“There is no fear in love, but full-grown love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! . . . We love Him, because He first loved us” ~ I John 4:18-19

Please Pray:
~ For our Agape Angels to know the “full-grown love” that “turns fear out of doors”.  These girls are at a point in their healing where they are stepping out in faith, and that means they need to truly understand the strength of God’s love for them, and how He will help them overcome their fears.

~ For one of our girls who will be missing school for a little while as she recovers from an injury; pray that she stays focused on all that she has learned so far and continues to be strengthened in His love – we will miss her while she is out of school.

~ For the girls to continue to practice good habits that will help them stay healthy.

~ For our girls in the Home as they adjust to a new RA starting on Sunday. It can be a little unsettling to have a change in staff, especially mid-way through the year. But we believe God will work all thing out for good, and pray this is a positive experience.

Praise God:

~ For those who worked diligently over the weekend to repair our heating problem so that we had heat on Monday morning and did not have to miss any school!

~ For the joy of snow and the excitement the girls had about going sledding!

~ For donation of ‘boxed lunches’ from a cancelled event on Thursday; it worked out perfect for the girls to have lunches to take with them on their field trip today – God is so good!

~ For our teachers and the beautiful relationships they have with these girls as they continually encourage them to believe they can do what needs to be done. Carol, who is our Director of Education, brings years of experience for these girls to benefit from, as she seeks alternative learning methods according to their needs to help them be successful. Tina, our Teacher in the 2^nd classroom, with such a tender heart, gets the tough task of helping the older girls with their Math – bless her; she never gives up! And Kristy, our Teacher Assistant, has a way of reaching these girls and making them feel special, trusting her to help them, bringing a never-ending variety of ideas to the classroom to help these girls get the skills they will need in life.

~ For Larry as he relentlessly keeps up with the shoveling and salting so we can all go about our way safely!

“And walk in love, as Christ loved us . . .” ~ Ephesians 5:2

Items Needed:

Beef
Chicken
Pork Chops
Granola Bars
Almonds
String Cheese
Fresh Fruit
Juice
Yogurt
Snack Chips
Crackers

Bids to clean out the chimney in the fireplace at the counseling center; if you know someone who provides this service, please let me know so I can contact them.

Wish List:

~ Shark Steam Mop
~ Full-size fridge in good working condition for TLH
~ Book: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley (3 or 4 copies)
~ Portable Basketball Hoop for adults for outdoors
~ Shuffles for classroom (4 to 6)

Ways to help in the ministry of Agape House:
Volunteer Needs:
~ Stain glass repair in Sanctuary

~ Counselors for young children (ages 4 to 15), as well as adults

~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!

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

Tuition Assistance - Provide financial support to help with tuition assistance for a girl; we have many girls whose families are only able to pay a fraction of the cost of the services we provide for them.

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.