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NewsHabitat Home to House Sudan Family
November 6, 2008 LOUISVILLE, KY (November 5, 2008)--The Sudanese man whose family will benefit from the building of a Habitat for Humanity home in honor of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville's 150th anniversary will be available for interviews tomorrow from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and again on Saturday at the same time. The Ursuline Sisters, Sacred Heart Schools and other donors are helping to fund the project. The home is going up in the same area the Ursuline Sisters lived when they first arrived in Louisville in 1858. Michael Reth and his family will live in the home once it’s completed. He is one of the "lost boys" of Africa you may have heard about in recent news stories and books. Michael left his village when he was just seven years old. He lived in camps for years before Catholic Charities helped him come to Louisville in 2001. Since then, he has helped members of his family including his mother leave dangerous areas for the safety of our city. This week, Michael and his wife are celebrating the arrival of a baby girl even as they remain thousands of miles apart. He’s working to bring his wife and newborn baby to Louisville but red tape and issues regarding the differences in marriage traditions between his native country and the United States are holding up the move. The Habitat home will provide a place for this family to live and grow as they deal with recovering from these hard circumstances. Work will begin on the home this week. It is located at 921 South Shelby. In addition to Michael's availability, there will be a photo opportunity on Thursday, November 6, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. when volunteers begin construction on the site. There will be a second photo opportunity on Saturday, November 8, when a blessing ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. It will involve both the Ursuline Sisters’ leadership as well as Michael’s family members who are now in Louisville. # # # The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville is a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with a mission to teach Christian living in order to assist women, men and children to live more fully and develop a personal relationship with God. The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are in ministry in eight states and in Peru, South America, serving as teachers, pastoral and parish ministers, spiritual directors, chaplains, and healthcare and social service workers. www.ursulineslou.org For more information on the “lost boys” of the Sudan, see these sites:
Contact: Jessica Reid, Director of Communications and Public Relations, Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, (502) 212-1750, jreid@ursulineslou.org
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