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BBC Christmas 2011

On December 20, 2011 By

The children at Backyard Bible Club enjoyed an entire week filled with Christmas Spirit, but Christmas began weeks beforehand, as the kids participated in community service projects around their neighborhood to earn vouchers to “purchase” a gift for a BBC friend. The service activities included working in the community garden and trash clean-up along Perry [...]

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Gift Within a Gift

On December 13, 2011 By

This year, online shopping for the holiday season has increased by 22% over last year for the same time period.  If you are till making buying gifts online, your purchasing can benefit Agape.  Through a partnership with Amazon, Agape receives part of the purchase price of the items.  So whether you’re buying electronic [...]

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Thanks to all awesome volunteers!

On November 29, 2011 By

We want to shout out a super special “THANKS” to Tiffany Massey, Albuquerque Emmanuel, Brianna Marzett, Jermaine Philps, and Ni Zang!  These new volunteers for Backyard Bible Club give their time tutoring and interacting with our neighborhood children.  Tiffany and Albuquerque have been super-troopers by being there everyday!  All of our volunteers have shown [...]

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Letter from Emily

On November 22, 2011 By

Update Letter November 2011

Why I am here and why I need your support…

Thank you! Enjoy!

Emily

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Congratulations Raymond!

On November 11, 2011 By

Raymond completed the 2-week workshop at the WorkFaith Connection, a wonderful organization that empowers individuals to find meaningful employment and to build a new life through work and faith. We attended his class’s graduation ceremony, and it was a joy to see Raymond and his class filled with hope and courage. There were many uplifting [...]

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