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Four New Homes for Christmas
Date: 12/19/2010 Album ID: 1138271
Photos by Jerilee Bennett
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Four new homes were dedicated for four families by Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanities on Sunday just in time for Christmas. Two of the homes went to refugees from The Congo in Africa and one to a refugee family from Cuba.
Jessica Greathouse (center) and her children tear the wrapping off their new front door during a dedication of their home that was built by Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity. Four new homes were dedicated on Sunday just in time for Christmas. Two of the homes were built for two families that were refugees from The Congo in Africa. A fourth home was dedicated for a Cuban refugee family. The four families will be new neighbors in the Woodmen Vista area north of Woodmen Rd. The homes were dedicated on Sunday, December 19, 2010. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett)
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Jessica Greathouse gives a kiss to her granddaughter. Her home was worked on by many volunteers and sponsored by First Presbyterian Church.
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Denis Simbenga gives a hug to his new neighbor, Jessica Greathouse.
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Evie Bowers worked on the Greathouse home with her grandsons and came to take pictures of the dedication to send them in Alaska.
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Jordan Bridwell with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity greets new homeowner Flora Simbenga.
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Cousins Marlene and Maria Simbenga will be next door neighbors in their new homes.
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A prayer is given for the new homes.
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It's a very emotiona day for the Simbenga family, who have come to America as African refugees, originally from the Conga.
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Sarah Tresouthick's family was instrumental in helping build a home for the Simbengas. She gives a hug to Denis Simbenga before he cuts the ribbon on his house.
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African refugees Christina Simbenga, Flora Simbenga, and Elizabeth Simbenga say a prayer outside their new homes that were built for them by Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity. Four homes were dedicated for four families just in time for Christmas on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Siblings Denis Simbenga and Flora Simbenga and their families will live side by side. The Simbenga family were refugees from The Congo in Africa who were living in Tanzania and were sponsored to come to the United States by Lutheran Family Services. The four new families will all be neighbors. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett)
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A litany of dedications are read for the homes.
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