Wednesday, January 27, 2010

FW: writing from Haiti..

finally got on email..the little things we take for granted, a bed, water electricity..a blanket,, i stopped at tent city outside the palace that had falled in the square..somone begged for blankets..begged for support..

begged for help..what do we do..

driving thru the streets of Port Au Prince, you can smell horrible smells outside buildings that have been crushed, where bodies and souls now lay..you know death had hit there..people live in the streets at nites..making not only the parks tents cities, but the streets tent avenues...tons of concrete from homes is being brought to the outskirts of towns now...

towns being brought to their burial grounds. The people are hurting, medicines, blankets, etc..People are migrating out to the outskirts of the cities, and to towns that will now house new residents..We brought medicine to an outskirt town and found many needed it, the mayor had made an extensive list there, for supplies...

Habitat is going to be giving out transitional shelter kits first, then transitional shelters, that the supplies can be made into core houses, permanent homes. I visited homes today that Habitat had built..in the outskirts of Por Au Prince, strong homes, 200 inone neighbhorhood had been bjuilt  Please spell check Ron and Wayne as it is hard for me to read with no lights..invertors are running the computer...here..

God bless everyone, take nothing for granted anyone..each second, each minute is gift...Join us in Habitat, we will make a long term difference here in Westchester and in the world, because of your hands, hearts and help...for Haiti and everywhere....

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

FW: blog

A great Saturday in the vineyard..in the fields, in the relief areas, on our homes, with volunteers, with hearts..in this the DECADE OF SERVICE….so many are hoping to have life, hoping to have great helping opportunities..today in New Rochelle a big Brush with Kindness project exists..

A big project exists to be able to paint the housing authority. I am blessed to know many people where thousands live with hope..only rentals had they been ownershiop familes equity would have been unbelievable..and kids in college and kids moving ahead

We looked at our COLLEGE HONOR ROLL. Where we now have many college graduates now out of our Habitat homes. Thanks again to the Lanza family foundation who is backing our students with scholarship monies again, backing them to be able to make it , to be able to succeed, to be able to move ahead!

What a great opportunity it is…to be able to see these kids move ahead….no question.

Today we welcome Iona Prep, New Rochelle Methodist Church as well as many others on our sites.. God blesses us so much with volunteers!

 

Today I also get ready to go to Haiti with Emmanuelle and Pastor Pierre…the end of our Martin Luther King Buildathon, 12th annual..leaves us with

A call to MISSION..MISSION HAITI- HABITAT OF WESTCHESTER..we have many signed up for our first trip already and we will be leaving Sunday…and follow up with mission there…thank you TF Andrew Carpet One, the Lanza Family Foundation, Mary and many others who are donating to this trip.

God bless us all in our trip and our work. When we return, we will take our subcommittee and plan aggressive building trips and sending trips.. to help.

Praying last nite at Leglise De Baptiste..Ainge brought me a Bible in French..we sang songs of praise, worship in Creole and French…

We will see many rise up with hope, homes, help and health from all of our prayers, work and building stay tuned…if you want to write a check for these efforts right on the memo MISSION HAITI!

 

Yesterday I was blessed also to be in Chapaqua with Gerry Faiella and Barbara Gerardi, great people..with the board they are leading people ahead with me to build in Chapaqua… a local project committee is being made, and we have many build opportunities. Thank you to local Citibank managers from there.Nancy Lex and Steven Tvert, who are offering to help as well.

 

Stay tuned..the DECADE OF SERVICE, WILL BE BLESSED FROM CHAPAQUA TO YONKERS, TO MT VERNON TO SOMERS, TO PORT AU PRINCE TO YOUR HEARTS AND HANDS…God bless you!

 

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

FW: a great kickoff. blog

A great kickoff to our MLK buildathon last nite..

A filled Church, spirit filled, the Governors office..Don Bennett Peeksill, andmore. The Holy Spirit is working..congregations from Yonkers Mt Vernon New Rochelle, Blessed in every way, our friend Pastor Pierre from Haiti..crazy for Jesus he says we all are..no question..a dance group..You are God the crowd shouts..

We work so hard..so many people working together..to help be able build..tomorow so many will build! So many will help…build in honor of Dr. King..

And then we plan our Haiti trip..this Sunday Morning I talk to my friend, rev.. from a church in the Bronx, he will call me when he arrives in Haiti..we got shots the same day, typhoid hepatitis and more.. to help..a world to change..

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

FW: blog

we have been looking to help on aiding teh children of Haiti as well as going to build..one of our board members, Claudio Phillips is ready to go with us to Haiti..another anonymous friend is working on the chartered plane..we will be setting up long term help in Haiti between here and Port Au Prince..with all our help. your help and support, prayers and donations...stay tuned..

