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"No Meetings Required, Just Doing The Right Thing"

12/14/2014

 
In 2012, I set up my new Share.Habitat online fundraising site and nervously sent out the link via Facebook in hopes of raising enough money to cover my $1,460 trip fee to help build two homes in the Dominican Republic on my first Habitat for Humanity Global Village trip.

Alice Lonetree, who was a member of  Lawton First, the church we attended while stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, made a $20 or 25 online donation. When I wrote to thank her, her response was something like, "Just doing the right thing. No meetings required." Such simple words but what an incredible lesson on how each of us can make a difference and it doesn't take a million dollars or 'an act of Congress'.

Two families in San Juan de la Manguana, Dominican Republic now have simple, decent and affordable homes to raise their families in and Alice, along with other donors, helped make that happen.

It was my first time leaving the United States, my first mission trip and my first opportunity to see, hear and feel extreme poverty with my own senses. I haven't been the same since. Because of that trip, I decided that I didn't want to just be a team member on Global Village trips for Habitat for Humanity - I wanted to lead them.

Today, I'm recruiting for my third Global Village trip as a team leader. Each trip has had its challenges, but they all met the needs of the families we worked alongside and did even more for our volunteers who left their families, jobs, homes, comforts and conveniences to toil in the elements of a different country on a mission to help someone who could never repay them.

I think of her words many times when God places me in a position to show His love by giving or serving. Thank you again, Alice! You were right. No meetings are required. Doing the right thing should just come naturally.

~ Tammie

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"Just Keep Digging" - My Devotional In The #Habitat #Lent Guide

3/14/2014

 
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There is hope and it requires you to exercise your physical and spiritual muscle.
You've probably seen the movie "Finding Nemo" and remember Dory grabbing the fin of a depressed Nemo and telling him, "When life gets you down, you have to remember to just keep swimming." As they proceed into the dark abyss, Dory begins singing, "Just keep swimming...just keep swimming."


Today the devotional featured in Habitat for Humanity's Lent Guide is my write up about my spiritual reflection while on a Global Village trip in San Juan de la Manguana, Dominican Republic in June 2012. Our team was blessed to partner with two families and helped excavate and build the foundations for both of their homes using their native construction techniques and tools. The work took the entire five days! 


From this devotional, I hope that you know that God is present, holding your hand and guiding you into the deep and sometimes dark places of your life. Know that there is hope and it requires that you exercise your physical and spiritual muscle. Don't let fear and anxiety override your faith and don't forget that your work is not vain. 

Download the entire devotional guide for more devotionals written by my colleagues and some spiritual advisers from around the world.

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