As long as volunteers are here we have hope!

From our friend, Dean, working in Shintate, Ishinomaki:

Volunteers Needed!! ...as we approach December (and into winter!) the number of families asking for help is INCREASING! At the Alfie Concert on Saturday, four more families asked for help in cleaning and restoring their homes! Pray with us for an increase in volunteers. We need volunteers to help with mudding out houses...(which means, removing sheet rock from walls, then cleaning and removing dried mud from inside the walls, followed by removing the floors and dried mud/debris from under the floors and finally washing and disinfecting...so that carpenters can rebuild...   Samaritan's Purse needs skilled carpenters who can volunteer for one month or longer! Very rewarding work!

Neighbors are telling us..."As long as volunteers are here we have hope! Please continue to help us!"