FoxBuilt joined Homes for HOPE to visit HOPE International's work in the Dominican Republic, witnessing how entrepreneurship, Christian microfinance, and strategic business partnerships are breaking the cycle of generational poverty.
During the past month - a Homes for Hope team took an exploratory trip to Haiti to see how we could help Haitians rebuild their own homes with an affordable and effective building technology. I talked with several Homes for Hope builders who went on the trip:...
Friday, September 24, 2010 - a great day in Southcentral Pennsylvania - a great day around the world! FoxBuilt Homes, based in Harrisburg Pennsylvania dedicated a home for hope. I got to be with John Fox (the biggest smile in the photo below) as he presented a...
Last Wednesday I was in Mckinney, Texas - just outside of Dallas - to help launch a brand new Home for Hope. It was an amazing day; a celebration of life in the greatest sense. About 75 people gathered as the first shovel of dirt left the ground. Grand Homes CEO...
One of the powerful experiences I’ve had in visiting the HOPE International’s work has been attending a community bank meeting. This is a constant marvel to me. Clients (borrowers) from the Dominican Republic to the Congo to India gather typically twice a month...
Clare Hostetter (second from the left), president and founder of Brentwood Builders (www.brentoodbuilders.net), stands on empty ground which is being transformed into a home for hope in Mt. Joy, PA. When I first approached Clare about doing a Homes for Hope...
On one of my trips with the Dominican Republic earlier this year, I was joined by 3 kids – one in high school and two in college. It was amazing to see their eyes opened to poverty, and their passion ignited as they realized that they could help alleviate poverty...
I recently talked to one of our Homes for Hope builders In Jacksonville, Florida – Sean Junker from Providence Homes. He told me about a challenge he’d encountered with the project and how he planned to handle it. Listen to this: “We just got an update on the...
“This is the best thing I’ve seen as far as helping the poor,” he said.
Last week I was privileged to be part of a groundbreaking for a Home for Home in Mt. Joy. As is so often the case I was surrounded by people from the local building industry whohad caught the vision of just what a home for hope can mean for so many of those in...
