Agape M essage Ministries Incorporated

1. Agape Message Ministries Incorporated Hard at work Building better communities

2. Mission Statement Building better communities through integrity, honesty, hope, and love.

3. This is our world What are we going to do about it ?

4. Agape Message Ministries Inc.

5. Agape This means that no matter what, we are loved. No matter how good we are, no matter how bad we have been, or what we believe. Our skin color does not matter, our heritage does not matter, and especially our past does not matter, we are loved unconditionally, regardless of where we are today! What does matter is that Agape Message Ministries wants to make things better, however we can, and no matter what the cost. There are many less fortunate than we, and they deserve to be loved anyhow. The Greeks defined love in four categories: Agape Love- Agape is seeking the welfare and betterment of another regardless of how we feel. Agape does not have the primary meaning of feelings or affection. This is an unconditional love. A love without restrictions, It is a love by choice even if you are not pleased. A love in spite of Phileo Love - is the dispassionate virtuous love guided by our likes and dislikes or our healthy needs and desires. A love for the affection of. Storge Love - Storge is the natural bond between mother and infant, father, children, and kin. This is the word for family love and the physical show of affection, the need for physical touch, and sometimes it is the love between exceptional friends. A love because of. Eros Love-Eros is physical passion; its gratification and fulfilment. It is physical desire, and intimacy, it is the root word of erotic, and eroticism. A love for the benefit of.

6. Message means: a written or spoken communication delivered by an intermediary. We are in business to bring the message of Agape Love to the masses. We can be the angels of the community. Didn’t God use angels as messengers? So we too can be used by God to bring the message of hope, and love to our communities. Message A message in its most general meaning is an objectof communicationIt is a vessel which provides information.

7. Ministries Ministry A service or function provided by a minister, or ministerial entity, founded to give service, care, or aid. We are a ministry formed to assist the community with certain services, types of care, and aid to those in need. Services for the community Funded by the community

8. Building means to construct by joining parts or services together, with a common goal or purpose in mind. Building We promote confidence under construction

9. Better Of a superior quality, or excellence. Some synonyms for superior are preferable, larger, greater, improved, surpass, and exceed. When people hit bottom, don’t they look for something better.

10. Community A group of people who reside in a specific locality Groups that share common interests Joint possession of or ownership of similar character and agreement Communities From this To this We have to start somewhere

11. Through Through as it applies to Agape Message Ministries means an intermediary or bridge that helps provide a way through the hopelessness and fear of changing a life for the better. Our sole intent and purpose is to cover the inherent class gaps, in any given community A passage from one end or boundary to another A movement into one side and out at the other We want to be that bridge passage into and out of a specific program

12. Integrity Integrity consists of two parts: (1) Morality, the conformity to ideals of right human conduct and (2) Wisdom, learning acquired over a period of time: knowledge Integrity is an uncommon and uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles. It is a state of being whole or in an entirely unimpaired condition. It is our responsibility to do the best we can in order to take things which we know are wrong, deviant, or destructive; and make them right, appropriate, and constructive. We must fight for what we know is ethical, and morally acceptable. Morality Wisdom Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have

13. Honesty Nothing is braver than honesty; speak your mind even if your voice shakes. Honesty means: just, equitable, trustworthy, truthful, sincere, free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false. Honesty is characterized by fairness and straight-forwardness in conduct, thought, and speech. Agape Message Ministries sees the need for honesty in community improvement; as a result we operate with the understanding that sincerity and truthfulness are necessary for real improvement to take place. Honesty the quality or fact of being honest upright and fair.

14. Hope means: To intend with some possibility of fulfilment To be optimistic A specific instance of feeling hopeful The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled Someone or something on which expectations are centered Hope is one of the three Christian virtues, to be included with honesty, and love. As long as our eyes are open to see and feel that what is wanted and/or needed, we will also see that they can be had or rather will be had. We look forward with desire, reasonable confidence, and the belief that we will succeed. Hope hopelessness hopefulness Can you help us change someone else's outlook on their future?

15. Love means: a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection for someone or something, To have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for a specific class of people, To have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in, A strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties An assurance of affection and finally a warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion to a cause or someone in need. We attack the negative aspects of our community with love, anticipating the desired results. Our enthusiasm grows with evidence of that accomplishment. Love Your Community and Love Means: also, not alone, or together with Love Your Self

16. Here I am! Lord, send me!

17. I believe it is our responsibility. How can we expect someone who doesn’t live here, to make a difference? Their priorities don’t lie here Responsibility Who lives here ? Who can make a difference ? I live here! I can make a difference! Do you live here ? Can you make a difference ?

18. Batter Up! We can help make the dream come true or we can stand by and watch as our communities deteriorate in hopes that someone else will eventually step up to the plate and swing away

19. A Community is not just one of anything Not just one company, one group, one family, or one individual. A community is all of us. Not just the elite or the poverty stricken. We are the community

20. Not Tear down but build up The growth or building up of a community is aided by providing enterprises and services that help people’s opinion of themselves and others improve.

21. Simply put better not worse! We can make things worse by watching and waiting for someone else to do it, or we can make things better by doing it ourselves.

22. We Dream Healthier Communities

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24. Is Listening Agape Message Ministries

25. Agape Message Ministries Heard Has

26. Doing Is Agape Message Ministries

27. This is a War

28. Our purpose! Our fight Our cause Our Company Is to Make it right!

29. We want to Involve Everyone

30. Quality Not Quantity Of Life

31. We are not looking to get rich; Just Make A Difference

32. Our Goal A million voices

33. For Community Christian Outreach Our Goals Stronger Families Higher Health Lower Crime Rate

34. For Individuals Unconditional love and support Happier Healthier Choices Independent Living Skills Less Deviant

35. For Family Hope for Single Parents Poverty Level Rehabilitation Proper Health Care Higher Educated

36. For Funding A full service courier company. We are the non-profit funding base for Agape Message Ministries Inc. A full service Community center. Agape Couriers Local Businesses Individual Donators Federal and State Grants

37. Agape Message Ministries Is doing the best we can To help others Do the best they can

38. Me and My family