We have three new footbridges near the Fieldhouse (a great improvement over the old plywood boards) thanks to more of our unsung heros, our volunteers. The footings were poured in late September by the Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Men’s group from Yuba City. The actual bridges were built by Jim Cone, carpenter, and friend, Jim Koschene, who came for their annual volunteer trip in October.

Some of the men from the Cornertone Evangelical Free Church in Yuba City build the forms for the footings for one of the bridges.

Jim and Jim lay the last rail to complete one of three of the bridges. They also built a fence to enclose the unsightly air conditioning units behind the Fieldhouse.

The men’s group from the Cornerstone Church also completed several other projects while they were here. The projects included:

• Disassembly of the boat dam
• Yard clean up at 7 Forest “Sorrel Cabin”
• Chopping wood
• Re-roofing the pool pump house at Ponderosa Lodge
• Building a barricade to close off the old green swinging bridge that is no longer safe

We then had a pleasant surprise in the arrival of a missions group from Master’s Commission Urban Missions Institute. There was a delay in acquiring visas for their mission’s trip to Brazil and they chose to wait it out here at Mount Hermon. These servant-minded young people were able to accomplish several tasks during their stay with us. They washed and detailed the camp vehicles, painted three cabins at Redwood Camp, worked in the bookstore, helped with data entry, and washed all the windows in the Fieldhouse. We are so grateful for all they were able to do on their short stay with us. May God watch over them and protect them as they head to their adventure in Brazil.

We are grateful for every one of our volunteers and the countless projects and tasks they do.