THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT: The Story Of Millard And Linda Fuller, Founders Of Habitat For Humanity And The Fuller Center For Housing By Bettie B. Youngs Publisher: Hampton Roads Publication date: October 2007 Price: $25.95 / hardcover ISBN: 978-1-57174-546-0 MORE THAN 200,000 HOMES BUILT. OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE HOUSED. ONE MAN'S VISION HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. New Book Tells Story Of Millard Fuller, Founder Of Habitat For Humanity And The Fuller Center For Housing The founder of one of the world's most beloved and well-known nonprofits, Habitat for Humanity International, Millard Fuller's passionate energy and vision for a better world have attracted hundreds of thousands of volunteers, including such luminaries as former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Together, they have built decent, affordable homes for more than one million needy people worldwide. Biographer Bettie B. Youngs provides insight into this dynamic leader in the new book, THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT. Thoroughly researched, it is the definitive story of the charismatic man behind the largest nonprofit housing ministry in the world. From an early age, Millard Fuller used his entrepreneurial instincts to become a self-made millionaire and successful lawyer. But at the same time that he was building his career, his marriage and relationships with his children were crumbling. Re-evaluating his life's priorities, he and his wife, Linda, decided to sell all their possessions and give the money to the poor, rededicating their lives to serving others. In 1976, after spending three years as missionaries in Zaire, the Fullers formed Habitat for Humanity International as a Christian housing ministry that would partner with people from all walks of life to build and renovate houses for the needy. Under Fuller's leadership, Habitat became a worldwide movement, with 1,700 affiliates and millions of donors and volunteers. To date, over 200,000 homes for more than one million people have been built. For his work, Fuller has been recognized with countless awards, including a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. At the heart of THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT is the dramatic story of Fuller's fall from grace from the organization he had grown and nurtured. Bettie Youngs describes how Fuller's world ground to a stop when, in a power struggle, he was fired by Habitat's board of directors in early 2005. But Fuller did not let that keep him from the work he has been called to do. Not long after, he and Linda founded The Fuller Center for Housing. Through blitz builds and ongoing projects in numerous states and in such countries as Nepal, Nigeria, and Romania, he continues to work toward his goal to eliminate substandard housing worldwide. Bettie Youngs has captured the passion and energy of this remarkable couple in her new book, THE HOUSE THAT LOVE BUILT. # # # About the Author Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of thirty-four books translated into twenty-six languages. Dr. Youngs is a former Teacher-of-the-Year, and a University Professor of Administration and Management, Graduate Division. As President of Instruction and Professional Development, Inc., she is a consultant to business, industry and education, and speaks to audiences around the world.
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