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		<title>Extreme Makeover, Agape Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, volunteers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT HOUSE NEEDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agape will be completing a house very soon.  If you have any of the following items, we need them ASAP OVEN/Slide in Range DISHWASHER A/C 4-ton unit KITCHEN CABINETS COUNTER TOPS WASHER DRYER ANY PROFESSIONAL LABOR (HVAC/PLUMBING/ELECTRICAL)]]></description>
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		<title>Thanking Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer, Agape had more than  15 different volunteers help with various programs.  We could not have accomplished the work with out them. First off, John McMeans spent almost a month tutoring 2 young men until they received their HS Diplomas from a special partnership with University Park Academy.  John selflessly offered to do whatever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RETREAT RESULTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for all your prayers for our retreat to Carolina Creek from April 30th to May 2nd.  The 20 participants spent time in prayer, worship, recreation, and small group sharing.  During that time, we saw God at work in the lives of the Agape members.  Kirk and David spoke about the prodigal son and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IF ATTACKED, FIGHT BACK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently hiking, when I read a warning sign containing instruction in case of an encounter with a bears or a mountain lion.  The first 5 steps pertained to avoidance and prevention of contact, but the last line caught my eye because of its clear message: “If attacked, fight back.”  This tactic refutes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AGAPE PURCHASES FIRST PROPERTY</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, July 19th, Agape closed on a 4 bedroom, 2 bath house!  We are now focused on completing repairs on the house in time to host a team of urban missions interns. Our deadline to complete our “punch list” is September 3rd, so please pray for the resources we need to quickly become available.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crafts at Backyard Bible Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neilchow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As the summer draws to a close, Agape wrapped up Backyard Bible Club with some fun crafts and Bible stories.  The first craft was a chance for kids to design and decorate personalized drinking cups.  Thanks to the generous donation of cups by Nathan and Adrian Franka.  The kids enjoyed putting their names on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girls&#8217; Small Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Agape has begun to grow in programming, we have found a need for a girls’ pre-teen small group. Although our older Backyard Bible Club participants still greatly enjoy our bi-weekly Backyard Bible Club meetings, some of these children have simply outgrown the age group that our curriculum is meant to reach. Additionally, some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Discovery Green Summer Outing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, July 14, Agape staff and volunteers brought a group of 14 children from our community to downtown&#8217;s Discovery Green Park. The children and the volunteers had a great time playing together on the playgrounds and in the fields while beating the heat, cooling off and running in the fountains. The children took a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guys&#8217; Graduation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 &#8220;Growing Up in Houston&#8221; 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 large [...]]]></description>
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