Shinn Executive Summit 2026 Recap
The 2026 Shinn Group Summit showcased a strong, collaborative community and inspiring partnerships that advance Homes for HOPE’s mission.
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A builder making a difference…
What difference a day makes! Yesterday i had the pleasure of joining Rosewood Communities for groundbreaking of their second Home for Hope in the past 3 years. The location was a brand new community in Greenville, South Carolina. Roseweood pledge their first saie...
Seizing the Opportunity – Hope realized!
I’m sometimes asked what kind of businesses HOPE International entrepreneurs have in poor parts of the world—what kind of businesses can really be helped by a $100.00 loan? The answer: It’s really guided by whatever kind of businesses are needed for each community...
Hope Partners – a diversified world reach…
Rojo Gomez, Mexico: I recently had the opportunity to join one of our key Southern California HOPE International partners in a short-term mission trip just south of the California border on a “house-building weekend” in the village of Rojo Gomez, near the larger...
An Intern’s Perspective…
It seems like it was only yesterday that I started my work at Homes for Hope. That was 9 weeks ago. Today, I have only 4 weeks left—my how time flies! The time I have had at Homes for Hope has been so much more than an internship, largely for the fact that I...
Empowering people to be their best!
On my first trip to the Dominican Republic, I had the opportunity to meet two Haitian women who were about to take out their first microloan with HOPE International. The setting was a compound in a sugar cane field. It was my first “Bank of HOPE” meeting and, as it...
Rosewood Communities “Nails” its First Home for Hope!
Two weeks ago, I was privileged to join Mark Nyblom, president of Rosewood Communities, for the dedication of its first home for hope. It was a great experience. Said Mark, “I knew from the beginning this was something we wanted to do. When I...
EG Stoltzfus – from vision to action to help for thousands!
As a regular feature on our blog this year, we will be recognizing Homes for Hope builder partners who have demonstrated a long-term commitment in helping to lift the poorest of the poor out of poverty for good. One of those faithful partners is EG Stoltzfus...
A quick start to the new year!
Rosewood Communities out of the gate running – Our first Home for Hope builder in 2011! Happy New Year’s from Homes for Hope! About two months ago I visited the Greenville, South Carolina area and met Mark Nyblom, President of Rosewood Communities. Mark and his...
Brentwood Builders Delivers!
Last Friday I had the great joy to be part of celebrating the dedication of another Home for Hope – this one in Mount Joy, PA. I couldn’t help but recognize the fact that Brentwood Builders and 30 of their trade partners donated what they really “couldn’t afford...
