It is
with honor that I am called to write this report regarding the
activities of Youth With A Purpose Inc. as performed under the covering
of Last Days Fellowship. We are grateful to receive support in the
amount of $30 monthly that helps us perform our missionary
responsibilities.
Youth With A Purpose (YWAP) is a full time - 24/7 ministry.
The YWAP Ministry Home is located at 157 Locust, Buffalo, New York. The YWAP Director and his new bride reside on the upper floor. Linda has embraced the YWAP Ministry as a calling on her life. She is a prophetic prayer warrior with a compassionate heart who absorbs the pain of those she ministers to. The first floor is currently occupied by 4 young people. One young man has been here the longest (almost 1 year.) He has a child and the baby and his mother stay here often. We are trying to get the family support through the St Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center. Another young man moved in several months ago. He is currently in Canada seeking some employment and has said he will be back sometime in July. We have not received any financial support from them as of yet. They have been told that they need to contribute $165 towards utilities to help pay the bills. We are currently in arrears on the water, garbage and gas bills. The electric and the mortgage are up to date. The house is still in need of major reconstruction.
We have been blessed with the expert help of several ministries including Daryl Boss from Xertion Youth, a work crew from Hamburg Wesleyan Church painted our porch, a couple of young men named Steve and Kyle, a man named Watson, a couple of guys named Jerry and Marion, Rickie Wilson, and several more neighbors and friends. We have also had furnishings and building materials donated by many folks including: Jenn, Jerry, Janet, Karen, Marion, Rickie, Trey, Suzy, Simon, Daryl, Gerry, Pete, CYC - Christian Youth Corps, We Care Community Block Club and several other individuals. We are in serious need of a roof (we are leaking) and new electrical service. The kitchen ceiling on the first floor still needs drywall and we need to fix the roof before we do that.
The YWAP Mentoring Program expanded again this year. We facilitated mentoring programs in more elementary schools, high schools and colleges than ever before. Mentoring is among the best answers to the dismal graduation rate in the Buffalo Schools. We will keep pushing forward to have a mentoring program in every Buffalo Elementary school. We developed a new Facebook Page called: Mentor Force that gives expert advice on how to mentor. We are not interested in building a mentoring empire for YWAP - we only want to advance the vision of giving all children the opportunity to be mentored by a compassionate mentor.
Mouw Mountain is a place of rejuvenation and teaching for the YWAP family. We are thankful to the Mouw family for allowing our YWAP family to use their property on Mouw Mountain. Our first camp of the year was with the boys from the 6-8th Grades at Buffalo School #94. This was the greatest group of well behaved young guys that we ever had, and we have been camping for many years! Teachers and Staff from PS#94 along with YWAP Staff enjoyed a weekend filled with fun and learning. We also want to extend huge gratitude to Principal Poles for her support. We used the camp for mentoring several times and hope to plan more this summer.
The YWAP Music Ministry is growing. We have had several street corner music ministries outside the Youth Center at Holy Cross. We have one rap video to our credit and we are working on more. This weekend (6-26-13) we will be rapping in Caz Park, South Buffalo. We are working on a CD and having a blast.
Prayer The Book was written and published online by the YWAP Director. All of the proceeds will go to YWAP Programs.
Media has been kind to us once again this year. We were mentioned in several Buffalo News articles as well as radio and TV. Yesterday morning we were featured in a call in show with a radio program from Baltimore, Maryland.
The YWAP Wilderness Adventures continue! Our first climb of the year was with the Youth Group from Hamburg Wesleyan Church. Despite being shut down before reaching the summit of Giant Mountain (3 feet of snow) we had a blast. The Youth Pastor played the guitar under a leaky tent and we sang and learned about God and each other. We all grew.
Cub Scout and Boy Scout Camp takes up most of July. The YWAP Director and Asst. Director will be camping with the Scouts as they learn life and character skills within the Scout Advancement Program.
The YWAP Block Club Basketball Team has started the year with 2 forfeits. Sometimes our volunteer staff has to go and get a real job and we are left short handed. We hope to have a coach in place today. The season runs through Aug. 22 and every game features a character building session at half time.
The provision to continue to operate YWAP comes from God. He has used many of you and your generosity to financially support our programs. You will all be receiving a personal note of thanks soon. I am always amazed when we are short in our pocketbook, God raises up one of you guys to send a few bucks our way. Thanks, we are honored to partner with you in providing more opportunities for young people to become self sustainable and contributing members of God's family of servant leaders.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do we.
Bob & Linda Kuebler
YWAP Directors
Youth With A Purpose (YWAP) is a full time - 24/7 ministry.
