Everyone who gets sleepy at night should have a simple decent place to lay their heads, on terms they can afford to pay.
Millard FullerWe want to make it socially, morally, politically and religiously unacceptable to have substandard housing and homelessness.
Millard FullerFaith must become more than a verbal proclamation or an intellectual assent. True faith must be acted out.
Millard FullerNobody 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.
Millard FullerThe theology of the hammer embraces wholeheartedly the idea that the love of God and love of man must be blended. The word and the deed must come together. One without the other is devoid of meaning … As the deed gets closer to the word, God gets closer to us. The results are always wonderful — and sometimes spectacular!
Millard FullerWhat Habitat does is much more than just sheltering people. It’s what it does for people on the inside. It’s that intangible quality of hope. Many people without decent housing consider themselves life’s losers. This is the first victory they may have ever had. And it changes them. We see Habitat homeowners go back to school and get their GEDs, enter college, do all kinds of things they never believed they could do before they moved into their house. By their own initiative, through their own pride and hope, they change.
Millard Fuller