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Habitat Affiliate Commemorates 35th Birthday By Bruce Deckert Today Magazine • Editor-in-Chief
THERE’S NO PLACE like home. Home sweet home. Home is where the heart is. ————————————————————— These three heartfelt sayings speak to our human yearning for home on this proverbial journey of life — in a paradoxically homesick world. Perhaps a journey isn’t a sufficient description — another metaphor is found at an amusement park, yet an amusing diversion for some is akin to utterly unnecessary terror for others. Yes, we can liken our life and home pilgrimage to a topsy-turvy up-and-down roller coaster ride. Whether your experience of home has been marked by serene highs or tempestuous lows — or a hot-mess blend — let’s agree that a desire for a secure and vital and true home is universal for people of all nations vis-à-vis the shared hopes of the human heart.
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much good — I truly love what we do together ” — Karraine Moody
The Habitat for Humanity model is simple yet profound: The primary vision enlists volunteer labor to help first-time homeowners build their own houses, supervised by a seasoned construction professional who is typically the only paid Habitat employee at a Habitat worksite. These inaugural homeowners must qualify for a mortgage and actively engage via plain hard work — whether utilizing a carpenter’s plane or a cordless drill or a concrete mixer — to realize their dream of occupying a new home. A secondary focus is to perform repairs and renovations for current homeowners whose age or physical disability or finances prevent such key maintenance, via the nonprofit’s A Brush With Kindness home-repair ministry.