Everyone was excited for our first day on the job! We were blessed in many ways, the first two when we arrived on site -- a cement mixer and surrounding mango trees providing tons of shade! With our midwestern roots and work ethic...and Paul.....we hit the ground running and the mason had a solid crew as well. For those of us who have served Habitat in Central America, we remembered the standard mix of water (1) ,cement (1) , gravel (5) and sand (7)...but we h...

A couple of us has 2 days to get here (Paul - longest travel from Washington State) and Taylor (cheaper airfare turned into day full of misery), but we all made it! We had our first dinner and enjoyed time with the National Habitat Director tonight as they welcomed us to their country and program. We had the normal get to know you conversations (show me pictures of your dogs) and some of us were distracted by the 'Miracle in Minnesota' (The Italians next to us ...

From January 14-21, 2018, a team of 8 energetic and enthusiastic volunteers from Thrivent Financial will travel to Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. As part of a Thrivent Builds Worldwide / Habitat for Humanity trip, we are helping to eliminate substandard housing. Scroll down to follow along and read more about our adventures!