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I want to dedicate this to Bill Dougherty, one of my staff who has worked with me for twelve years plus,,

This person has been with me in helping to start our Ossining projects..been to Jimmy Carter work camps , helped us in our Restores..worked in Kentucky..and has been an inspiration...every thursday we get together..at 730 and plan what we need for Restore for the day..he is amazing...pray for him, he is 81 years young...he is a blessing!

 

we got beautiful cabinets we recycled out of a home we are taking down and reusing for the kid whose house we are waiting to finish...who will move out of harms way..his mom calls, when do we get in when do we get..come in I say, help us get more friends, got to all pitch in sweat equity, lets get extra days on our sites....we need this for the family..they are scared to walk out into the neighborhood, the trauma that must happen to a family or a son who will have a bullet in his shoulder forever must be horrible rforever..pray for this family..

we are excited our Recycling efforts are increasing, no questoin..we are excited to see so many of us moving ahead with great success, and excited our Restores are also selling to help save customers money.

 

Last nite we had an lpc meeting (local project committee) meeting in Somers...this strong commitee reminds me of our Ossining committee that  moved ahead that Bill help start...we will be building in Somers in the near future.. for sure...join us..!

 

Today i go to Paterson NJ for an Exec, Directors meeting..this is where i started my Habitat career as voluntere fundraiser years ago...where we worked, where we pounded nails and kicked out drugs and prostitution, and helped rebuild neighborhoods on the East Side...it will be exciting to be there, where John Algera and Rev. Stan and Dawn Boulanger and Ray Melvedt all helped to begin this journey of holiness, helping and homes...

 

Yesterday i want to give a shout out to the Whelans.. a family who held a Christmas party for us and raised support and tools for our work...they came and delivered the great tools that we were given..brand new, what a creative thing..so many of you do these things for us...it was a huge help..he used to work for Leahman brothers..he saw all of the leahman memorabilia we have donated to us..he is a hero..he sees life differently now, Wall Street, just a street, companies,his look on life has changed..like so many...like Tony Campolo said..my 401 K went to a 201 K..we used to look at trusting in God as a way of where he would take care of the sparrows, and for us to give it all away..as a nice statement, not something we would have to really live.. this crisis caused many to pray in hope and fear to realize they would have to live with less..Millard and Linda and Mother Teresa andothers lived by this all along..not with fear but with response to the gospel call...

may all of us, Jewish Christian Muslim, help us help one another, help us to realize that it is about each other in real community and not about things..that is the reason we are all hear to live and succeed in Gods eyes..Habitat lives by this, wont you today?  of course..Join us

 

 

 

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