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 6^th 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:

~ Full-size fridge in good working condition for TLH

~ iPad

~ Sewing machines in good working condition (for sewing class starting 9/4)

~ Book: The Shack (need 5 or 6 copies)

~ Book: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley (3 or 4 copies)

~ 1 set of Computer Speakers for the Counseling Center

~ Leaf blower for TLH

~ Vacuum Cleaner for Transitional Living Home (TLH)

~ Portable Basketball Hoop for adults for outdoors

~ Shuffles for classroom (4 to 6)

~ 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:
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.

~ 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.

“The Lord bless you and keep you.” ~ Numbers 6:24