Habitat for Humanity build date coming up!

Greetings!

One of the four main ministries Grace Wesleyan supports is Habitat for Humanity. Art Applegate (and his wife Kathleen) are the primary contacts for us in this effort, and Omayra Fuentes and Tony Ash also help and can answer any questions.

The next build date is January 21st. We call it “build date” because while we don’t usually do any of the heavy building, we do help out with the overall build with doing light building, trim work, painting, landscaping, etc. We don’t have a scope for the exact work we will be doing on the 21st just yet, but it is nearly always something that almost anyone can do!

There are rules, such as only 18+ can participate, and only closed-toed shoes are allowed. Long pants are also required, and long sleeves are recommended. People often wear hats and bring work gloves for themselves, although gloves are provided on jobs that need them. The point is to bring a heart willing to help out and do what you can. No one is assigned work they cannot do.

Habitat for Humanity builds homes for families so that they can begin the process of building family wealth through home ownership. Mr. Rick Case donated the land, and different agencies (including churches) donate funds to help build the homes. The future residents of the home being built are also involved in the building of it to invest their own “sweat equity” in the home they will soon reside in. The satisfaction for helping them out is something you have to experience to appreciate and that is why we strongly recommend you consider helping out in this ministry.

There are a limited number of volunteers allowed each build day, and we have a need for up to 12. With Art, Kathleen, Omayra, and Tony we need 8 more people to participate. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this important ministry effort, and if you want to help out, please contact one of the following as soon as possible to get your name on the list!

Each year, volunteers must register again (even if you have done Habitat before, each year is different for insurance reasons). Please follow this link to register:

https://habitatbroward.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Index/3491

Art Applegate: Art@steelapple.net
Kathleen Applegate: 76watson@bellsouth.net
Omayra Fuentes: omayra.fatima@gmail.com
Tony Ash: omega65@bellsouth.net

Thank you for your ongoing support of all of the ministries at Grace Wesleyan!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Myron on behalf of the Habitat for Humanity team