Today I spent all day with about 10 of our students working on a habitat for humanity home in Aurora. About three years ago, there was a student who had just graduated from the ministry and was getting ready to be a part of a internship within StuCo so that he can begin leading. At that time, him and his dad talked about the possibility of working together to build a habitat home in Aurora. Kevin's dream was to rally students from StuCo together and his Dad would get people involved from the Community 4:12 ministry to make this happen. Unfortunately, it was during that time that Kevin lost his battle with depression and took his own life. In his honor, his parents have pushed to keep the dream alive. One week from this Sunday, they will dedicated the home to a mother and her twin daughters. There is something about serving that is incredible. If I woke up tomorrow and knew that I would have to do 6 hours of intense landscaping at my own place, I would HATE every last thought if it. Yet when I get the opportunity to serve with a group of people it is so much different. There is something about the laughter, the conversations, the memories that make every sweaty minute of it fun. Then on top of all that, there is something incredible when you get to be a part of seeing the family get a new start on life. When a family is blessed and you get to witness their joy as they take the keys for the first time. Sometimes I even wonder who is blessed more, the family or those of us that got to be a part of the making it happen. It was a fantastic day!
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