Tuesday, July 06, 2010

FW: blog

The Knicks, Lebron, Stoudemire…what about the gulf, the economy, the need for jobs..what a world we live in..

Where are our priorities…for 7 people who came to our fourth of July orientation last nite, it was interesting to say the least.

They took the time out to listen to me asking them to build homes in purchase, Eastchester, Wacabuc…why, because every town and city needs affordable homes..no exclusivity..everyone to play their part..can it happen….of course it can..and in your town too…..we need to have it happen.

After the orientation, I went to my good friends at 7pm the Haitian leglise de baptiste church…where..we prayed for Haiti, for each other, in French..

Un nouveau couer de charitie..un noveau couer de justice..the chanson, song, goes

 

We are in interesting times…

Our communities become over stuffed,with density that people have asthma..that little security at times..and kids go to school at times in substandard homes..what happens..where do we go, do we keep building upon each other, or can we spread out across the county…

 

The flourishing of Justice, wholeness and health…is vital..to a community, Mark Gornick writes…vital for the success of places like Sandtown Baltimore, like Yonkers NY, like every inner city…

 

Join us in this vital mission, join us in building just communities together..like the words of Isaiah and Nehemiah challenge us

Isaiah in Ch 65 stresses the need for us to have whole cities..that we be repairers of the breach..and Nehemiah asks families in ch 11 to have a chance to have a simple decent home…to live in community, to help us rebuild..

 

Yesterday I was on a conference call with people from Lousiana, El Salvador, Texas, Georgia, the PHillipines and more..another group I help with create homes..does a worldwide call every month…helping to build homes in honor of our founder Millard Fuller..who inspired us all to think that everyone should get a simple decent home to live in..

 

I will give you a new heart and a new Spirit..in Ch 36 of Ezekial..help us create new hearts new spirits, new Green Communities.. May you help create a new community with us, help create a new spirit in yourself today, and may everyone go to bed at nite in a simple decent home.. God bless you..

 

James Killoran

Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Office:914-636-8335 ext 106

Fax: 914-636-8592

Email: Jim@habitatwc.org

 

Visit our New Warehouse Location at 

2 Cortlandt St, Mount Vernon.

 

Yonkers Event - 66 Main - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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