News Updates for Agape Orphanages, Intl.

News Updates

Check here for the latest updates and news items about Agape Orphanages! If you'd like to receive our announcements via email, just contact us and let us know; we'll get you on the list right away!

10.29.08 New!	Big news... We're about to purchase our first piece of land in Brazil. Click here to read the latest eNewsletter detailing the trip.
1.29.08	Building Plans Completed! Thanks to a special friend in Washington, we now have arcitectual plans ready for the first orphanage building. To see the drawings and read more, click here.
12.19.07	Boutique Wrap-up and Opportunity to Give a Gift that Helps Agape Read our latest eNewsletter here to get more info on how the boutique fundraiser went, and to see how you can give a gift to Agape in someone else's name.
12.02.07	Helping Hands Gift Boutique this Friday and Saturday in Enumclaw, WA! If you're in the Enumclaw area of Washington state, please come to our gift and craft boutique from 9:30 AM till 5:30 PM on the 7th and 8th of December. Click here for info.
12.02.07	Openings for our Next Mission Trip! Join us on our next mission trip to Brazil. You can serve God while helping Agape reach out to the country of Brazil. Spots are filling up quick so let us know if you're interested by sending us an email or calling us. You can also click here for more info.
11.10.07	We're back from Brazil... We had a great trip to Brazil these last two weeks. Much progress has been made toward getting the first Orphanage started. To learn more about what happened, you can read the eNewsletters recapping each day of our journey. Click below for the appropriate day: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 & Day 8.
10.27.07	Planning Mission Trip Underway! Pray for our ministry staff in Brazil right now. They are making some of the final arrangements before we can officially start our ministry in the country. To learn more about what they're doing, and how to pray, click here and read the second eNewsletter.
10.11.07	Announcing our first eNewsletter! Today we sent our our first eNewsletter to over 70 people involved and/or interested in our ministry! What an awesome testimony to the growth God has blessed us with. If you are not on our mailing list, contact us and ask to be added, then click here to read the first edition of our eNewsletter
9.11.07	New Website is Up! Today we got the new site up. Hopefully it's fairly simple to navigate, and can be found more easily through a web search. If you have any comments or questions, just let us know. Incase you're looking for something on the old site, you can still click here to see it.
9.07.07	Mission Trip Dates Announced for 2007! We are not even done with 2007, but it is time to start gearing up for next summer’s mission trip! The dates have been set for July 26 through August 10. During this time, we will be taking 20 people to Brazil and will be working on two projects: finishing up the school building and (hopefully) breaking ground on the first orphan home. Out of the 20 spots available, we currently have 12 filled so if you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible so we can put your name on the list! We will be leaving on July 26 and flying to Manaus. From there we will head down river about 150 miles to Urucurituba were we will be working for the rest of the trip. The total cost of the trip will be $2,500 per person, and you'll need to raise your own support, but even if you can't go on this trip with us, we would ask your prayers for the team and that God will be glorified in all the work that is done. If you would like to help contribute financially to one or more of our workers, please let us know ASAP.
8.15.07	Tale of Two Buildings... This story starts the summer of 2006 when a team went down to a small church in the middle of the Amazon Basin. The goal was to build a church to replace the old church building that was wearing out. Shortly after the team left there was a dedication service held in the new building and many people accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Praise God! On July 5, 2007, almost one year after the new building was complete, about 100 people (locals and visitors from nearby towns) gathered to celebrate the church's anniversary. Many of the people hung their hammocks around the old building, much as the building team had done while living there. The service went well and soon everyone departed back to his or her own home. All that remained was Pastor Alcideles, a friend and a co-worker named Antonio. They stood inside the small room at the back of the old building cleaning up and preparing to leave. Through the noise of the jungle they heard a crack and stepped out of the building to see what caused the noise. Much to their surprise, after they stepped out of the building it collapsed! Gods Timing is perfect. One day earlier and there would have been 40 people staying in that building. One year earlier and there would have been no building to worship in. PRAISE THE LORD!