Utah extreme makeover home edition

Five days. On one wall in the living room rests nine Congolese masks — each one representing a member of the family, including the deceased. Each member of the family has his or her own bedroom. And the backyard allows Kambere to keep up his gardening hobby — a skill he learned from his father. They got especially loud near the end of the episode, when Weber State University president Brad Mortensen offered Kambere and his siblings four-year scholarships to the school.

Nielson was one of the many volunteers who helped work on the house. Sometimes she stayed as late as 2 a. And as she would sweep the concrete, images of the family living in the home flooded her mind. After the watch party, Nielson met and hugged the family. She proudly scrolled through the camera roll on her phone, revealing the many videos and images she had taken to document her experience each day.

Kambere and his family were the last ones to leave the watch party. They stayed behind to continue celebrating, taking selfies and family pictures. But eventually it was time to go — Kambere had to get ready for his night shift at Fresenius Medical Care. Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping.

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Deseret News homepage. We went inside and saw it. Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. Her daughter, Zulufa Kabuo, center, and niece Habiba Kaviira are next to her. Her daughter Zulufa Kabuo, center, and niece Habiba Kaviira are next to her. Nielson volunteered to help decorate the home and introduced herself to Barobi at the party. They would receive help here, but he was still worried. In a camp with more than 20, people, he spotted his aunt from a distance.

I will talk about that later. Eight years after reuniting at the refugee camp, the family of six lives in a brand-new 2,square-foot home in Ogden, Utah. Prior to receiving their new home, the six family members lived in the small basement of a duplex — three bedrooms, one bath. Kambere learned how to drive. The aspiring aerospace engineer graduated in — one of a handful of students recognized for earning a GPA of 3.

Their high-efficiency home is solar powered, and the only utility expense the family has is water, according to the Deseret News. Kambere and his family saw their home for the first time on Aug. Kambere said the style of the house, especially the exterior, reminded him of his home in Africa.

But the two-story home was just the start of a showering of gifts from the Ogden community. The family also received a car, gift cards and scholarships from Weber State University.

Kambere, who currently works at Fresenius Medical Care in Ogden, plans to study electrical engineering at Weber State. His sister Azida wants to become a lawyer. Reflecting on the outpouring of love his family has received, and the whirlwind of events that have happened over the past several months, Kambere is reminded of a lesson his father taught him at a young age.

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