By Robert R. Unrau Over the past couple of months I spent seven weeks in Paradise, California, serving as a project director for Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). It is a Read More…
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Hot and dry weather continued unabated this week in the California foothills. This was the final week for some of our able long-term volunteers, who all finished well. Among those Read More…
The theme this week at the Paradise MDS project was HOT! Temperatures this week kept rising into the 100’s. This presented a challenge for the workers, but we tried to Read More…
This middle week of June has been a formative one for the Paradise MDS project. After re-opening last week, work began in earnest on the three projects outlined in last Read More…
The Paradise MDS project is again open and running. After closing for several weeks to allow more time for building permits and other work, this project is again a vibrant Read More…
What a busy week we had!! With our time winding down here on Friday we had lots to get done. A group a volunteers from California arrived on Sunday evening Read More…
Work progressed this week on the “tiny house”. Plumbing and electrical was nearly completed. Drywall was hung and mudding was attempted. There were lots of first time mudders who learned Read More…
We had a very productive week in Paradise. The Methodist church fellowship hall ceiling was sanded, primed and a final coat of paint applied. Lighting and vents were reinstalled and Read More…
Hello from Paradise, CA! A group of eager volunteers descended upon Paradise, CA the last week in February to set up a brand new MDS project to rebuild homes after Read More…