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Habitat for Humanity Philippines 2004

by Gregory Alexander Ball   
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driving in Quezon

driving in Quezon
A typical Jeepney on an uncannily uncrowded street. These chop-shopped jeeps...

driving in Quezon 2

driving in Quezon 2
Through the smog and the heat, traffic picks up with another Quezon morning....

inside the Jeepney

inside the Jeepney
Our crew of volunteers take their morning Jeepney ride to our Habitat for...

Jeepney

Jeepney
A beautiful Jeepney "Watchtower" cruises past the Quezon town office,...

Not the party bus

Not the party bus
Our crew had two devoted Jeepneys driving us to and from the build site every...

It's cool to serve Him...

It's cool to serve Him...
These are by far the coolest priests I've ever seen. This poster,...

Beauties and Escorts

Beauties and Escorts
Our visit to a Quezon high school was made extra special by the traditional...

Build site

Build site
The purpose of our trip - the Banai Community construction site. Here,...

Foundations

Foundations
Seen from the hill above the Village spring, the first stages of housing...

palm branches

palm branches
Two Banai teenagers gather palm branches to make simple shade structures for...

Lunch time!

Lunch time!
Cody, one of our groups hardest workers, prepares to sit down to another...

Post lunch

Post lunch
The group escapes the heat of high noon after lunch in the shelter of a...

The team.

The team.
Here it is - Habitat for Humanity Philippines 2004 Chiba JET and...

Go team Bob!

Go team Bob!
Our group of 18 split into 3 teams of 6 - Team Ichiban, team Bob, and Team...

picture time

picture time
While most of the locals were not shy at all, some of the younger ones...

Cody and kids

Cody and kids
Cody leads the local kids in a game. The children of Banai were fantastic, we...

Dirty and tired

Dirty and tired
Here Luke is a shining example of how dirty we got almost everyday. Carrying...

Posing with the Bad Boys

Posing with the Bad Boys
These 3 teenagers called themselves Bad Boys - they liked to dance,...

Kat-kat

Kat-kat
Here's Katalina - my favorite of the Banai kids. She was my personal...

Me and Uma

Me and Uma
Uma (who's name translates as "head") loved posing for the...

Banai folks

Banai folks
Our last day on the build site, lots of pictures with the home partners and...

Uma again

Uma again
Another Photo for Uma - this kid should be a model.

Tears and smiles

Tears and smiles
Saying goodbye was as difficult for the home partners as it was for...

Family

Family
These three will soon be living in one of the housing units we made....

local girl

local girl
A local girl plays in a gravel pile. Even without anything - these kids were...
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article published 4/7/2004
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God bless you greg it so good may your tribe be multiply thanks
— Andro Daculio, May 19, 2006
Thanks a lot a very big help to banai community i was one of the banai community member.
— Buddy Paubsanon, March 14, 2006
God Bless you all! I'm so thankful for what you did to my fellow Filipino.
— Vanessa, June 4, 2005
Greg- what an awesome experience! I am your willing partnet in crime on your next adventure! It's great to hear from you bro.
— Sarah, April 9, 2004
Hi Greg,
Thanks for the humanitarian works you folks provide to the poor of my native country, such an admirable undertaking. Hopefully someday, I'll be able to do something good too & give back to my country of origin. By the way, Quezon is my province, have several relatives in Infanta. Mabuhay at maraming salamat po.
— Gentle Lugtu [Eltneg], April 8, 2004
Oh greg, it has been so wonderful and interesting to read your stories and see your pictures. I want to go! Love and miss you! -Lizzy
— lizzy, April 8, 2004
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