In the Book of Nehemiah..Nehemiah was a Governor who helped to challenge the people to think and pray about revitalization, about renewal, about new community building! This becomes a major theme in work of community development people and agencies, looking to help rebuild, to help see communities flower instead of flounder..to renew and rebuild, to have people change their course rather than crumble…
So many communities across the county and country and in other countries have been given up in hope…but in my life I have seen neighborhoods renewed and rebuilt..in
Library to study…in the Lower East Side, where empty buildings were gutted and I would visit the homeless trying to aid them, now many apartments and parks stand and a community garden on E 8th street there….in Yonkers on Willow, where I picked up bullets on the ground,now seven homes stand…and on Porach Street, 9 habitat homes stand, where we once saw rubble, and a community garden…with families together organizing, loving life….like Mrs Dian and Obie, who were were me at the end of the day…looking at their flowers in front of their habitat homes, or the dad of Anthony, whose son was shot, in a tough neighborhood and we moved them out of there…Join us in this Nehemiah mission join us to rebuild and help others…may God bless you in all you do…
Ps a shout out to Sacred Heart of Hartsdale school for helping us…to raise money during Lent and allow me to receive it yesterday…what a great
Effort..also to Pleasantville football team who is coming out to build with us..thank you!!!!!! They allowed me to address the parents…ONE OF THE S’S OF SPORTS STANDS FOR SERVICE! God bless you all.
Last BUILDERS CAMP IS GAINING STEAM..LEARNING HOW TO BUILD. LEARNING HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, WE BUILD AWAY TOGETHER. TOHELP CHANGE COMMUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTY…OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS ARE SIGNING UP TO BUILD..JOIN US.
James Killoran
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of
Office:914-636-8335 ext 106
Fax: 914-636-8592
Email: Jim@habitatwc.org
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Email me about our Builder's Camp program for youths, adults, and retirees.
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