EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION: HARRIS FAMILY, PART 1 AND 2
A Very Blessed, Patriotic Christmas
What You Need To Know
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION: HARRIS FAMILY is a patriotic Christmas special dedicated to the American soldier wounded warriors who sacrificed themselves so we can live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Ty, Paige, and the Extreme Makeover team head to Military City, USA, otherwise known as San Antonio, Texas. They are celebrating Christmas by providing an extraordinary wounded warrior, named Shilo Harris, with a new home. Shilo was severely burned over much of his body when his military vehicle hit a mine in Iraq. Even so, he has a positive attitude, feels blessed by God and wants to continue to serve his country by giving hope to other wounded warriors. Shilo lives with his wife, Kathryn, and two children, Elizabeth, 9, and Glenn, 2, in a double-wide trailer home in Wilson County, Texas.
Because of his injuries, Shilo can’t spend more than a few minutes outside without the possibility of severe dehydration and falling into unconsciousness. He also has trouble inside because of the air quality due to all the dust. Of course, this has taken a toll on Kathryn and the children.
The EXTREME MAKEOVER team decides not only to help Shilo, but also to throw a patriotic Christmas party in San Antonio, complete with carols, Christmas symbols, Santa, and presents. Best of all, they’re going to over $1 million to provide 10 more homes to wounded warriors to be built by a group called Helping The Heroes.
As usual, they send Shilo and his family away during the week they’re building the home. In this case, they send them on a USO tour to inspire recently wounded soldiers in hospitals in Germany.
In the first part of the two-part program, they joyously plan the wonderful new home they’re building for Shilo and his family. The home is not only completely climate controlled, but also full of specially designed tools Shilo can use to further his ministry.
Part 2 features the red, white, and blue patriotic Christmas. The builder of Shilo’s home, Gordon Hartman, has built a theme park for disabled and challenged individuals. He names the fountain after Shilo Harris, and he helps with the Christmas party. Soldiers from the leading physical therapy center for servicemen and women in San Antonio attend. Lee Greenwood sings, “Proud to be an American.” And, the program caps off with “God bless you.”
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION is always a good show. This red, white and blue Christmas special outdoes even the high standard EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION sets for faith and values. It is exciting, heartrending, entertaining, and a delight to watch. It came highly recommended to MOVIEGUIDE®, and MOVIEGUIDE® wasn’t disappointed.
