What is an EDOH Event???

From the outside an Eight Days of Hope event looks like the combination of an ant bed being recently disturbed, a family reunion and an old-fashioned tent-meeting.  People who attend the event are generally committed to helping those affected by circumstances beyond their control.  We seek to help people who, by all accounts, have given [...]

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EDOH Goes Regional!

Eight Days of Hope is and remains committed to helping homeowners rebuild their home.  For many in communities across the U.S.  substandard housing is a way of life.  We will continue to call volunteers to work in areas that have been affected by natural disasters.  In addition, we will bring volunteers into communities across the [...]

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New Year’s Eve at EDOH

We talked about a special time on the beach to celebrate the coming of 2008.  We sought ideas and  plans for the events that would take place that evening.  We prayed and sought God’s guidance to make the celebration an act of worship that would glorify Him alone.  We are thankful for the opportunity to [...]

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EDOH V–Reflections and Images

As usual the first two days of Eight Days of Hope lasted about a week each and the remaining six days went by in a blink.  The community of Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Mississippi, again welcomed us into their hearts and homes.  The volunteers who arrived by plane or car or truck or bus [...]

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Life on the Coast at Eight Days

When Eight Days of Hope comes to the Gulf Coast we do so with a rumble and a roar.  Our volunteers have been excited and the enthusiasm has grown each day.  Our volunteers are productive and the number of jobs they’ve done has continued to increase.  To the homeowners these volunteers are like “angels”.  Our [...]

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