He is my Rock . . . Strength
“With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock and
unyielding Strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God!” ~
Psalm 63:7-9
Prayer Requests:
~ for the girls to know that God is their Rock and unyielding
Strength, as well as their place of refuge.
~ for the staff to be rested, spiritually and physically, to
go forth doing God’s will for these girls and their families.
~ for Becky and Larry as they adjust to being house parents
for 7 teenage girls; also, for our RA’s, Melissa and Ali, as they prepare to
come alongside these girls and all their needs!
Praise Reports:
~ for the JOY of
beginning our 6th year of this program at this location, and the
HOPE of all that God will do in the upcoming 10 months!
~ for the
donation of food that is starting to come in as we prepare to open the school
and Teen Home.
~ for the
donation of a VCR for the Counseling
Center .
~ for the
donation of tickets to the Walworth County Fair for the girls in the Teen Home.
~ for the
volunteers who are returning to be tutors, teachers for our extra-curricular
classes, chapel speakers, mentors, and for the various programs in the Teen Home
in the evenings.
~ for the joy of
working with the girls and their families that God has hand-picked to take part
in this program.
~ for the joy of
knowing that with God rests our salvation and glory!
Items Needed:
Fresh fruits and vegetables for
girls – moving into the Teen Home 9/2/12.
Wish List:
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Full-size fridge in good working condition for TLH
~
iPad
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Sewing machines in good working condition (for sewing class starting 9/4)
~
Book: The Shack (need 5 or 6 copies)
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Book: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley (3 or 4 copies)
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1 set of Computer Speakers for the Counseling Center
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Leaf blower for TLH
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Vacuum Cleaner for Transitional Living Home (TLH)
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Portable Basketball Hoop for adults for outdoors
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Shuffles for classroom (4 to 6)
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Queen-size mattress and box spring for Staff Apartment at TLH
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Used cars in good condition (cheap) for girls in our program
~ Art Therapy
Supplies: Tracing paper, sketch paper, thick paper for oils/water colors,
canvas – med/large, chalk, and pencils for shading (dark and light)
Ways to help in the ministry of Agape House:
Counselors Needed - for young children (ages 4 to 15), as well as adults
Capital Campaign – Resurfacing of
‘Blacktop’ at both Properties – If you would like to contribute
specifically to this cause, please indicate ‘Blacktop’ on the memo line of your
check. We were given a fabulous quote of
$4,500 for this much-needed project to help maintain the life of the blacktop
surfaces at both properties.
Donations – If you
would like to make a donation to Agape House, please mail a check to P.O. Box
68, Walworth, WI 53184. We also have a PayPal donation link on our website
soon at www.agapehouseforgirls.org.
Or, if you would like to set up a monthly donation to be withdrawn
automatically from your account, please contact Jan at 262-275-6466 or
jan@agapehouseforgirls.org.
~Save
Sentry Receipts from Sentry in Walworth and turn them in to us – we
receive a 1% donation of the subtotal of all purchases from this store through
their ‘Funds for Friends’ program. Note: receipts cannot be older than 4
months. Thanks for your help!
~
Volunteer for Marketing to assist with promoting Agape House.
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Volunteer to clean out the chimney in the fireplace at the counseling center.
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Provide financial support to help with tuition assistance for a girl here; we
have many girls whose families are only able to pay a fraction of the cost of
the services we provide for them.
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Volunteer to repair stained glass.
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Bring in your Campbell’s labels and Box Tops for Education - ask family and
friends to collect them as well.
“The Lord bless you and keep
you.” ~ Numbers 6:24