Adkins: Nashville star doing 'God's work'

NASHVILLE, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Nashville star Trace Adkins, set to make his third appearance on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," says the show is doing "God's work."

Adkins volunteered to help rebuild the Lancaster, Texas, home of Carlton Marshall, a former Dallas police officer who is in a wheelchair after being shot during a SWAT operation. In the episode set to air Oct. 18, Marshall -- who lost his hearing when he was shot and subsequently suffered a stroke -- and his wife, Susan, a homicide detective, are told their home will be rebuilt in seven days.

ABC said this summer in a news release the home would have a new therapy center and be wheelchair-accessible.

"To see all these people come out and volunteering their time, it's absolutely overwhelming," Marshall, whose mobility has been partially restored through therapy, told The Dallas Morning News in July.

"I've worked with 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' three times now and I personally feel that they're doing God's work," Adkins said in a statement. "It's such a noble thing that those folks do, and anytime I get a chance to be a part of it and help out in some way, I'm always eager to do it."

The makeover will allow the Marshalls to continue their longtime volunteer work with Therapeutic Riding of Texas, a horseback-riding therapy program for people with mental and physical challenges, ABC said.