Newton, Texas RV Program
Disaster Description
Newton is in eastern Texas near the Louisiana boarder 100 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and 75 miles north east of Houston . Hurricane Rita devastated this area in 2005 with high winds downing many trees and ripping off roofs. Many people evacuated this area when the storm came through however the majority have returned.
Two years later you won’t find too much visible damage but many families are still removed from their homes. This area has the lowest per capita income in all of the Texas counties. The major industry in this area is lumbering due to the abundance of pine forests. MDS has helped with clean-up directly after the storm and built three houses last winter.
Since learning about additional needs MDS is returning to rebuild several more homes and rehab several damaged houses. The RV program works simultaneously and in cooperation with the regular project.
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Project Report
Weekly Report from Newton RV
February 29, 2008
There is a time for everything. A season for everything under heaven.
Ecc. 3:1-14.
Helen read this passage one morning this week during daily devotions and I thought how fitting it is to use as the theme for my last report....
Category: Newton RV
Map/Directions
Project statistics
Newton RV
MDS
PO Box 272
Newton, TX 75966
Project Directors: Walt and Pat Willems
Tel: (503)871-0528
Fax: (409) 379-4664
Project Start Date:
January 2008
Volunteer Status: This site is closed.
Volunteers to Date: 20
Jobs Started:
Jobs Completed:
Project End Date: February 29, 2008
For more information on the RV program, contact Cathie Kearsley (US Volunteers) at ckearsley(at)mds.mennonite.net or Evelyn Peters-Rojas (Canadian Volunteers) at epetersroja(at)mds.mennonite.net or (866) 261-1274 (toll free).
Volunteer Information: Please read this file if you are planning and preparing for travel to work in Pass Christian, Miss.
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