Steven Bell, center, fighting a fire. By Steven Bell Many times, people ask me why I volunteer with MDS. I explain by sharing one of two stories. My family was Read More…
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Our second week continued to be productive as the team is working well together and is focused on closing as many roofs as possible. On Monday we finished up the Read More…
We started the week with a 1-hour orientation by FEMA which was mostly a review of information we already knew, as many of our group of 18 are returning volunteers. Read More…
On Friday we Dedicated Vicky Saures home. The picture attached is from the thank you bar-b-que they threw for us as their thanks for our work. This is a bit Read More…
Work on the Saures house is progressing nicely. The entire house has been covered in tin and securely fastened with enough hurricane clips to last through almost anything. We will Read More…
Because of the delay in knowing whether or not the FEMA VALOR program would be renewed, no additional volunteers were scheduled to come to Saipan for this week. Our team Read More…
The song, “One Day At A Time sweet Jesus” comes to mind as we reflect on the arrival of our new volunteers this week. On Sunday one came from Manitoba, Read More…
On Sunday, five volunteers from Canada, one from Kansas and one from Idaho arrived, joining the additional seven volunteers here. We gathered with the Saipan Community Church for worship and Read More…
Three additional volunteers joined us this week, two from Delaware and one from South Dakota. Our two young PA volunteers decided to extend their time here for another week, so Read More…
The Saipan project was opened up this week after being shut down since April. Our first team included three volunteers from Canada and four from Pennsylvania. After a few days Read More…