VOL.
12, No.
1 JANUARY 14, 2011BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAIDBATON
ROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Providing Shelter
Scholarships / 3-5
A Habitat Home built by United
Methodists throughout the Baton Rouge...
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VOL.
12, No.
1 JANUARY 14, 2011BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAIDBATON
ROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Providing Shelter
Scholarships / 3-5
A Habitat Home built by United
Methodists throughout the Baton Rouge
District was dedicated Dec.
11 in front of
a large crowd.
Tamela Gant, homeowner,
was present for the service and served
lunch for the volunteers that had worked
beside her in building her new home.
Gant is a graduate of Southern
University and a mother of two sets of
twins.
Prior to moving into this new
home, Tamela and her children lived in a
small three-bedroom apartment infested
with roaches.
The neighborhood was so
dangerous that Tamela was afraid to let
the kids play outside.
“Habitat has been a blessing in my life
and I have learned a lot during my partnership,” said Tamela, who is deeply
appreciative of all the United Methodist
volunteers that made her new home a
reality.
“If you just believe, trust God and
work hard good thi
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