The YWAP Ministry Home is located at 157 Locust, Buffalo, New York. The YWAP Director and his new bride reside on the upper floor. Linda has embraced the YWAP Ministry as a calling on her life. She is a prophetic prayer warrior with a compassionate heart who absorbs the pain of those she ministers to. The first floor is currently occupied by 4 young people. One young man has been here the longest (almost 1 year.) He has a child and the baby and his mother stay here often. We are trying to get the family support through the St Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center. Another young man moved in several months ago. He is currently in Canada seeking some employment and has said he will be back sometime in July. We have not received any financial support from them as of yet. They have been told that they need to contribute $165 towards utilities to help pay the bills. We are currently in arrears on the water, garbage and gas bills. The electric and the mortgage are up to date. The house is still in need of major reconstruction.
We have been blessed with the expert help of several ministries including Daryl Boss from Xertion Youth, a work crew from Hamburg Wesleyan Church painted our porch, a couple of young men named Steve and Kyle, a man named Watson, a couple of guys named Jerry and Marion, Rickie Wilson, and several more neighbors and friends. We have also had furnishings and building materials donated by many folks including: Jenn, Jerry, Janet, Karen, Marion, Rickie, Trey, Suzy, Simon, Daryl, Gerry, Pete, CYC - Christian Youth Corps, We Care Community Block Club and several other individuals. We are in serious need of a roof (we are leaking) and new electrical service. The kitchen ceiling on the first floor still needs drywall and we need to fix the roof before we do that.
The YWAP Mentoring Program expanded again this year. We facilitated mentoring programs in more elementary schools, high schools and colleges than ever before. Mentoring is among the best answers to the dismal graduation rate in the Buffalo Schools. We will keep pushing forward to have a mentoring program in every Buffalo Elementary school. We developed a new Facebook Page called: Mentor Force that gives expert advice on how to mentor. We are not interested in building a mentoring empire for YWAP - we only want to advance the vision of giving all children the opportunity to be mentored by a compassionate mentor.
Mouw Mountain is a place of rejuvenation and teaching for the YWAP family. We are thankful to the Mouw family for allowing our YWAP family to use their property on Mouw Mountain. Our first camp of the year was with the boys from the 6-8th Grades at Buffalo School #94. This was the greatest group of well behaved young guys that we ever had, and we have been camping for many years! Teachers and Staff from PS#94 along with YWAP Staff enjoyed a weekend filled with fun and learning. We also want to extend huge gratitude to Principal Poles for her support. We used the camp for mentoring several times and hope to plan more this summer.
The YWAP Music Ministry is growing. We have had several street corner music ministries outside the Youth Center at Holy Cross. We have one rap video to our credit and we are working on more. This weekend (6-26-13) we will be rapping in Caz Park, South Buffalo. We are working on a CD and having a blast.
Prayer The Book was written and published online by the YWAP Director. All of the proceeds will go to YWAP Programs.
Media has been kind to us once again this year. We were mentioned in several Buffalo News articles as well as radio and TV. Yesterday morning we were featured in a call in show with a radio program from Baltimore, Maryland.
The YWAP Wilderness Adventures continue! Our first climb of the year was with the Youth Group from Hamburg Wesleyan Church. Despite being shut down before reaching the summit of Giant Mountain (3 feet of snow) we had a blast. The Youth Pastor played the guitar under a leaky tent and we sang and learned about God and each other. We all grew.
Cub Scout and Boy Scout Camp takes up most of July. The YWAP Director and Asst. Director will be camping with the Scouts as they learn life and character skills within the Scout Advancement Program.
The YWAP Block Club Basketball Team has started the year with 2 forfeits. Sometimes our volunteer staff has to go and get a real job and we are left short handed. We hope to have a coach in place today. The season runs through Aug. 22 and every game features a character building session at half time.
The provision to continue to operate YWAP comes from God. He has used many of you and your generosity to financially support our programs. You will all be receiving a personal note of thanks soon. I am always amazed when we are short in our pocketbook, God raises up one of you guys to send a few bucks our way. Thanks, we are honored to partner with you in providing more opportunities for young people to become self sustainable and contributing members of God's family of servant leaders.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do we.
Bob & Linda Kuebler
YWAP Directors
"Find new ways,
in as many ways,
in more excellent ways,
on all of your days,
to show love."
Bob Kuebler
YWAP Director
YWAP Director
Youth With A Purpose
In School & After School
In The Mountains & In The Hood "All Children Are Gifted"
In The Mountains & In The Hood "All Children Are Gifted"
157 Locust Street
Buffalo, New York 14204
716-830-8240http://www.youthwithapurpose.org/
http://thebrightspotreport.blogspot.com/
A Scholarship for a young person to attend a 3 day Wilderness Adventure in the Adirondack Mountains is valued at $185. We are a 501c3 and your donations are tax deductible. You may give online at:
http://www.gofundme.com/73te4
If you are looking for a speaker for parents or youth or both, please call us.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
A Scholarship for a young person to attend a 3 day Wilderness Adventure in the Adirondack Mountains is valued at $185. We are a 501c3 and your donations are tax deductible. You may give online at:
http://www.gofundme.com/73te4
If you are looking for a speaker for parents or youth or both, please call us.
Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
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