Youths from Morristown Unitarian Fellowship build Habitat home in North Carolina

Twenty-four youths from the Morristown United Fellowship just completed a week near Charlotte, N.C., where they erected a home for Habitat for Humanity.

It’s the 18th house that the fellowship has built over the years, and this one will become the home for a couple that fled the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001 seeking political asylum, reports the Charlotte Observer.

“Our real agenda is building the youth group. The house is the vehicle we use to do that. Sometimes freshmen don’t say anything at youth group all year, but they really open up when they start building the house,” said youth adviser Garry Hodgson.

The fellowship’s youth group raised $6,000 for the trip, according to the report. Senior Erin Luken told the paper that the project opened her eyes to volunteering:

“I’m building someone a house. We’re helping to make them a home,” said Luken.