Dallas' Newsletter Greeting Autumn 2022

Newsletter: Autumn 2022

Dallas' Greeting

1 Cor 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

What an incredible summer! As might be true for you, we have had many challenges, surprises, and blessings all wrapped up in one summer.

One BIG blessing this summer has been our new Maintenance/Project Manager, Wendell Patzer, as well as volunteers who have tirelessly worked on critical projects. In May, a team of volunteers laid a new concrete floor for the students’ workout gym and insulated the building with spray foam. Not long after that, a barn donated by the Waldeck Colony was moved on site for our equine program.

In June, the foundation and basement was dug for the duplex living unit. In the blazing summer heat, Wendell, the students, and several volunteers placed Styrofoam forms, poured concrete, and backfilled the foundation in time for the building to be moved in mid-September.

As we look to the fall and winter, we would love practical volunteer help to wrap up some of these projects. When the duplex arrives, there will still be plumbing, electrical, and basic carpentry and cleaning to be done before freeze-up. The workout gym still needs the end walls framed, the exterior tinned, electrical done, heater installed, and the interior covered. Groups with basic carpentry or trades skills would be of great assistance with this and a few smaller projects.

We very much value the practical gifts of God’s people who volunteer. It also gives these volunteers an opportunity to see up close the work God is doing in the lives of the students and to be a part of that ministry. Please contact us if you or a group from your church would be available to help with some of these projects.

Thank you very much for your ongoing support, and may we all glorify our great God with the gifts He has given us for the furtherance of His Kingdom.

Dallas Block

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