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Cleveland, Gaston, L Ln Lincoln Counties i Good News A Area News of Churches and Related Christian Events VOL. 1 NO. 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1992 REPUBLIC NEWSPAPERS Faith in focus: By DEBRA HELTON "Every house we build is a sermon of God's love, wit- nessing to the homeowners and to and to all who pass by that God is love and that the house was built by peo- ple of love and faith." These words of Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity were penned to describe the purpose be- hind the philosophy of Habitat for Humanity. That philosophy has be- come a creed for the min- istry as it has grown in in- tensity and diversification since its beginning in 1976. Operating in the belief that home ownership is a vital and viable step in sta- . bilizing and creating self- esteem in both families and neighborhoods, Habitat for Humanity has grown to over 300 national and 60 international affiliates. The list of "believers" in the principals and practices of its purpose as well as its means of accomplishing its goals form an incredibly large and diversified group. It's principals are incredi- bly simple, purely scrip- tural and totally workable. They require common sense and a willingness to work together. The effects are long term and the results are a self-perpetuating pro- gram rewarding for every- one involved. How do so many, form such varied backgrounds agree upon and effectively work together toward this common goal? The Habitat Formula For Success. 7 The scriptural Habitat of Humanity's Gastonia Chapter volunteers demonstrate their collec- tive effort building homes. HB A viable alternative to the housing crisis across the United States and be- yond. BM A practical, simple and workable program, less complicated than any other and designed for success. HW No government funds involved, no bureaucratic "strings attached", no gov- ernmental red tape to wade through. BM A program that pro- vides the basis for the bene- fits to continue. Everyone wins literally. HB A means of improving the community, the families it serves, the volunteers that participate, the finan- cial contributors, and the Habitat for Humanity orga- nizations throughout the world. The opportunity to select recipients. HB House are designed for the "motivated poor". Those who lack interest or moti- vation are not viable appli- cants. HB Low overhead costs. HB Quality built homes. Promotion BH Community concern and communication. HB Tangible and visible re- sults. A source of goodwill and pride throughout the community. HM Taxable results. B Promotion of responsi- ble citizenship, self-esteem and hope for people who otherwise may have little hope. There are two methods of proceeding for those inter- ested in pursuing a habitat project within their commu- nity: they may become an affiliate of their county based chapter and thus op- erate independently while still under the protecting auspices of an established program, or they may de- velop an "Adopt-A-House" program in which a particu- lar group (church, civic or school organization) will - raise the money to build a home (approximately $30,000) and supply (or ar- range for) the volunteer la- bor via their own project di- rector. Habitat will provide, in this case, a licensed con- tractor and insurance. A habitat house is not a charity: the family that is chosen for the home will re- pay the loan without inter- est in monthly: payments to Habitat. Habitat Spreading Rapidly here Lincolnton's program was begun April 18 of last year and raised over $9,000 in a radio-thon, September 7 on WLON, a local station. Various local companies quickly added another $24,000 to the total. The home begun November 23 was completed this week with the selected family ex- pected to move in this weekend. "We had an excellent re- sponse, locally,” said coordi- nator Tony Shaffer. "We had excellent volunteer participation - hardly any of the labor had to be paid - even the professional trades were handled with volunteer labor." / Bessemer City's program was quickly adopted by the student body when teacher See Habitat, Page 5 For Further Information Belmont: Bill Dixon 825-5151 Bessemer City: Cam Johnson e 739-7950 Cherryville: Patrick & Katherine Roche e 435-8782 Lincolnton: Tony & Carolyn Shaffer e 735-3331 Gastonia: Johan Newcombe e 864-6536 Kings Mountain: Kings Mountain City Hall ® 734-0333
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