Habitat For Humanity - Work It.

Monday, March 24, 2008

                It seems like all I've done so far is have fun.  When I wake up at 5:40 tomorrow morning, I might be singing a different tune, but I doubt it.  So, today, a few kind souls got up extra early to make a grocery run to get breakfast food to make us a delicious pancake breakfast, using some semi-workable griddles.    We enjoyed breakfast, packed ourselves a lunch, and then headed to the beach.  We to a somewhat overcast South Miami beach around noon and the games began.   Soccer, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball were the sports of choice at first.

After an hour or so, a few of us decided to run and jump in the water, which turned into a buoy swim.  After a little while of floating way out, more people came to join us.  Pretty soon we had a 15-person buoy party.  We easily floated in the ultra salty Atlantic Ocean, planning out the multi level restaurant that we will be opening in Miami.  We all picked our roles for this company, I happen to be the taste tester--apparently I have no skills.

Some of us left the beach to visit Sam's Club to do some shopping for the remainder of the week.  After filling up 4 carts at Sam's and picking up 3 fans at Walmart, we were ready to head to the meeting--or not.  Turns out we took a little longer than expected and we couldn't make it to the Habitat Orientation that the rest of the team was currently attending. 

At that meeting, the team listened to the presenter talk about this history of Habitat, beginning with Koinonia Farms (where we stayed), Jimmy Carter's involvement (whom we listened to and met), and Millard Fuller (whom we also met and worked with).  Basically, I am told that it was a really cool thing to watch the slide show involving all these people and places, and to have already seen them first hand.   It gave us a sense of solidarity with the ministry of Habitat for humanity.  These foundational aspects of Habitat were no longer abstract ideas, but tangible people and places.  Cool. REALLY cool.

We got back, before everyone else who was still at the meeting, and I got to take a nap...which is why I'm still up at 11:20.  There are a few of us still up, listening to beautiful music be made by 3 fine musicians in our group.  There are about 7 more people scattered about the fellowship hall, spending time in prayer and in the Word.  I love this. I love being in this room full of worship and fellowship.  This is what life is about I think.

But, I suppose sleep is essential to the quality of both these things, thus, I'm going to hit the sack.  Goodnight, and keep praying for us--many people must be praying right now, because everything has run quite smoothly and according to plan.  Nighty night.

--Annie Dimond