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Bringing some GOOD news to you from ACV. God is doing a great work on the ground and in the lives of these young children. Thank you for your continued support through prayer and your resources. God is raising up mighty warriors for His kingdom from these young men and women that He has brought to us to care for. NEW COUCHES FOR THE HOMES!!!! A DESPERATE NEED FOR SOME NEW FURNITURE This was an exciting day. A day that we got to remove all the OLD furniture and bring in the NEW. God has provided new couches for the sitting rooms in six homes. This was a day of rejoicing. A generous donor gave monies to bless these kids and the mommas with new furniture. Thank you Jesus for your faithful provision! The young boys carrying the new furniture into all the houses. A generous donor provided enough funds to make sure that each home was given a new three piece couch. BIBLES FOR ALL THE KIDS & STAFF!!!

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Page 1: NEW COUCHES FOR THE HOMES!!!! · The Bridge, Jacques Masiko, the director of ACV, and Azarias Nelson Kibaya, the asst. director of ACV. We all experienced God's powerful work in our

Bringing some GOOD news to you from ACV. God is doing a great work on the ground and in thelives of these young children. Thank you for your continued support through prayer and yourresources. God is raising up mighty warriors for His kingdom from these young men and womenthat He has brought to us to care for.

NEW COUCHES FOR THE HOMES!!!!

A DESPERATE NEED FOR SOME NEW FURNITURE This was an exciting day. A day that we got to remove all the OLD furniture and bring in theNEW. God has provided new couches for the sitting rooms in six homes. This was a day ofrejoicing. A generous donor gave monies to bless these kids and the mommas with newfurniture. Thank you Jesus for your faithful provision!

The young boys carrying the new furnitureinto all the houses.

A generous donor provided enough funds tomake sure that each home was given a newthree piece couch.

BIBLES FOR ALL THE KIDS & STAFF!!!

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All these totes loadedwith Bibles and

supplies to bring to ourloved ones at ACV

All kids in the lowerprimary grades weregiven an Adventure

Bible.

Loading up the Biblesto take to Uganda

The Big Picture Biblefor the toddlers.

This incrediblybeautiful leather studyBible was given to all

kids in secondaryschool. All ACV staffreceived one as well.

Some of the kidsreceiving their Biblesat the Youth Retreat

Bibles in the hands of the KIDS!

YOUTH CAMP! Our 3rd annual high school retreat wasa huge success!! We brought almost 60 kids away for an intense, beautiful timewith the Lord. This year's theme for the retreat was "BeUnashamed". We were taught powerful messages from thebook of Romans. Our teachers were Aaron Cronen, from

The Bridge, Jacques Masiko, the director of ACV, and Azarias Nelson Kibaya, the asst. director ofACV. We all experienced God's powerful work in our lives as He met with each of us in intimateways. For most of the kids and staff that attended the camp, it brought healing, refreshment, renewaland a new passion to follow hard after Jesus. A special thank you to all the donors who made this

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camp happen. It is a costly endeavor but so worth the money invested. The investment you madewill go on throughout eternity in these kids lives.

NEW MOSQUITO NETS FOR EVERYONE!!! Thank you Jesus for providing, long overdue, mosquito nets for each and every child at ACV. Wecan testify that God is the provider for all that we need. He is our good Daddy and His resourcesnever run dry.

We give Him all the praise, glory, and honor due His name for all that He does for these belovedchildren.

THE BALLI'S ARE BEING CALLED TO ACV TO SERVE!!!!Keep the Balli's in your prayers as they leaving on November 29th to jointhe ACV team. The Lord has made it very clear that they are to go andhelp at the orphanage for a few months. They are excited about whatGod has in store for them as they serve along side the staff that God hasbuilt. Continue to keep up with their journey on the acv website blog.

THE BEGINNINGS OF A CHILDREN'S CHOIRWe are just in the 'baby' stages, but we have begun to train, develop, andwork with these kids musically. We have hired a new young man to the ACVteam. He comes with incredible experience and a ton of God-given gifts tobe able to train these kids to sing, play instruments, and perform culturaldance. Welcome, Ronald Kizza, to Agape Children's Village. Please bepraying for what the future is for Agape Kid's Choir

CALLING ALL SPONSORS!!!!!! IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN.Christmas in Uganda! People return to their villages to be with relatives. Christmas is a time of foodand family. The Ugandans will work extra hard during this season to be able to provide meat andgood eats for their families. The main focus at Christmas time for a lot of Ugandans is attendingchurch. Some will go on Christmas Eve and many will attend for hours on Christmas Day. It's hardto find a seat in most churches on Christmas Day. Uganda's spend this holiday with their family,friends, neighbors - spending good quality time together. But, unfortunately for many children inUganda - - they won't get a special meal, or a new outfit, or have a family to love them, or even feelwelcomed into a church. But for the ACV children, THEY HAVE SPONSORS!!!! These kids KNOWthey are loved by God and by their sponsor. Thank you for making an impact in the life of a child.

ACV Christmas Gift Fund:SPONSORS: We are accepting Christmas money for each child until December 20th. Money given for A Christmas Gift for your child from you can change your sponsored child's life.Your sponsored child could receive school supplies, clothing, shoes, or something else they couldreally use. Our staff at ACV will work with your child to figure out what they need most. And will takethem to the local marts to purchase their items and will assist them in their choosing.

Just sign into www.agapechildrensvillage.com and go to the Donate Tab (and check Christmas Gift

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For My Child) The gift will be purchased locally using the funds you have given, and you will receive a letter and aphoto from your child to thank you after it is delivered!

The minimum Christmas gift amount is $25. If you would like to give more to your child, you may givea maximum of $100 for your sponsored child; or up to a maximum of $200 that will benefit the villageas a whole. Extra money will be used for such things as livestock, agricultural tools, buildingsupplies, a bicycle or two, or some of the funds may also be used for our ACV ChristmasCelebration. We host a Christmas Party for the Children and staff. We cook a big meal, play games,sing songs, and have a great fun and festive celebration. Send your Child Christmas Money today -- - just go to www.agapechildrensvillage.com

CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS!Partner with us in prayer as we seek God's provision and timing for thefollowing needs:

A 4WD Vehicle to transport children at ACV - Need: $14,000

A Bathroom for several of the Kids' Homes. ($3,000 each home)Books & Curriculum for our library and resource room ($1,100)Musical Instruments & Uniforms for our new Children's Choir - (Total Need is: $3,600)

NEXT TEAM ARRIVES AT ACV ON JANUARY 25, 2016The team has been formed and they are well underway in theirpreparation. The team is from The Bridge in Palm Springs,California and is preparing to leave LAX on 1/25/16 and join thepeople of Uganda for several weeks. We would ask that youwould be a part of this team by praying as they raise their funds,are trained in Ugandan culture, and leave their families to go to ACV. If you would like to joina future team, please let us know.

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