“Because of this house, everyone is happy now. After getting the new house, it has become easier for my kids to study, live and play.”
“A 15-year-old girl like me, I’m barely trying to figure out who I am and what I want in life. Knowing that I have a stable home gives me the opportunity to start earlier than someone who doesn’t have a home.
“You build a house for people who need one. And the people who need one are in Haiti, and they’re in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and all over. Habitat helps the world one family at a time. Because that’s what’s underneath these roofs: families.”
“It felt like the community understood why we were there and knew who we were, and people were smiling at us and saying hello. Even if you don’t speak a common language, a genuine smile means a lot.”
“We met the family that was going to be moving in. At the end of the day, she shook my hand and had tears in her eyes. Even though we were just college students, we were really making a difference. It was a very touching moment for me.”
“Your dream becomes their dream. I had this burden lifted off of me.”
Habitat homeowner Sofia Koech, Bomet, Kenya
“I was talking to this young boy before dedication, and he showed me his bedroom. And the excitement — you’ve seen it again and again — where a kid learns about permanence and possibilities.
“Working beside the new homeowners makes it much more personal, because you think, ‘This is the person who’s going to lay their head on the bed at night.’”
“The way that they’re helping out makes you feel loved by mankind.”
“When people laugh together, they can do anything. Once they feel the feeling, they’re never the same.”
“Being able to pour myself into other people and just give of myself, this is the most rewarding experience that I’ve had. Now I know that there’s more to life than just what I need and what I want.
“We live in a world of kindness when we’re on the road with Habitat for Humanity.”
“Because of this house, I’m a better person, a better man, a better husband, a better father.”
“I’m just glad that my daughters can grow up here. I used to live in housing projects, so I was glad to be able to come out of those and actually raise my girls in a home — one that we can call our own, one that we own.”
