Help for Haiti

For those of you who have been following this blog, you know last summer I spent a week in the Bahamas rebuilding homes with Bahamas Methodist Habitat. I believe strongly in this organization and the director Abraham McIntyre has become a friend of mine.
Right now they really need your help as they are working around [...]

End of Year One Recap

The calender year has coming to a close and I am inching closer to 30. I have decided to provide a brief update to parts of my list as well as some things that are coming up. So here is my progress report:

Visit the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park – I have talked a [...]

Build a Habitat House (part 4)

…continued from part 3, part 2 and part 1.
On our last day, Bertha Pinder agreed to sit down and have lunch with us. She had been around most of the time but had mostly kept to herself. She had seen groups  come through before. She knew we would not be around much longer and would [...]

Build a Habitat House (part 3)

…continued from part 2 and part 1:
First let me say, there was a huge gap in time between the posting of part 2 and 3. I apologize to those of you who were hanging on to the edge of your seat for the conclusion. Unfortunately, when I returned stateside, work caught up to me and [...]

Build a Habitat House (part 2) – The Project

…continued from part 1:
Since my group was heading the furthest south out of the four groups, we were relegated to the van. Each day we would travel to and from the site in the van with our supplies and no seats. While we bounced along the uneven pavement on the floor or sitting on a [...]

Build a Habitat House (part 1)

While my goal on this list was to simply build a Habitat Home, my experience in doing so could not have been imagined at the outset of this adventure. When I originally created my list, my plan was to mosey on down to a job site for a weekend and put in a couple of [...]

It is Going to be a Hot One

This time next week I will be in the sunny Bahamas…workin’ me arse off. Those of who have been following this blog for some time know that I am heading to the island of Eleuthera July 19-25 to work on repairing homes for Habitat. I received a lot of great personal support and people I [...]

And the Winners Are…

First, before I announce the winners of my raffle for a $50 gift card to Chima Brazilian Steakhouse and a $25 gift certificate to Maggiano’s, I have some thanks to give out. I would like to give a special thanks Angelica Acosta who provided the gift certificate to Maggiano’s. It was her idea to use [...]

Maggiano’s and Chima Raffle to Support Habitat

UPDATED:
Yesterday I informed people that I currently have in my possession a $25 gift certificate to Maggiano’s which was thoughtfully given to me by one of my friends. She gave me the gift certificate in order to hold a raffle to raise money for my mission trip this summer. @CLTdining on Twitter learned of [...]

Amazing Support

I am truly astonished at God’s provisions in the midst of His calling. I stepped out in faith and agreed to do a mission trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas to rebuild hurricane damaged homes. One of this reasons this was a challenge is because I am a terrible fundraiser and hate asking people for money. But [...]