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Sadness in Shreveport
July 14, 2009 – 6:08 pm | No Comment
Sadness in Shreveport

This last Sunday morning a bus carrying 23 members of Shreveport’s First Baptist Church, traveling to a church camp in Macon GA, crashed, killing one of the young people aboard and sending another 20 to …

Greater Blessing program focuses on rehabs
June 14, 2009 – 9:10 pm | No Comment
Greater Blessing program focuses on rehabs

As a way to help home owners living near the new home build sites, the Fuller Center Greater Blessing program helps with repairs the owners cannot afford.
Through this initiative FCNWLA has rehabilitated a number of …

Fuller lifted Shreveport to higher ground
February 15, 2009 – 9:49 pm | No Comment
Fuller lifted Shreveport to higher ground

The morning that I met Millard Fuller, when he came to Shreveport after Hurricane Katrina, he asked us to stand on our chairs and sing an old hymn, “Higher Ground.” There were about 20 of …

Fuller Center dedicates houses
December 6, 2008 – 9:54 pm | No Comment
Fuller Center dedicates houses

More than 30 people placed their hands in prayer on Alvin Brown’s house Friday.
Despite facing 40-degree weather, they prayed for his new house to become a home and that he lives a life of hope.
“Thanks …

Fuller Center approaching a milestone
November 13, 2008 – 9:57 pm | No Comment
Fuller Center approaching a milestone

The Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana has started a campaign to build its 40th house, a milestone for the nonprofit.
“It tells the story of our neighborhood,” said Averil Miles, executive director.
The number 40 …

Habitat for Humanity founder visits Shreveport
September 24, 2008 – 10:06 pm | No Comment
Habitat for Humanity founder visits Shreveport

For Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, faith in God and faith in work are one and the same.
“You need to follow your dreams on what I call a faith-foolishness line. When you plan …