Today marked the end of a long week journey of building Frank Lewis’s house. We started off the week with lots of energy but as the days went by our energy went down. We got restless because it seemed that there was so much to do, but so little time to do so. In the end we accomplished a lot. We painted half the house, covered the roof, got almost all of the siding done, installed the front porch, started on the back porch, and finished up small details on the inside. When everything was cleaned up, we stepped back to admire our contribution in building the Lewis’s house. It was amazing to see our accomplishment over the past five days. Especially, since many of the youth had not participated in this kind of service project. In the end, this house was not only the Lewis’s house, but ours as well. Something that Jeongih Han said, during pow-wow-how (that is, “pow” what was really hard today, “wow” what was really great today, and “how” did we see God at work today?), connected with our service project. That it is not only the poor that benefited but us as well because we bonded over this experience and created new memories that we will cherish forever. After a long day of successful work, we visited Habitat for Humanity’s International Village. The exhibit consisted of various houses that they built from around the world. They had many unique designs starting from shacks, to tree houses, to clay homes displaying conditions that people live in all around the world. This experience was very eye opening to how blessed most Americans truly are compared to people that live in tiny homes that aren’t kept up very well at all. To end a very accomplished day, the youth group went over to the Lyman-Barner’s home to cool off in their pool. We are grateful for the opportunity to be down here in Americus, Georgia and thank all who have contributed towards the trip, our growth as a youth group, and other experiences.
Kelly Ndayizigiye and Emma Nouri a.k.a Kiwi and M&M
Kelly Ndayizigiye and Emma Nouri a.k.a Kiwi and M&M
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