March 11-17, 2012: The Joplin Mission Team from Church of the Shepherd will be helping the residents of Joplin, Missouri this week as the warm weather brings the hope of finally doing extensive rebuilding now that most of the clean up has been completed. The team arrived Sunday, March 11, 2012 late afternoon at Byers Avenue United Methodist Church where they will stay until Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Monday, March 12: The team worked in a huge warehouse where experienced carpenters are constructing "prefab" houses for a future building blitz to be done by the Methodist Church and by Habitat for Humanity. These prefabed walls will be taken to various building sites in Joplin where volunteers under the direction or a foreman will reconstruct the walls and flooring. With spring coming so will the building blitz! We need volunteers for COS's April extended weekend mission that will leave Thursday, April 19 around 5:30 and will return Sunday, April 22. Consider taking a Friday off of work to help with the building going on in Joplin!