Dear Friends:
We are blessed at Agape House in so many ways as each of you seek to meet our needs as God leads you! Our lunch program is one of those blessings: we currently have  4 churches, 2 parents of girls and 9 individuals who each provide and serve lunch once a month during the school day.  We thank God that His love is showered on the girls in this way. 

We are still looking for individuals or groups to do lunch on the 3rd Monday and the 2nd Wednesday of each month, as well as an occasional day as needed.  Right now, we are looking for someone to provide and/or serve lunch on Wednesday, October 30th and Thursday, October 31st. If you can help meet this need in any way, please call Liz Pieters at Agape School at 262-394-5043.

Thank you for all that each of you do in His name to meet the needs of this ministry; each of you are the apple of His eye!

Jan

Informational Night
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Celebrating God's Faithfulness!

Geneva National Club, Lake Geneva, WI
5:30 p.m. - Doors Open, Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Dinner Begins
***Reservations Required BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST***
Email agapeprayer@wi.rr.com or Call (262) 849-7397 - calls will be returned on weekends
Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 at the door

Join us for an evening of dinner, silent auction, guest speaker and testimonies of lives changed!
Silent Auction items include: One week vacation in Florida; Golf packages; Photography package; Mary Kay package; Kindle HD; adorable Doll House for 18” dolls; Handyman Services; 31 Gift Package; Gift Certificates for restaurants, oil changes, hair cut/style; and so much more. Watch for an update next week . . .


Upcoming Event:Christmas Open House
Sunday, December 8th

We are looking for vendors with unique merchandise for a one-of-a-kind gift shopping experience. If you are interested in more information, please contact Christine Schultz at cps@wi.rr.com or 262.939.3436 for additional information.
Watch for more details to follow!


IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AT AGAPE HOUSE,
please contact us at 262-275-6466
or via email at jan@agapehouseforgirls.org

Some areas we need help are:

• Event Planner (to come alongside Pam and oversee an  event)
• Someone to teach viola and flute lessons
• Health Teacher for 4th quarter, 12:45 to 2 on Thursday
• Friday Night Activity Leader - once a month
• Worship Leader - Thursday night, once a month

Praise God / Prayer Requests:
Last week, the directors of Agape went away for a retreat for a few days to take time to hear what God wanted to share with us as we sat still in His Presence. We were blessed with a beautiful home to stay at that was on a  lake; each morning the air had the crispness of Fall in it, and as the day went on, it warmed up so that we could enjoy the remnants of Summer as we sat outside for our quiet time and meetings, soaking up His goodness and glory. One morning, the Lord filled me with His poetic grace as He helped me write this prayer, which I offer up as our prayer requests for Agape House this week.

LORD, SHOW ME . . .
~ how to dance with You like the leaves twirling and falling from the trees ever so gracefully;
~ how to calmly face the challenges in life like the tall, feathery grasses blowing in the wind;
~ how to offer the warmth of Your love to others like the sun shining down on us;
~ how to let Your love flow through my arms as I give my loved ones a hug;
~ and most of all, show me how to be more like You in all I say and do as I “be still and know that You are God.”

~ Please pray for one of our older students who is struggling to settle in this year, and is filled with a desire to ‘run away’; pray that she is able to recognize that the enemy is trying to steal away from her all the good things that God has planned for her life, and for her to accept with gratefulness the gift that she has been given from God to take part in the program at Agape House.

~ Please continue to pray for our girls to understand that ‘bullying’ is another way that the enemy is attacking, and that the counter attack is to speak God’s truth into their minds and spirits to overcome the lies of the enemy.

~ Please pray for the girls to desire to make healthy life choices, including eating properly, getting appropriate rest, and spending time at the beginning of each day with God, trusting in Him to direct their path.

“Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.” ~Proverbs 3:5-6

Praise God:~ for all of the donations that have come in: fresh fruit (apples and pears)  and vegetables, meals, snacks, other food donations, personal items, rolling pin, paper shredder, art supplies, breads from Panera and Butternut, clothing for the girls, donations for our silent auction, and gently used Yamaha keyboard and CD player, and so much more . . . it is such a blessing to see how God meets all of our needs, and a joy to know that all of you are checking our ‘Wish List’.

Wish List:
Beef
Juice
Snack Items: small boxes of raisins, granola bars, snack crackers, pretzels
Camera for the Home
Shuffles (about $25 each)
Copy Machine

Art Supplies:
(10) Canvas for painting 11 x 14
(9) Drawing Paper Tablets
(10 – 12) sets of Watercolor Paints
One gallon Elmer’s Glue
Muslin – plain off-white; enough for (12) 8 x 10 squares
Three (3) boxes Sharpie markers – thin line, various colors
12 to 15 Dome-type cup lids (like Burger King has for their shakes)
Toilet paper rolls (cardboard)
Newspaper
Table runner rolls of white paper
Origami paper – various colors
Watercolor paper
8 x 10 or 12 x 12 Mat boards – all colors
Paint brushes – all sizes
Ten (10) crochet hooks
(10) pair knitting needles