Today, once again, was an incredibly exhausting but successful day as we headed to Benton Harbor to work with Habitat for Humanity. These guys worked so unbelievably hard though and I am very proud of them. As we arrived this morning at the work site, we discovered that we would be spending the day creating an 8’ clearing in a heavily wooded area along a fence which divides this new neighborhood that Habitat is building with a government subsidized neighborhood. They wanted us to do this in hopes of creating unity between the two communities. For five hours they cut down trees and shrubbery, hauled it away, fought with thick vine patches, and found many treasures to take to the trash pile (such as a bicycle, car window, etc.). Several of us also spent the day painting one of the recently built homes. We were also able to meet and spend some time with a few of the kids who live in the subsidized homes. As we loaded the bus to come home we looked as though we were sporting thick tans when in reality though it was simply layers of dirt and sweat! It was a great day! Everyone worked like crazy and we were able to really accomplish a lot, along with making some amazing memories.
-Stephanie Rorie (MOVE08 High School Team Leader)
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