NATCHEZ &8212; The day finally arrived for Eva Givens and her two children, Cameron and Jordan, to move into their new home.

&8220;It just seems like a dream come true because this the first time I&8217;ve actually owned my own home,&8221; Givens said.

Sunday, the Natchez chapter of Habitat for Humanity dedicated Eva&8217;s new home on Smith Street.

More than 50 guests, including friends, family, co-workers, church and community leaders and volunteers celebrated the dedication with Eva.

&8220;This is a great day for Eva and for Habitat for Humanity&8221; Habitat President Andrew Calvit said. &8220;Anytime you can take a family away from a rental situation and put them in a home of their own it feels great.&8221;

Givens&8217; home is the ninth house Habitat has built since 1993, Calvit said.

Habitat also purchased nine more lots in and around Smith Street, Calvit said.

&8220;We&8217;re on the road to completing a Habitat community,&8221; Calvit said. &8220;I think everyone (the volunteers) really enjoyed working together on this house but we&8217;re anxious for the next project to start.&8221;

Among the community leaders present at the dedication were Chancery Clerk, Tommy O&8217;Bierne, and Darlene Jones, representing Mayor Phillip West and Adams County Board of Supervisors president Darryl Grennell.

Grennell said the dedication meant something special to him because his family sold many of the lots in Eva&8217;s neighborhood to Habitat.

&8220;It sends chills down my spine to see this property being used for such a good cause,&8221; Grennell said.

Givens said her children were also excited to finally live in their own home.

&8220;They can&8217;t wait to play in an actual yard and

they&8217;re already arguing over who gets which bedroom,&8221; Givens said.