The Publication of Habitat for Humanity International | October/November 2002
| The Publication of Habitat for Humanity International | October/November 2002 |
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 Samantha Schroeder Durban, South Africa "The reality of 4,000 people from all walks of life working and playing together was an extraordinary sight to behold. ...The site was like a hurricane upon the senses. Everywhere you turned there was a task to be done and a devoted heart to do it. ... "A wonderful transformation took place in those five days. We had been stripped of our external identities and pretensions, and we were brought to a place of our common humanity. We speak so often about reconciliation in this country. We desire hope and healing for this great nation. We search for a dialogue with our past in order to understand the present. ... "We believe the JCWP has given a good reason to hope. The sight of 100 freshly painted homes and 100 happy families at their doorsteps is enough reason in itself. But the homes are not the end product. Above all, our hope lies within the process in which those homes were built. ... Our eyes carried the same glow that we witnessed on the homeowners' faces, as they received a Bible and key to their first home. "Little did we know how much we needed one another. Little did we know that in giving our hearts away, we would find ourselves in the process." (Return to beginning of story) |
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| World Youth Day Unites Young Adults from 150 Nations In July, Habitat for Humanity International founder and president Millard Fuller spoke to more than 7,000 Catholic youth from 150 nations as part of World Youth Day in Toronto. Created in 1984 by Pope John Paul II, the event gathers young adults from around the world for a celebration of faith, solidarity and Catholic culture. "Do you believe that every family on the face of the earth deserves a simple, decent place to live?" Fuller asked the crowd. "You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world. It is my deepest hope that you will carry your light home and let it shine on the plight of poverty housing by building Habitat for Humanity houses with families in need in your home country." World Youth Day pilgrims came from places such as Haiti, Germany, Austria and Australia to build a Habitat house in Downsview Park, site of Pope John Paul II's vigil and mass. --Carla Robinson |
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