“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.”
Waiting is the hardest part of gardening. But it is the most rewarding part. We started this community garden hoping that we could a) grow vegetables b) get people from the neighborhood to build community. [...]
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In January, Arthur, Ra’heem, and Daniel moved into the Gateway house, joining Sean, Trey, and our most recent Gateway grad Raymond. Throughout this first month, these three young men have volunteered in various Agape programs, worshipped with us at Restoration Community Church, worked through financial education and personal development curriculum, pursued full-time employment, and [...]
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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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Last Friday October 15 marked the end of Phase One of Gateway. For the first seven weeks, each of the interns (Justin, Raymond, Kentrell) participated in 147 hours of Labs (Life Skills and Personal Development) and worked between 80-90 hours in their local business internships at The Guild Shop and Goodwill. The day-in, day-out grind [...]
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For the past 3 years, Agape has offered a 12-month residential program called Gateway, whose purpose is to launch 18-25 year-olds into healthy, Christ-following independence. Jonathan Steele, Emily DeLong, and David Hill run the program and have been making great improvements for the 2011-2012 year. Our first major change is adding internships: We are looking [...]
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