What People Are Saying
Jimmy Carter, during his address at Habitat's 25th anniversary event "I've never known a Habitat volunteer who bought one's own tools and traveled at one's own expense and worked hard without payment, that wasn't convinced that at the end of that challenge that their sacrifice had been relatively insignificant to the blessing that they had received.
The Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer, former Governor General of Canada. "It isn't always easy to turn good intentions into concrete reality. Habitat makes that possible. It is a wonderfully positive concept."
Millard Fuller, President and Founder, Habitat For Humanity International, September 26, 2001 "I believe Habitat must move forward at the fullest speed possible to continue to help families in need build simple, decent houses. For too many people need what Habitat for Humanity, stepping forward in faith and love, can do."
Builder magazine - May 2000 issue. The ''Builder 100'' survey ranked Habitat for Humanity the 15th largest house builder in the United States based on closings in 1999. Habitat was also ranked as the #1 lowest cost builder.
Steve Bell, musician, ESWP'01 in Winnipeg. "There are so many levels of human caring that get tickled in Habitat... the very essence of God is community, and when you gather together that is doing what we were meant to do." |