HELP US BUILD A DREAM
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updates on our project!
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity have joined together to create Thrivent Builds, a 4 year, $125 million dollar program designed to provide help to people who lack sufficient housing.
Our
church has been asked to partner with the other 14 Lutheran congregations in
Mike & Michelle currently live in DeKalb and have a two year old daughter. As the partner family, they will be assisting with the build every step of the way, and when finished, they will be responsible for the mortgage that results from the project.
The
mission has two components: financial assistance and volunteer laborers.
I
am very grateful that the church council has generously elected to fund the
financial commitment of $1,200 with money that a former member, the late Orva
Engelsvold, left to our church in her will.
The
second component is the volunteer labor. The
build is expected to take approximately 16 weeks.
The excavating and concrete work should begin in May, weather permitting.
Our church has been teamed with one of the other Lutheran churches to
provide construction labor on two Saturdays; one in July and one in September.
In addition, we will provide the lunch for the Saturday build in
September.
Julie
Woodward and I will be coordinating efforts.
Please prayerfully consider participating in the Thrivent Builds project
and watch for more news. If you have
questions, please contact me or Julie.
Renee Audens