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St. Matthew Habitat for Humanity Ministry
Prologue:
This is the third in a series of articles that will appear in the Sunday bulletin over the next several weeks. These articles are designed to help our parishioners understand what Habitat for Humanity is all about, provide up-to-date facts, and guide our parishioners in supporting the project.
Chapter Three: Heart and Soul
Volunteers!!!! Volunteers are the heart and soul of Habitat. Construction of San Antonio Habitat houses is made possible through the labor of the homeowners working side by side with over 12,000 community volunteers each year. Volunteers help build the houses, raise the funds, provide lunch for the volunteers, work at the Home Centers, work in the administrative offices, and do much, much more.
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio is privately funded and does not use government funding for the building of houses. Funding comes through the generosity of and partnership with individuals, churches, corporations, foundations, and civic groups. Proceeds from the three Habitat Home Centers help fund the general and administrative expenses of the program. Due to the Home Center’s success, 100% of donor contributions go directly to the home building program. Habitat does accept government funding to assist with the cost of land, infrastructure (roads, electric and sewer lines, etc.), and administrative expenses. Habitat homes are affordable for low-income families because there is no profit included in the sales price and no interest charged on the mortgage.
Our St. Matthew community will sponsor its 6th Habitat home with construction of the house beginning in the spring of 2008. The most important step in sponsoring any Habitat house is prayer. The bible verse that will guide our efforts again this year is from James 2:18 “I will show you my faith by what I do.” Please pray for the success of our St. Matthew 2008 Habitat for Humanity Project. For more information, contact Susan McClure at 341-9623. God bless. (To Be Continued Next Week) [Top]
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