Everyone—all of us, every last person on God’s earth—deserves decent shelter. It speaks to the most basic of human needs—our home—the soil from which all of us, every last person, either blossom or wither. We each have need of food, clothing, education, medical care, and companionship; but first, we must have a place to live and grow.

I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help His people in need.

There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.

We want to make it socially, morally, politically and religiously unacceptable to have substandard housing and homelessness.

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.

I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.

Nobody loves a good worship service more than I do, but we are called to make religion real, to make our faith come alive. Helping others have a decent place to live is one way to do that and it doesn't take too long for others to recognize it, too.