.

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Damage in Century, Florida.

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Clearing fallen trees in Century.

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Framing at a project in Arcadia.

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All ages work together at an MDS project.

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Mr. R's home is nearly complete.

Long-termer-in-Pass

Long-term volunteer in Pass Christian.

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Teaching youth volunteers in Pass Christian.

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Working on the trusses.

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Volunteers work in Pass Christian.

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Working up in the rafters.

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Working on the trusses.

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Top notch cooks prepare food for the volunteers at the Pass Christian Project.

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Volunteers from Pickens Mennonite Church work on the roof.

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Youth volunteers at the D house.

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Taking off the old shingles.

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Cutting the boards.

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Camp building in Newton.

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The group working on Bess' house in Newton, Texas.

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Painting boards for Jerry's house.

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Watch out for those toes!

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Working on the foundation for Jerry's house.

Thomas Jan 28 09 04

Taking off the old shingles.

UMC house wrapping

Installing house wrap on the F house.

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Painting siding on Bess' house.

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House wrap is complete on the F house in Newton.

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Framing at Jerry's house in Newton.

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Working on the roof at the F house.

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Bess' new house is next to the old house.

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Working hard at the F house.

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Week two group at Bess' house.

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Week two shows lots of progress at Jerry's house.

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Painting the outside of Bess' house.

Thomas Jan 28 09 06

Clearing off the old shingles from Burnice's roof.

Folwer Jan 27 09 07

Cutting the lumber to size.

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Roofing in Newton, Texas.

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The week two group that worked on Jerry's house.

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Working on and in the floor joists in Newton, Texas.

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Installing house wrap on Jerry's house.

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Volunteers from Pennsylvania work on the roof at Barbara's house.

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Siding at Jerry's house.

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Finishing the steps at Jerry's house.

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Removing old roofing materials.

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Working up in the rafters.

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Volunteer from Pennsylvania works on the roof in Newton, Texas.

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Putting on the finishing touches.

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House dedication and tree planting in Newton, Texas.

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Jerry and Rebecca receive the keys to their new home.

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Fixing the foundation at Mr. F's house.

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Getting to the bottom of the problem at Mr. F's house.

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Framing up Jerry's house.

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Jack stands in front of the new roof MDS volunteers put on his house.

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The work is almost complete.

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Staining cupboard doors for the kitchen at the M house.

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Making the necessary adjustments to the steps.

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Beginning the foundation at the C house in Newton, Texas.

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All suited up to work! -photo by Julie Kaufman

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MDS building in New Orleans.

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A volunteer paints trim at a project in New Orleans.

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The D family in front of their house.

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Working together on the railing. -photo by Julie Kaufman

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Framing in New Orleans.

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Catalina and Lloyd and the new ramp.

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Youth volunteer framing in New Orleans.

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Building the railing. -photo by Julie Kaufman

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Break time at Mr. C's house in New Orleans.

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MDS volunteer paints at Ms. T's house in New Orleans.

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Lorena presents a prayer shawl to the new homeowner at her house dedication.

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Martha June presents a quilted wall hanging to new homeowner Lily and daughter Diedre at their home dedication in New Orleans.

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Volunteers from 10 CWS partner groups work together. MDS volunteers Dave Wiebe, Wayne Stuckey and Art Zacharias are in this group.-Matt Hackworth

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Insulating one of the CWS houses during the Building Blitz in New Orleans.

CWS Orientation meeting

Volunteers from all 10 faith-based organizations involved in the CWS project meet together at the beginning of the Building Blitz.

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Working on the roof at the CWS house.

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MDS volunteer works on the roof at a CWS house.

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Framing at a CWS partnership house.

Insulation

The insulation is installed.

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Handing up the trusses.

CWS framing

MDS volunteers work with other CWS volunteers to frame this house.

Working-in-the-Kitchen

Hard working cooks at the Mobile project.

Kenny-and-Brenda-house

The beginnings of Kenny and Brenda's house.

Mr. C s house

Working on the roof at Mr. C's house.

Ms. Toni's house

Ms. Tonis' house ready for sanding.

Clearing out Mr. Curtis house

Clearing out at Mr. Curtis' before the renovations can begin.

Working-on-the-foundation

Working on the foundation at a Livingston project.

Digging for the foundation

Digging for foundation work at a project in Livingston.

Ready-with-the-rebar

Ready with the rebar.

Pouring-Cement

Pouring cement for a firm foundation.

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Working on a project in Livingston, Texas.

Working-on-trusses

Working on trusses in Livingston, Texas.

Putting-up-a-wall

Framing up a new build in Livingston, Texas.

Project in Johnson Bayou

New build in Johnson Bayou.

Len working on the Siding

Len working on the siding.

Working on Project 3

Finishing the electrical work at project 3.

The very beginnings of a new home

The beginnings of a new home in Johnson Bayou.

Roofing in February.

Roofing despite the cold February weather.

Laying-flooring

Installing flooring at a project in Greensburg.

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Signs of rebuilding in Greensburg.

Roof work in Greensburg

Working on the roof in Greensburg.

Finishing the porch roof

Finishing the porch roof at a Greensburg project.

Installing-Windows

Installing windows.

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Handing up the trusses at a project in the Grand Bayou, Louisiana.

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Working on the raised houses in the Bayou.

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Going out for the day's work.

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Relaxing at the project after a tough day at work.

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The first wall goes up at a new house in Diamond, Louisiana.

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Maurice's house shows lots of progress.

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Student volunteers from Conrad Grebel University dig the hole to bury a septic system at a MDS house in the Grand Bayou.

MDS homeowner, Ruby, takes volunteers out on her boat.

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Painting at Odile's house.

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A volunteer conference in what will be Maurice's kitchen.

Philippe-quilt

This quilt will be given at a home dedication.

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Odile's house nears completion.

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Mr. Ron goes up the ramp to see the inside of his house for the first time.

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Tina works on the soffit.

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Volunteers in Diamond take a break for lunch in the Bayou.

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The first wall goes up.

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Working on the piers in Cameron.

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Our good cooks keep the volunteers happy.

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Making sure everything is level.

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Securing the trusses.

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The new house in Cameron.

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Installing house wrap.

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Volunteers nail sheeting to the joists.

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All the materials must be moved up to the work area.

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Two walls are up.

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The first truss is set.

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Halfway through the trusses.

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Working on the porch roof.

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Hanging drywall in the closet.

finishing-the-concrete-pad

Making sure the concrete pad is finished right.

finishing-the-railing

Finishing touches on the railing.

finishing-the-railings

Building a sturdy railing for the steps.

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Hanging drywall.

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This house is ready for siding.

installing-doors

A volunteer installs the front door.

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Measuring drywall for an accurate fit.

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Volunteers work on siding installation.

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This crew of volunteers is ready to work!

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The S family receives the keys to their new home.

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Presenting the S family with a quilted wall hanging.

S House Completed

Touring the completed home.

S Extended Family

The extended S family at the home dedication.

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The G family on their new porch.

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Presenting a wall hanging to the G family.

G House Completed

The completed house.

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Giving the keys to the new homeowners at the house dedication.

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A beautiful quilt is given to the S family at their home dedication.