Today on Martin Luther King day, our 12th annual buildathon turns into a week long time of service...from our kickoff celebration hilited in the local news and papers, to our building right through the end of next week..

We have a dream that all peoples will have a home, that communities will be safe and healthy, that we will reachout to Haiti, andS. Africa and Zaire where habittat started, in Worcester Ma and in S. Central Los Angeles, in Yonkers and Yorktown..and Somers and Southwest Yonkers...

 

for all peoples to be created equal..we need a new paradigm shift..I ANNOUNCE THIS AS THE

 

DECADE OF SERVICE, leaving the decade of greed...let it be so marked..

 

Your support now for our work and our trip to Haiti, to our building here is appreciated

 

Yesterday i went to La Patisserie de Flo in Dobbs Ferry..

there 850 dollars for our work in Haiti was given...thank you so much, poetry, music, and friends gathering..

Flo is the owner, and she is Haitian, we sang in Creole and french, and celebrated what our vision was for a Nouvelle Port Au Prince.. stay tuned...

A Nouvelle Port au Prince..

FW: blog

Every day is gift, no question..

Each minute on earth, we look at where we go what we do, how we move ahead..

From here its up to you and me….respond, help and give..

We had a blessed MLK buildathon and the week continues..with volunteers this weekend, volunteers helping all over the county during the week and this Friday and Sat and Sunday…the seeds of change are planted, and soon homes will rise..the dreams of home ownership will rise up..

God bless you all

 

Today there will be an email that states Haiti@habitatwc.org

By noon today, to email about people interested in helping our work.. pray for Jonathan Reckford there today for a short time,..for the 50 staff who are alive..last nite we heard that they were alive..and for our trip going..

With gratitude! Jim

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Friday, January 15, 2010

FW: blog

Its 920 pm.  Pastor Pierre and Pastor Jean say Jim, mon frère merci…prie pour nous…prie pour Haiti…Bon dieu aide les personne maintainant voila, les personnes avec ne rien..avec un derniere nuit..

The mom gets up and cries during the service…families petiton our good God..prayfor my family…my son died there, we could not get through there..we have not been able to hear…pray for those there..at LEglise de Baptiste Pastors welcome my brother Dave of Bible way and myself…pray for us,

We commit to help rebuild there…tonite on an email..it states, the habitat international disaster people are attempting to cross the border..

Cross the border tohelp…stay tuned..amazing things will rise to help the people who have been cast aside, but so rich dan historie, dan la vie de joie..la vie damour la vie avec Christe dan les couers…mes amis..nous irons voila …avec Dieu avec aide avec amour, un monde de Dieu..

Bon Nuit..

Pray for those tonite..there,

Pray for families here in despair tonite..let us lift each other up..Habitat is there, is here, God bless,Good nite…

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

FW: BLOG

A DAY OF EARTHQUAKERS A DAY OF BONUESES...

COULD THE BONUSES, FIX THE EARTHQUAKE..

It is surreal that a day when bonuses of unprecedented costs,were sent out while the earthquake hit Haiti...and thousands of lives lost...what a world we live in...

Now it is time to respond..God bless you...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

FW: blog

-the headlines read DESPERATION MOUNTS AS AID SPEEDS TO HAITI..WITH PHONES OUT, MANY WAIT, PRAY

 

THEOTHER HEADLINE  FORECLOUSRE RISK STAYS HIGH..JAN 14 2010.

 

WHAT A WORLD THIS IS..HOW DO WE MOVE AHEAD..HOW DO WE CHANGE OUR WORLD, HOW DO WE HELP..

THE OTHER HEADLINE STATES       WITH PHONES OUT, MANY WAIT, PRAY…

 

Habitat is getting ready to go and build, we have been in Haiti for 26 years…the poorest country in the hemisphere…

I have been blessed to work with the community there, worked with many to be able to help Haitians here in this country…many of their names are Fils Aime…Dieu Seul..roseret Jean..and more, holy upbeat names of God..

 

The last headline calling us to pray is important..we begin this decade Jan 16th at 6pm praying..then working commited now more than ever to be able to

Change the world, change the county, change our Lives in His Name..

Build with us this week, join us for our relief trip to Haiti..

God bless, Jim Killoran

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

FW: blog

God is working!  amazing things are happening, just got off the phone with Rev. David..of Bible Way church...one ofour partners....the Holy Spiirt is workign...at 940pm we talk, pray and claim this whole week being a profound blessed week of building of changing of claiming a DECADE OF SERVICE, A DECADE OF HOMES, A DECADE OF LOVE, A DECADE OF NEED FILLED AND GREED SPILLED...A DECADE OF YOU AND I WORKING TOGETHER..

