During the week of May 5-9, 2008 Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans hosted "Thrivent Builds with Habitat Week" in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The week included hundreds of volunteers lending a hand to accelerate the construction of 10 Habitat homes being built in the Harambee neighborhood in 2008.  Thank you so much to all who helped -- either directly or indirectly -- to build "homes and hope" during this week!  You can also see www.thriventbuilds.com/neighborhoods/milwaukee.html to learn more about the special ongoing relationship between Milwaukee Habitat and Thrivent. (If you would like to see pictures from the exciting 2007 "Thrivent Builds with Habitat Week" in Milwaukee, you may click here.) Building a better world ... Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International have joined together to created Thrivent Builds, a four-year, $125 million program designed to help provide a "hand up" to people who lack decent shelter. This initiative includes four programs to help end poverty housing and help families achieve greater economic independence: Thrivent Builds Homes is a national program that joins the nearly 3 million Thrivent Financial members with Habitat for Humanity volunteers, other Lutherans, their families and their communities to build hundreds of homes annually in the United States. Thrivent Builds Worldwide is a program of short-term (one- to three-week) international and domestic working trips for individuals or groups to build Habitat houses in partnership with families facing critical housing needs. Thrivent Builds Neighborhoods is building more than homes – it’s helping to rebuild entire communities. The program seeks to improve many factors in a neighborhood so that the people who live and work there can enjoy a better life.   To learn more about Thrivent Builds and how you can get involved, visit www.thriventbuilds.com.