25 days, 25 stories: A Note from the President

Each day from October 5 to October 29, 2009 we will be posting a new story in celebration of Habitat for Humanity of Omaha’s 25th anniversary. These stories have come to us from people who have been involved with Habitat Omaha in a variety of ways at some point in the past 25 years. We hope that you enjoy these reflections, some old and some new, about Habitat Omaha and that they inspire or renew the spirit of service in you. If you have a story of your own that you would like to share please send it to us at buildinghope.omaha@gmail.com.

 

From the President

(June 1995 Omaha Habitat for Humanity News-Newsletter)

“Thank you for taking part in the mission of Habitat for Humanity. Our combined efforts have made an impact on our community by housing over 40 families! Oyea!! By the end of this year, we should be providing housing for well over 50 families. If you figure that in terms of children, that’s almost 200 kids that have been, or will be, given a home they can call their own. Hopefully this will lead to a brighter future for our youth. This is a tremendous accomplishment and the same time an awesome task considering this is all done with private donations and volunteers.

As with all God’s children, we are all blessed in many different ways. Some of us possess talents that are only seen by the Heavenly Father. Others display more earthly attributes that help promote the will and wisdom that Jesus displayed during his short time on earth.

Habitat’s partnership operation seeks to put these many and varied blessings to good used. The outcome, we hope is threefold: (1) people of faith have a way to share their resources, (2) people in need can now have decent affordable housing and (3) community is built and barriers broken down as we work together.

-Chris Wieh, Habitat Omaha’s President in 1995”

 

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