It was 2013, and Ailafo’s team from Ten Thousand Homes had been in South Africa for three months and in Eswatini for one month. Then, it was time to head to Malawi – but what lay between them and their destination was a 36-hour bus ride. The 4 things they knew were: 1. It would […]
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In 2013, our Ten Thousand Homes location in South Africa started holding an annual Day of Royalty. This day is dedicated to making the kids in our feeding programs feel like kings and queens. They are bused in from the communities where they live for a day full of activities, food, and lots and lots
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In 2009, Mzwandile was a youth eager to get involved and serve his community. Today, he is on the leadership team for Ten Thousand Homes. Here’s the story of the home build where he discovered the work he is passionate about. Check out how you can contribute to building a world where families can thrive.
“I want to be a contributor.” (4/19) Read More »
Have you ever had a moment when, out of the blue, your heart is stirred in an unshakeable way? That’s what happened when co-founder, Jeremy Price, shared about Ten Thousand Homes at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Lubbock, Texas. The home building stories lit a spark that couldn’t be extinguished. 200 kids attending Vacation Bible
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A safe, secure home changes so much. Jeanette is a single mother and grandmother who was raising her kids and grandkids by getting piece jobs – short-term contract jobs that often do not pay well. Ten Thousand Homes partnered with local leaders to ensure that she and her family had proper housing. During the construction
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Joseph is a single father who also took on the care of his nieces when his sister passed away in 2020. Joseph has struggled to make ends meet for his family, as he is battling lung cancer developed from working in the coal mines. As his illness progresses, his primary concern is for his girls.
Jeanette and her four children moved to a new community for a better life. Here she could live with her brother, a respected father figure in her life. Together they lived in a house that was little more than a single room with a lean-to on the side. Life as she knew it was shaken
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