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Congratulations Raymond!

EmilyDelong — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:45:58 +0000

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 [...]

Gateway: Phase One: Accomplished

EmilyDelong — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:27:10 +0000

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 [...]

New Gateway Format

Jenny — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:59:23 +0000

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 [...]

Carolina Creek Retreat

Jenny — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:19:24 +0000

Agape had another opportunity to bring a great group to Carolina Creek in October, with the most participants we’ve had so far! If removing ourselves from the hustle and bustle of daily life wasn’t enough to enjoy the weekend, the bonus of having fall-like temperatures did the trick. Folks enjoyed the basketball, the [...]

New Gateway Residents

Jenny — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:40:30 +0000

Agape recently accepted 3 new members to our Gateway Residential Program: Jason Montgomery, Meggan McKinley, Nicolette Powe. For the next year, these young adults will be challenged to grow into a healthy, Christian independence. In the Gateway program, residents participate in spiritual retreats, household chores, positive peer relationships, guidance from staff, and informative workshops. This [...]

Thank You!

Jenny — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:30:40 +0000

Dear Friends of Agape,

We just wanted to take our time to say THANK YOU for joining us at our 3rd Annual Dessert Fundraiser. We are grateful for your gifts and your time. There were over 140 supporters who came that night that came to hear Agape’s stories and visions for the future. [...]

Extreme Makeover, Agape Edition

phusiongraphics — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:28:11 +0000

Since July 19th of this year, Agape has been doing and extreme makeover of their own. We purchased a house for ministry purposes, but it has needed lots of help. We are so thankful for all the teams who have come out to help, and we need one final push to finish. So far, [...]

Guys’ Graduation

sean — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:27:02 +0000

The 2009 “Growing Up in Houston” report, from the organization Children at Risk, explains that at some Houston-area schools, more than three of every four incoming high school freshmen drops out before their projected graduation date. That was the case with Joshua Edomobi 21 and David Pratt 18 both high school

dropouts due in [...]

Gateway Ladies’ Graduation

sean — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:03:14 +0000

In May of 2010, the ladies of Agape Development Ministries’ 2nd Gateway class graduated from their year-long development program. They’ve successfully completed striving along with Agape staff to reach the goals they have set for themselves to help them move closer to the future story they desire to live. We here at Agape are [...]

Now Hiring

sean — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:30:16 +0000

Agape Development Ministries is expanding staff. We are looking for a male and a female Resident Ministry Leader to live and serve in the Gateway House for part of their job and to help Agape launch some new programs in other areas such as community gardening, teen ministry, youth sports, and even a [...]