Summer Office Hours: Agape House will be closed the first week of July. As of July 9^th, the office will be open Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Have a great summer!

Producing a Weight of Glory/Looking to the Unseen

“Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day after day. For our light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory [beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!]. Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.” II Corinthians 4:16-18

Prayer Requests:

~ Pray for all of us to remember that momentary afflictions are temporal, and that we need not become discouraged; rather, recognize that God is continually renewing our inner self to achieve an everlasting weight of glory beyond all measure!

~ Pray for the finances.

~ Pray for the girls who completed Summer School yesterday, to enjoy all that they have accomplished by their commitment to attending and working hard each day at school.

~ Pray for the girls who are not connected to Agape House at this time in the Summer, that they continue to turn to God for all they need. Also pray for the girls and their families who are continuing with counseling, that they will see the fruit of their efforts!

~ Pray for the girls in the Transitional Home as they continue to adjust to independent living!

~ Pray for God to bring the girls and their families to Agape that He desires to be in our program in the Fall.

Praise Reports:

~ Praise God for His availability to us each and every day, in whatever way we need Him!

~ For providing for all of our needs, one way or another, including bringing us the house parents we need for the Fall program to begin!

~ For those who donate their services when there is not enough money to pay them.

~ For the girls in the Transitional Home who are recognizing that they can still reach out for help, even though they have officially reached the age of adulthood (18)!

~ For the donation of a used badminton set.

~ For the donation of an above-ground fire pit for use at the Transitional Home.

~ For the parents and volunteers who finished up cleaning of the school and home this week.

~ For those who continue to support Agape House faithfully, through prayer, meals, financially, donated labor, etc.

Kerry Reising, Massage Therapist, will be promoting the ‘Angel Fund’ for Agape House during the month of July for the ‘Every BODY Deserves a Massage’ promotion her professional organization sponsors each year.  Kerry will be donating $25 of her $70 promotional rate fee to the Angel Fund.  Please spread the word so that people can take advantage of this fabulous promotion right in Williams Bay. Contact Kerry at 815-353-6719  for more information.

Items Needed:

Fresh fruits and vegetables for Transitional Living Home

Folders – when you are shopping for school supplies this next month, please consider purchasing a few extra folders, the inexpensive ones, to donate to Agape. Our favorite colors are red, green orange and purple. If you pick up about 6 of any color you get, that would be helpful, as we easily go through 200 of these in a school year.

Wish List:

~ Vacuum Cleaner for Transitional Living Home (TLH)

~ Queen-size mattress and box spring for Staff Apartment at TLH

~ 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:

~ Here’s a fun way to help this ministry while being blessed for yourself ! Kerry Reising, Massage Therapist, will be promoting the Angel Fund for Agape House during the month of July for the ‘Every BODY Deserves a Massage’ promotion her professional organization sponsors each year.  Kerry will be donating $25 of her $70 promotional rate fee to the Angel Fund.  Please spread the word so that people can take advantage of this fabulous promotion right in Williams Bay. Contact Kerry at 815-353-6719 for more information.

~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 graphic designer to assist with promoting Agape House.

~ Volunteer to clean out the chimney in the fireplace at the counseling center.

~ 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.

~ Volunteer to repair stained glass.

~ Bring in your Campbell’s labels and Box Tops for Education - ask family and friends to collect them as well.

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.”  Psalm 118:1