David Snell is the President of The Fuller Center for Housing.
Day two of the Legacy Build, and it was a very good day. We made great progress on our house. We’re still trailing the others, but as I reminded the crew, Jesus said that the last shall be first, so we’re okay. We got our trusses up and most of the decking done. I started […]
It was a great day at the work site. The first day of these builds is always exciting with the new houses rising from their foundations. It’s pretty spectacular—the day begins with slabs and ends with structures. I actually got to do some real construction work today. I’ve been going to builds for 20 […]
It’s been a whirlwind of activity here in Indianapolis and the build week hasn’t even gotten started! The Fuller Center Board of Directors held its meeting Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. We are blessed with an outstanding board of solid folks who are dedicated to the mission. It’s always a pleasure to spend time in […]
Here’s a video blog recapping the great events that happened this summer, filmed from the final Bike Adventure build in New Orleans by our own Kelli Yoder. The scraping sound you hear in the background is the non-stop stirring of butter and flower in a deep cast iron pot to create a roux for the […]
When we first announced our Haiti initiative, our long-time friend and counselor, Edgar Stoesz, wrote to urge caution. Edgar has a long history with Haiti and knows first hand the challenges of working there. He counseled us to move deliberately, to engage local partners carefully, to assure that Haitians were at the forefront of the […]
Things are heating up across the country and around the world as summer finally settles in. Houses are going up and being rehabbed; the Bicycle Adventure cyclists are on the road and The Fuller Center for Housing is hard at work. I got to do a little real work last week. I went up to […]
By Fuller Center President David Snell (L-R: Leroy Troyer, Don Mosley, Han Park at Osan-Ri, DPRK) I just finished reading Don Mosley’s new book, Faith beyond Borders. Don has been a part of Millard Fuller’s ministries for over 40 years. He did the survey work in Mbandaka for those very first Habitat for Humanity houses, served […]
Millard Fuller was a master at creating excitement around his work, and that tradition continues with the annual Millard Fuller Legacy Build. This year we’re going to the heartland. During the week following Labor Day we will build 10 new houses and rehab up to 20 more in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis, and […]
