FW: blog

Martin Luther King buildathon continues…the brilliance of a person who spoke out against injustice against

The lack of home ownership, education and more..and more…We have more than 300 volunteers all week long as we celebrate the Dream all week in building homes, painting community centers and boys clubs and more.

With that in mind our Faith based opportunities continue with people of all faiths and no faiths, helping us to build simple decent homes.

Last nite I attended #Hillsong church, to kick off in prayer my week to pray for justice, guidance and hope. They hope to build homes with us in our work in #Sandy relief where the injustice of insurance companies, lack of continuity and lack of dealing with disaster has left 16,000 families still without homes. Stacy just emailed me, she fights, yet #chase comes down to forclose on her.

What a world…there is no moral compass it seems…its time to change this.

The Moral compass, that is what Dr King used to direct his life, the Holy Spirit, the Ruah in Hebrew…he didn’t always want to speak up…nor do i..its easier not too.. but the loud silence of not speaking up is as loud as those who call each other horrible names…today many don’t speak up in Westchester.

I remember Marching to Zion..Habitat started in the first black white Christian community in southwest Georgia where Andrew Young stated to me, Jim it was so radical we were told not go there…Radical, black and white living together, radical, faith communities being diverse, radical, mason Dixon lines being crossed and housing being built in the North end of New Rochelle as well as the south..north county as well as the south…..Harrison is our Selma…its time to change this.

God is strong than politics, God is stronger than prejudice…I often wonder why I ended up here..but if I don’t speak up against economic and racial prejudice..well than kick me out…The Dream continues….everytime you help pick up a hammer with us you are a dream maker…..God bless you!

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

 

Please give this Holiday season; www.habitatwc.org

 

 

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

Habitat for Humanity Westchester NY - 25 Years

Spring into action; the next 25 years!

 

 

 

 

FW: blog

Today we culminate more than 300 volunteers t his week..amazing for our Martin Luther King buildathon. For many years we have been building, #HYP Habitat young professionals, Churches, Synagogues and many many more.. we continue all faiths and no faith to build.

These songs bind us together, help give  us courage, help us to march together….Martin once spoke..

For us our Songs of hammers on our sites, of people laughing while painting, or cleaning a neighborhood,

Or the songs of cutting wood…these songs are unifying songs so we continue strong for the future.

Real estate is through the roof again…10.3 million for a condo on the top of white plains building..

#Millenials cant afford to live here, seniors, working people..this is UNACCEPTABLE.

Yet many make out but not the average joe and jill.

Its time to change this!

As we march to TRANSFORM THIRTY NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR 30/30 CAMPAIGN. We will embark on a study to change lives, to make everyneighborhood NMU No Mor Ugly, like when we worked on Bond Street yesterday..

We will continue to move ahead……

With that in mind, we are blessed, to help to build to continue.

Today we welcome Linda Tarant Reid to our Restore, ….aka bookstore today as she signs books on #DiscoveringBlackAmerica..

Also I am honored tonite my interview on #K-Love is on at 830…giving this ministry to Jesus, to those of all faiths who help in the theology of the hammer…now more than ever…we have a Dream…..and we will get to the mountain everytime another home owner moves in!

I think of singing Marching to Zion in a third line New Orleans band type event..after we eulogized Millard Fuller  with presidents and paupers at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. An honor where Dr King would preach..

We March to Zion with the Rugged Cross, where we trade it for a hammer today with our volunteers, with mitzvah and charity, with love and beatitudes in our hearts, with black and white and Hispanic and jew and all working together…

 

Jim Killoran, Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

524 Main Street, New Rochelle NY 10801

(914) 403-4821

 

Poverty, because it’s not just in third world Countries. It’s in our world too. 

 

Please give this Holiday season; www.habitatwc.org

 

 

"Like Us" on Habitat for Humanity of Westchester Facebook!

 

Habitat for Humanity Westchester NY - 25 Years

Spring into action; the next 25 years!