I have to be honest: it was a little hard to look her in the eye when she was pouring out her heart to me. I felt weak, helpless, and I felt the sting of injustice in a whole new level; it was as if I was seeing my life for the first time from […]
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Elle is on the Road with Team 2!
Published by March 29th, 2009 in Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. 2 CommentsThe essence of music comes from the dew dripping off of a rainbow, wetting the unicorn’s hooves, deep within the clarity of the sun. It blinds every heart to pursue the truth of new beginnings. Now let me ask you a question: did that make any sense to you? It makes life changing sense…hope your […]
...continue readingToday was Dedication day, the day when we say our goodbyes to the families and hand over the keys to their new homes. Our group has gotten to know Maria, her family and all of her neighbours really well over the past week. We have seen that Maria is an extremely friendly and […]
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Hey all, it’s Kristi again and I have to say I have really enjoyed getting to meet all the participants this past week and I am honored to have the privilege to report back to Canada what’s been going on down here. =) The house’s are all built and the families are all […]
St. Louis Community School: Worth-while endeavour
Published by March 24th, 2009 in School Testimonials and Testimonials. ClosedTo Whom It May Concern:
We were able to bring Absolute into our school in March 2009. I had been trying to raise money to bring them in since my SRC and I had seen them in Lloydminster at the National SRC conference. I was delighted to learn that they would take a donation. So, through […]
After working hard for 4 days, we hit the weekend and time for some fun! Although everyone had lots of fun interacting with the families, they were all glad to get a day of rest and relaxation. Or…something like that. I don’t know how relaxing scaling a volcano is, but it’s definitely a […]
...continue reading Our house is going so well Karemeos, we are such a great team!
Since being on the house build, we have had lots of help from the father of our family, Jesus (pronounced Hey-Zeus). You can tell that he desperately wants to provide everything for his wife and kids. the other day some of us […]
Fourth day of the build and all the teams headed out to the work sites, excited because all the houses are nearing completion. Everyone was getting excited after watching and helping put the walls up, raising the roof and watching the piles of wood and nails begin to look like a house. As some of […]
...continue readingHave you ever met someone who leaves you feeling like your life is much richer because you have met them? Someone who unknowingly inspires you to dream bigger and to look at life from a different angle? I had seen him around the garbage dump for the past 2 years, but not thought much of […]
...continue reading14 Completely different people came together in a small community, Kaleden BC, to change the lives of seven wonderful girls. Liliana, Isela, Maria, Gua Luz, and Joselyn are the most friendly, loving, charismatic girls I have ever met. Everyone knows how hard it is to raise five girls with huge hearts, but this single […]
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