We are excited to announce that Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Thrivent Builds and Lutheran congregations will partner again during 2007 to build a house for a family in need of a safe, simple and decent home.

Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is a $105 million financial, volunteer and advocacy alliance between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International.  Throughout 2006 Thrivent Builds provided funding and manpower for 313 homes which were built across the United States with families in need of simple, decent, affordable housing.  That's about one home built every 28 hours! It's an amazing and inspiring accomplishment - and many are to thank for making it happen.  Habitat for Humanity and the Juarez-Alcantara family were blessed to participate in the 2006 program.

Preparations have already begun for the Thrivent Builds 2007 program in Los Angeles.  We will be building a new construction single-family house in Los Angeles near Imperial Highway and Figueroa Street that will be ready for a family to be home for the holidays next Fall.

From the first nail to the last, building a home by partnering with Thrivent Builds and Habitat for Humanity is a profound experience.  It's not just concrete and wood, it's tears and smiles, born of hard work and faith.  And it's the knowledge that you've not only helped change a life, you've helped change a family!

None of this is possible without you.  We need your help! Even if you can't swing a hammer, climb a ladder or work on a roof, there's a lot of work that goes into building a house at every skill level.  There's a lot of "behind the scenes" work to do too.

For more information and to get involved, call Patty Lee at (310) 323-4663 ext. 106 or e-mail plee@habitatla.org.

For more information about Thrivent Builds visit www.thriventbuilds.org.