Lowell and Lydia Cender will be the project directors. The following is their report from the past couple of weeks of preparation for volunteers in Whiteville. When we arrived in Whiteville to set up the new project location, Joey Garcia from Catholic Charities introduced us to Reverend James Byrne, the Priest of the Sacred Heart Church. Father James has been very gracious and helpful, allowing us to stay in the parsonage. We thank God for a nice place to stay and for the hospitality extended to us while we were searching for a place to house the MDS volunteers that will be coming here to help repair and rebuild homes.
Housing is very hard to find here.
In our search we have visited churches, individuals, and other agencies. The next day after traveling 150 miles in search of a place, we met Bert Caraballo, a Spanish minister and contractor who lives one block from the parish. When he heard my accent, he asked me where I was from. We felt the hand of God, and a friendship began. After four days and a number of phone calls, we stopped where Bert was working.