With social distancing still in effect, Homes for HOPE was excited to conduct a ZOOM interview with our long-standing builder partner and board member Stephen Brooks of Grand Homes (Dallas, TX). Mr. Brooks shares the remarkable story of completing his first Home...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When you talk about “escaping “ something you think of running away – or fleeing. Well here’s a much different story. In the Congo, as in most developing nations around the world, there are thousands of people with small businesses… they have the ability to work,...
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...
