Students Today Leaders Forever is a servant-leadership group from the University of Minnesota. They have spent their spring break traveling throughout the US serving in various areas, and while they were in Memphis we had the opportunity to host them! They spent a half-day at HFH learning about our goals and mission, and helping us ready the property for Spring. They got quite a bit of work done in a few short hours – we are grateful!

Group leader Aya said, “Its so nice to be outside in the TN heat! Its been so cold at home. We are really enjoying the physical labor.” One of the students had lost a 16 year old sister to a pontine glioma. She approached me and said that she had really wished an organization like Habitat for Hope had existed for her family while they were facing brain cancer 8 years ago. She felt that their journey would have been loads lighter if we had been present to walk with them.

The lovely ECS varsity softball team was on hand to serve lunch! Another sweet group of kids so willing to serve. And Grace Church in Millington provided housing for the two nights the UMinn group was in Memphis. We are always glad to provide an opportunity for students from out of the area to interact with local friends that are so dear to us. Thanks so much Coach Maxwell and Pastor Mahoney for serving these students!

Andy Gross sharing HFH 101

ECS Lady Eagles serve lunch