In 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida. It destroyed entire communities and killed 26 people, obliterated more than 25,000 homes, and damaged more than 100,000 others.

I remember one news program was going through a residential area where it looked like every single home had been blown to smithereens by bombs. There, in the midst of all that devastation stood three houses. Each of the houses had sustained some damage, shingles off, broken windows, some siding torn loose — but they were still standing while all around them lay in what could only be called traces of what used to be houses.

Upon inquiring about the three homes the reporter learned that they had been built by Habitat for Humanity and he sought out the director of Habitat for that county. Finally, they found the man and…