JOIN US IN THIS VITAL MISSON...EVERYONE A HOME....GOD BLESSYOU

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

FW: blog

TODAH MEANS THANK YOU IN HEBREW.   God is working and I say Todah! The Holy Spirit, the Ruah, the Hebrew word for the Spirit!

The Holy Spirit is coming to New Rochelle strongly..no question!  Todah is in the form of getting together in thanks and praise..no question to be Spirit Filled Jan 16th at 6pm. at BIBLE WAY CHURCH..

 

I SAY TODAH.. for the dad and daughter who work on their mitzvah love project together on site

I SAY TODAH FOR MY SON JOSEPH. who helped move two by fours today at our work.

I SAY TODAH FOR THE HOLY FAMILY YOUTH GROUP THAT SOLD THEM AFTER ALL THE MASSES

I SAY TODAH FOR MARYS HARD TIRELESS WORK AND DONATION ,....

I SAY TODAH FOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE BEING INSPIRED TO WORK WITH US

I SAY TODAH FOR EACH OFYOU TODAY...

 

JOIN US MAY THIS BE YOUR BEST YEAR YET, BEST DECADE OFYOUR LIFE YET..JOIN US IN THIS DECADE OF SERVICE, DECADE OF TODAH DECADE OF GIVING BACK, OF BUILDING HOMES OF LIFTING UP...GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!

Monday, January 11, 2010

FW: blog

welcome to the Greyhounds of Assumption College, working this morning on our sites, they will work in Mamoroneck and Yonkers...we are blessed to have them here...they join 250 college students who will join us from across the country buildign with us... a blessed week, pray for our Martin Luther King Jr Buildathon our 12thone and our fist Gospelfest at Bible Way Church Jan 16th at 6pm...five gospel choirs, a dance group DMI and more..we will also tithe a house to Kenya during this time as well..

this time is vital for us, pray for all our towns and cities during this important time..WE CALL IT THE DECADE OF SERVICE..WONT YOU JOIN US....God bless you all!

Friday, January 08, 2010

FW: blog

Veterans getting ready to come home..where do I live..in the Habitat Veterans Condos I hope..we are pushing to make Habitat for Humanity of Westchester condos here in Westchester and New Rochelle so families can reunite and live safely..in new Rochelle..lets make it happen.

 

We welcome Assumption College this year working with us on site, this Sunday..go Greyhounds..from Worcester Ma..my home city..almost went there.

 

Our Zero Energy house continues…NYPA has big interest in working with us..stay tuned..

In all we say and do let us give thanks!

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Cell: 914-403-4821

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

FW: blog

what world we live in..the other day after Ken Jenkins and the legislators were all installed, i drove by our white plains homes, on Fairview in Whte Plains...all of them were looking beautiful six in a row...all working together, all looking to be able to have their kids graduate college....we will be publishing our honor roll, pictures of our kids and an interview with them...on what a home means to me...

 

Our habitat kids will be come lawyers, doctors, directors, ministers, rabbis, engineers, great people...because of all of you who have helped..join us and pray with us for a great year for all kids in our homes here and across america...God bless

 

ps thanks to Hugenot Memorial Church..i spoke to the Mission Committee and Pastor Steve, and Pelham is on fire for habitat...we are starting a local committee, starting our work, moving ahead...

God is blessing so much in all we do... I will speak there Jan 31st and then they will be building with us Super Bowl Sunday..stay tuned.. God Bless, jim

 

thank you so much

Monday, January 04, 2010

FW: blog 2010

2010 The year of Service...the year of real change...the year of Habitat in Westchester County...what better thing to see the years of service and change happen in positive ways..

Years of Service...to me Years of Service Clubs..

  I want to thank the following;

    Lions Club

    Rotaries

    Kiwanis Clubs

    Junior League Clubs

   

and many many more...Service is the key, Service is the essence for real community...this year we will hilite Service Clubs in a special way..

FW: blog

a Blessed day Happy New Year Week, Jan 4th..tonite the legislators get swon in, in the county, an interesting year, again thanks and congrads to Ken Jenkins and may and all of the legislators be blessed in their work this year with the county executive..

 

We are blessed to see all we do, all we have to do, to be able to be in many new villages..for the upcoming year...

with new mayors, supervisors, leaders, it stands to be a blessed year for us..new projects in yonkers, mt vernon, in ossining, in Pound Ridge and Bedford, and all over this year will be a good year for us..

 

we need your support more than ever...

Excitingly, Assumption College students come in Sunday..

Also we have students from Holy Family Church Selling two by fours this Wednesday...

an amazing bit of work..

may God bless us in all we do...

with gratitude..

jim killoran