Weekly Report for Anahuac

The week started with a story in the arrival of two MDS volunteers. After arriving at the Houston, Texas airport and renting a car, the two volunteers decided they should get something to eat before traveling to Anahuac. They were the only two individuals sitting in a sandwich shop (plus the employee) when a man ran inside, jumped on the counter with his gun, and robbed the business. Two other men were standing outside as “lookouts,” and the frighten worker was now laying face down on the floor. The miracle in this story is the robber was blind to the two volunteers sitting eating their sandwiches. The man with the gun was only five feet away from them. He never observed or spoke to them. The volunteers continue their journey to the MDS camp, a little shaken, but thankful for the protective hand of our Loving Heavenly Father.  

Two groups of energetic volunteers arrived from Canada. The week was spent removing blue tarp, and repairing several roofs. One of the MDS staff said at the end of the day: “it is hard to stop the Canadians from working.” A very thankful homeowner prepared lunch for a team of volunteers working on her home serving them home made enchiladas, rice, and beans. The big smile on the homeowner’s face as she watched the volunteers eat was a message without words.

The Project Director had just finished interviewing a homeowner regarding repairs to her storm damage roof when she asked who she should thank, the Project Director said she should thank the Heavenly Father, and the women started to weep in joy.

Once area homeowners start seeing blue tarps replaced with new shingles, and the hard and honest work of the volunteers, they are now drawn to MDS, and Hope.

“Say not ye, there are yet four months, and cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” John 4:35

Nick Nicholls, Amy Goering, Paul Bower, Don Baker, Rudy Letkemann,
and Mike Wilson