Homeowner Stories

“It’s going to perfect. It’s going to be a happy home!”

“At the end of the race I get to cut that red ribbon and get those keys! That’s what keeps me going.”

“I want everyone to know how thankful I am to them for being the answer to my prayers… God is amazing.”

“I’m so grateful that Habitat has given me this opportunity. Never give up on your dreams because this is a dream come true!”

“No one can tell me that I can’t do it because I did it!”

“I cannot express my thanks enough. I’ve never felt more loved in my entire life and I am forever indebted to everyone.”

“Having the opportunity to raise my son in a place that is permanent means everything. This is a new chapter for us!”

“For the first time in 28 years I feel like I can live and not survive. And that’s all thanks to God and Habitat.”

“I felt stuck. But God opened a door for me. This is a big accomplishment for me and my kids.”

“For my kids to be able to look back one day and say ‘that is my childhood home’ will mean everything to me.”

“I want to thank them for putting in the time and effort for all of this.”

“There are no words for what I feel. All I can say is thanks and God bless all of them.”

“All the people at Habitat are always willing to help me, no matter what.”

“I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

“This is by far the best thing that has ever happened to me or my child.”

“I can’t say thank you enough to everyone…to Habitat, to the Core Crew, to my sponsor…to everyone who is making this possible.”

“We’re very excited and very thankful. We are blessed to have this opportunity. It’s been a journey and it’s been rough, but it’s been worth it.”

“To be able to give my boys a sense of stability and security means the world to me. They will grow up in a house that they know is theirs.”

“It was a lot to take on and it required determination. But if others can do it, I knew I could too!”

“We get to have our own house..not an apartment, but a house!”

“This journey has been a struggle, but I know it’s going to pay off and things will be a lot better.”

“I just praise God for Habitat.”

“I am so grateful for this opportunity. Without Habitat and all the volunteers, I wouldn’t be able to do any of this.”

“I just want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart…for their time, the jokes, the laughter, and the education…it’s all appreciated.”

“I’m really appreciative, I need this fresh start. It’s great that I’m going to have a brand new home I’m able to afford, and to really start over and replace the things I’ve lost.”

“It’s exciting to know we are actually helping build [our] house. It’s gonna be amazing to help raise our own walls.”

“This house is going to take stress off my life so that I can relax and just be a mother.”

“This program shows there are still kind people in the world.”

“It’s going to be a new chapter in our lives where we can make new memories together.”

“The 6-Month Money Management and the budgeting you have to do are the real deal… you’ve gotta really budget, it’s hard work! People may think this program is a walk in the park but it’s not. I’m learning all kinds of things though!”

“I really like doing the construction. I put a wall up [on a house] which was something different I’d never done.”

“I love this program! Just how it’s built… learning to budget, how to be a good neighbor, how to problem solve… All the required courses are super valuable.”

“This house will mean everything. It will be more than just a house to us—this will be our forever home. This is proof that God does answer prayers, it just takes time.”

“Meeting the new people has been big… we have met so many super nice and helpful people.”

“[My daughter] doesn’t fully understand what’s going on yet, but I can’t wait for her to actually see the finished house I put my sweat and tears into. [It will be] somewhere we can both grow, but not grow out of. Just knowing that it’s ours will be wonderful. It will be a place where we can live our best lives.”

“When we drive past other houses, Jacques tells me how bad she wants to have a home. She’s so excited to have a backyard to play in, and she’s so excited to be able to get a dog when we have our own yard… This house is going to be something permanent I can give my daughter. No matter what, this will be our home.”

“Habitat does a big service and  Christ is working through them… it’s a blessing to be a part of this.”

“I’m looking forward to being able to mark my kids’ heights on the walls… I’m happy about that… I’m smiling right now!  I do every time I think about our future home!”

“The experience is life changing.  I will get to build our family’s home from the ground up and pick out the colors for everything; it’s so exciting!  It gives us something to look forward to.  This house will mean stability.”

“This house will mean a lot.  It will be a home for my kids and I … a place to call our own.  Becoming a homeowner has been in my plans for a while, and it will be major accomplishment when we move in.  I’m excited and proud that I’m doing something this big for my family.”