Joshua 24:15 But as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord
Pero yo y mi casa, serviremos Al
Señor
As we
entered the Getsemani Community, we are humbled to see how many of the people
live. This picture is the house where
Evelia and her family lived prior to her getting a Habitat House.
Many of you may remember her, she is the woman MSPC contributed monies toward the purchase of her land.
At our orientation meeting the community showed the projects they are now working on and the leaders of the community were introduced. The meeting was with our team and the Myers Park volunteers.
The MSPC
team was working on a painting project for the new community center they helped
build. We were all invited to add our
handprints to the mural of Hands Around the World. Deborah choose a multi color hand print.
We met with
the women who have developed a cooperative with the sewing, jewelry and art
groups. They are presently waiting for
government authorization for their business.
They showed us the quilts they are now doing which are beautiful when
you see them in person.
Our team
was able to meet Evelia outside of her new Habitat home. She is so happy and grateful. She also babysits many of her grandchildren
who are adorable and full of energy. Their
smiles tell us how happy they truly are.
Evelia
asked that our team paint her house.
This was not your typical paint job.
This was 100% custom. She asked
that we paint a mural of things that are “Miami” on her house.
Two of the boys from the community were are
nominated artists, Pedro and Jose. Nora
was the MSPC artist on site as she painted our Church on Evelia’s home. Sam also painted the habitat house beneath
the steeple.
We were all
delighted that we did not start today with digging foundations and septic
tanks. But tomorrow is a new day, and
who knows what that will bring.
(Our internet service was out, sorry for the delay on this post)
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