“I must say that this trip has been the highlight of my
life. I’ll make use of every single experience I had from
this trip. Habitat gave me one of the most important experiences
in my life. Through helping build houses, I was not only able
to understand that many people live in total abject poverty,
so I should be grateful for life, but also that by lending a
building hand I can instill hope for a brighter future for all
the partner families.” --
Woo Yeul Lee, Student, International School Beijing
"When I interviewed him and asked him
when was his happiest moment, he said it was when his son
was born. Later, he came to us and said the happiest day had
changed, and it was that day, because we helped him build
a new house. I was touched by the comment and I realized how
significant our work is."
--
Jin Seop Kim, Student, American International School Guangzhou
It is amazing to see the difference between
what we are building for the families and what they were living
in before. I learned a lot from this. Given the chance, I
would do it again.”
--
Dara T Yung, Student, Hong Kong International School
It’s easy to give money and go on our
way, but this is a way to get out and make contact with the
people, show them that we care, extend a hand of humanity
to them. You know, they’ll be touched a little, but
we’ll be touched even more, and hopefully we’ll
be changed by this. If we display the spirit of service, we
hope that it carries on.
--
Robert Raines, Vice Consul, United States Consulate General,
Guangzhou
“The cooperation and kindness our group
exhibited toward one another and the villagers was inspiring
This experience has given me admiration not only for SCIS
students, but for those who suffer life endangering diseases
with grace and goodwill. I will never forget this experience
or the students who made it so wonderful”
-- Matthew Baughman,
Teacher, Shanghai Community International School
“This was a wonderful experience for
the firm as we were able to see, first hand, the work that
Habitat for Humanity is supporting in rural villages in China
and how it impacts the local community. It was a valuable
team building experience, as it brought together employees
from all parts of the firm to work together toward a common
goal, and I was delighted to have the opportunity to participate.”
-- Paul Callelo,
CSFB Chairman and CEO Asia-Pacific
“I won't forget the moment when the
villager helped me to fix the road. He barely had fingers
but he was helping happily. When I saw him, I couldn't work
with my gloves on. So I took my gloves off and worked with
my bare hands just like him.”
-- Kyoung Eun Na,
Student, Shanghai Community International School
“The warmth of the villagers' reception
and interest in our work was most rewarding. If we have done
anything to brighten the lives of people so rejected and outcast
for most of their lives then we have achieved something worthwhile.”
--
Tom Rosevear, Teacher, International School Beijing
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