Trabajo en Equipo

Teamwork

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor." -Eccl. 4:9

Our Tuesday started out at Villa Esperanza (Village of Hope), the village where we built in 2009 & 2010. The village is now complete with 75 homes, and we were impressed with the advancement in the community since we were there a year ago. The homes are lived-in and the neighborhood is very much a community. We walked around and appreciated the lush vegetation that grows in that area. The flowers are beautiful and the butterflies are plentiful.

We were happy to see Ana Victoria out sweeping her front walk. We first met Ana Victoria in 2009, when we were helping her build her house. She lives there with her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. She remarkably recognized us and it was great to see her again.

We also saw Noemi, who is the Board of Directors in the community. Noemi is wheelchair bound, and her home is the first that she has lived in that is handicapped accessible. She greeted us all, thanked us for our service to that community and for our continued service to Habitat. She keeps a log of all the volunteers that have helped in that community, and over the course of four years, approximately 4000 U.S. volunteers worked in Villa Esperanza. She reminds the children in the community of the value of serving others.

Arriving to the worksite by late morning, we were ready to get our dirty work gloves on. The masons had been hard at work this morning, with digging, mixing and pouring concrete. We jumped right in and joined in the laboring.

We all agreed that our favorite part of the day was sharing family photos amongst each other, the masons, and the families we are working with. Family is universal, and despite language barriers, it's easy to share the joy of our families.

"I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in Gods hands, that I still possess." -Martin Luther