8. Habitat Humanity

So today, I had the incredible opportunity to work on a house being built for Habitat Humanity. I had never done something like this and it was a great experience. I was a little worried about how I could be used because I have never built a house or done anything remotely close to it. It turned out a lot of painting needed to be done and that was right down my alley.
We painted several rooms in this one house. It had to be very detailed and careful. This was the perfect job for me becaue I am such a perfectionist. Others got to put shingles on a house while others were nailing boards on another house. I can not imagine walking around on top of a house; I would definitely fall off! I am so clumsy. I mean how would you walk because the roof is slanted.
I had the opportunity to talk to the owner of the house. She described her hardships and her struggles with getting a house. She explained that you had to make a certain income and then get accepted through an application process. After that, you were selected and you had to go before an interview panel. She said she was very nervous about that, but she knew God would be with her. Then it hit me. We are so blessed and have been given many riches (with even many more to come). We forget that it is God that has so richly blessed us with these things. We forget to thank Him for all the good things He has done in our lives. This young lady has gone through a hard life and is raising kids as a single mother and is now receiving a house through Habitat Humanity but she continues to praise God even through the rough times.