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<br />. ' <br /> <br />WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT <br />Habita":lor Humanity <br /> <br />President George Bush ,at the opening ceremony of the 1990 National Association of <br />Homebuilders convention'in Atlanta praised the work of Habitat for Humanity. H~ said, "1 couldn't <br />corne to Atlanta without taking note of ... a part-time carpenter and his wife who have provided shelter <br />for so many in this very city. Of course I'm talking about the former President Jimmy and Rosalynn <br />Carter. They deserve our thanks, as do ~ll the people behind Habitat for Humanity." <br /> <br />Jerry John Rawlings, Bead of the Ghana Government, <br />said in a personal letter to.{ormer President Jimmy Carter, "1 appreciate the outstanding contribution <br />that Habitat for Humanity will make to rural housing in Ghana and will help to insure the success of <br />its operations." <br /> <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Former President Jimmy, Carter on his long standing ,partnership <br />with Habitat for Humanity said, '!I'velearned more about the needy than 1 ever did <br />as a governor, as a candidate, or as a president. The sacrifice I thought 1 wquld be <br />making turned out to be one of the greatest blessings of my life... 1 don't know of <br />anything live ever seen that more vividly demonstrates love in action than Habitat <br />for Humanity." . ' . , <br /> <br /> <br />For~er Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young in his speech <br />from the stepsofthe Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the 1988 <br />House-Raising Walk, said, "Habitat is ready to challenge America to accept <br />the responsibility that housing is a basic human right. Millard Fuller and <br />Habitat for Humani~ have raised the issue of habitat, housing, and shelter <br />for God's people in need all over the world as a basic human right that can be <br />realized in out time." <br /> <br />. . ','_ =~__~,__ . ,. ,.,Ne"Y H;~~~?~!.'-~!!,inDumagueteCity, the Philippines, <br />joined inthe city fiesta parade on N9yemlJer 24;'1989:"Each ofthe20'new Habitat homeowners held <br />up a banner with their own answer to the question, ''What does decent housing mean to you?'" Below <br />are some'of the' translated answers: <br /> <br />"No more collapsing houses.:.. no'mote shacks!" <br />"Not having to sleep on dirt floors anymore." <br />"No more curled-up sleeping.". . <br />"No more living like sardines in a can." <br />"Not having to sleep sitting up when it rains." <br />."No more children sleeping 'on the boulevard or in the parks." <br /> <br /> <br />. Former FirstLady Rosalynn Carter on the results of her <br />and foimer President Carter's work with Habitat for Humanity homeowners reflected, "Building a <br />Habitat house transforms not only one family, it transforms a whole' community." <br /> <br />3068/30M/CSJ9-92 <br />