Website: www.agapehouseforgirls.org

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, . . . He sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners . . . " ~ Isaiah 61:1



Thursday, July 24, 2008

Heading into August.....

Thank you all for your prayers and support !! God is so faithful. We are blessed to know each of you and call you friend.


IMMEDIATE NEEDS:


Renovation help - next work day is Saturday, July 26th at 8:00 a.m. at 215 S. Main Street in Walworth. We need help with painting and other construction help. Call Ben at 745-6705 with questions.


We need someone to teach Health for the 2nd Quarter of school on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. This course is nine weeks. If you are familiar with any subject relative to Health such as Nutrition or Exercise and would like to volunteer an hour a week; the girls would be blessed !!


We are also looking for someone to teach Life Skills on Thursdays from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Examples would be finance, sewing, etc. We need someone for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters. Classes run for nine weeks.



A Day to Remember - 'In His Wakes' is a unique, exciting and impacting non-profit ministry which uses the avenue of water sports to impact thousands of lives by combining an experience of a lifetime with a message of hope!

Agape School was invited to take part in this water skiing ministry on Thursday, the 17th of July. The goal of the ministry was to encourage people of all walks of life to ‘get off the dock’ and take to the waters of life with a newfound hope, purpose and confidence as we share God’s love in a most powerful and interactive way! We were able to include siblings and friends on this adventure held at Big Foot Beach. We had about 15 people in attendance, and here are a few reflections from the girls about this adventure:

“It was a great experience that I’ll never forget. . . At first I didn’t want to do anything but tubing, but eventually I got off the dock and did all the activities!”

“Wow! What a day! I really had an amazing experience. I really enjoyed all of the events we did. I wasn’t supposed to come on this event because I have mild cerebral palsy in my legs. I went knee boarding, water skiing and tubing! It was amazing to learn all of the activities. With the help of God, I got up on the first time water skiing! I really enjoyed getting to know my classmates better. Just seeing what God did through each one of us was just unbelievable! I really hope we can do this again next year!”

“It was a blast – I had a great time!” This comment came from the young man who is autistic.

“I was excited and it was fun. Tubing was the best and I got to meet new people – that was cool! When Nate was talking about the rope connected to the world and connected to God was inspirational. If it wasn’t for Kayla coming over and giving me her life jacket, I wouldn’t have gone on the boat. Thanks for the opportunity.”

“When I got there, I was not very excited and thought I woke up for nothing. Then I got on the tubes and it got a little better. I tried the knee board and I got tired. So I did tubing again, and it got better. I was convinced that skiing was fun, so I tried it, and it was cool!”

“Thursday was very fun. I only did tubing because I am a big scaredy-cat, but I still had a lot of fun. My sister came along and I have never seen her smile or have that much fun! It was a great time on the lake where I really trusted God the most. I trusted Him to keep me safe on the boat and come home in one piece. I was glad I trusted Him with my life on the lake.”

“In His Wakes was an awesome experience! Not only did it provide an opportunity for my first time skiing, but I got to see how well my experience integrated with my faith in God. The staff was very cordial and easy going with me and the girls. They really took the time to help us make our leap into the water, and I would love to ‘get off the dock’ again any day.”
CORRECTION: Pam will be recording the spot for WLKG 96.1 next Thursday, the segment will air on Sunday morning (we believe) August 3rd . We will keep you updated.

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