October 4, 2024
Millard Fuller was born January 3,1935 in Lanett, Alabama. He became a self-made millionaire by age 29. In 1968 Millard and his wife Linda gave up their wealth to refocus their lives on Christian service. They moved with their children to an interracial farming community in southwest Georgia, Koinonia Farm. It had been founded by Clarence Jordan in 1942 and became Koinonia Partners. The small community undertook several new projects, the primary focus of which was to provide housing for the poor.
In 1976 Millard and Linda founded Habitat for Humanity. Today the international organization is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and it operates in 70 countries. Homes are built using volunteer labor and homeowners provide sweat equity. Many contractors donate their services also. My brother Bill is on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Morrison County. They plan on building a house in my hometown of Upsala, Minnesota. Source: Wikipedia
Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity is having their annual “Breakfast for Humanity” this Wednesday, October 9th at 8am. An invitation is attached for your consideration. It is being held at The Regency in downtown St. Cloud and it is being catered by Jules Bistro. I hope that you can attend.
“If you don’t ask, the answer is always no”. Dan Stoltz
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