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Come build with us!
Attendants of the Mennonite Church USA Convention from July 2-7, 2007 in San Jose, California participated in assemblying an MDS panel house.The hurricane-resistant panel house is being built for the Lodrigues, a Louisiana family who lost their home to Hurricane Rita in September, 2005.Over 200 youth and adults at the convention participated in the house build. Construction is taking place on a parking lot at the San Jose Convention Center.
Since the convention, the house was packed up and shipped to Dulac, Louisiana where MDS volunteers have been assemblying the house.

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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.

Dulac , Louisiana
MDS/ General Delivery
Dulac, LA 70353  

Project Director: Jim Shelly Tel: 208 867 7490