{"id":424,"date":"2006-02-06T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2006-02-06T10:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hostkabob.com\/vote\/?p=424"},"modified":"2006-02-06T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2006-02-06T10:58:50","slug":"12708","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"1\/27\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

I interviewed Millard Fuller who is the founder of Habitat for Humanity. He is now heading up The Fuller Center for Housing in Americus, Georgia. The Center focuses on building houses for people in need. “Unashamedly Christian and enthusicasitally ecumenical, The Fuller Center seeks to work as a companion to Habitat for Humanity affiliates and other low-income housing providers offering financial and other support,” explains some agency literature. Fuller explained The Center has a “Heart to Heart” Program that provides labor and\/or materials for low-income home rennovation projects. While there is no obligation to repay, The Fuller Center has just instituted a “Greater Blessing Program” for the recipient of the help. The homeowner has the option (not mandatory) of paying some, or all, of the money back over time to The Fuller Center. And in return, that money will go to seed another project. The ‘greater blessing’ comes when you, in turn, give, said Fuller. And Fuller has spent his life, personally, giving. In his book: Theology of the Hammer<\/em>, he writes: “We must do more than talk about faith and sing about love.” Fuller, 72, told me the reason Habitat and The Fuller Center are so successful in bringing people of all faiths and political affiliations together, is that there is an innate sense everyone deserves adequate housing. What’s more, Fuller said 10% of the money used for a Habitat House in the U.S., would often pay for a whole house in India, Uganda, Nicaragua, Peru… For more on The Fuller Center for Housing, Inc., see: www.fullercenter.org. Note:<\/strong> It would be someone like Mr. Fuller who we would tap for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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