GK Builders Corps:  Love for God, Love for Country, Love for the Poor Since Gawad Kalinga's launch of GK777 - to build 700,000 homes in 7,000 communities in 7 years, there has been a massive response of volunteerism in helping make this vision a reality. In line with this massive response, Gawad Kalinga has seen the need to form GK Builders Corps, which caters specifically for those volunteers who are willing to give between 1 to 2 years of their lives in helping rebuild this nation. As the vision of GK777 comes to reality, the work of Gawad Kalinga grows to a massive and fast pace and thus there is a need for a core of workers or servants who can devote more time in implementing and managing the different aspects of the Gawad Kalinga and its seven programs in (1) shelter and site development, (2) child and youth development, (3) health, (4) productivity, (5) environment, (6) values formation, and (7) community empowerment, as well as backroom operations, communications, and documentation. Fueled by volunteers in the spirit of "bayanihan," GK Builders Corps seeks to redefine volunteerism and create a new culture and lifestyle by breeding a new generation of heroes as missionaries for the poor and the country.       Welcome, Jonathan! Jonathan Wittig started serving on April 1st as an ANCOP fulltime misson worker, taking on the role of Development Director to look after: - GK1mb Universities, - GK Builders Corps, - GK Productivity & Merchandise, and - National WowGK Events. Jonathan is originally from San Antonio, Texas and now resides in Chicago. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Marketing and minors in Theology and International Studies. He was introduced to GK through the CFC Youth For Christ on campus, joined GK Hero's Run in Chicago in 2005, and saw it first hand when he joined the June 2006 GK Build in Quirino. He just came back from the Philippines earlier this year after serving for six months as a GK Builders Corps volunteer. Welcome, Jonathan, to the GK USA family! Message from Jonathan       GK Builders Corps Batch 1 Jonathan, Beth, Dianne, Joanne, Heather & Patrick Read their first hand account and view their videos and pictures as they experience a great adventure with Gawad Kalinga! Go to batch 1's blogspot!