Agape Anticipation

Overall, I am really interested to visit Agape. I just got my form signed tonight; hopefully I can remember to turn it in soon!

Anyway, my initial inspection of the Agape website left me feeling very grateful. When the messages flashed across the homepage relaying people's everyday fears, I tried to view life through their shoes, so to say. Honestly, it was quite hard. One girl mentioned that her father would not be able to walk her down the aisle...To think about not having a father in my life was totally heartbreaking - it made me a bit emotional.

I then moved to the About Us page. While reading through it, I was reminded of my trip in the spring to the Neighborhood School. Although I am sure Agape does not have the same goal as the Neighborhood School, from my first impression they seem similar. From my understanding, both have the same idea: to shape the community by keeping children educated, safe, and in a home.

Upon further delving into the site, I found at Agape was established over 40 year ago. I didn't realize that it had existed for that long - for some reason I had thought it was a relatively new organization. It seems Agape evolved from a small idea to a momentous project. I am always interested to see how community service programs expand. Whenever I think about doing something to help Memphis I never know where to start. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by such huge problems. I hope to find out how I can help as the years go on.

Although I am trying to adopt different perspectives, I do struggle with it. I hope that this trip will make me more aware of my own life and how many opportunities I have available.


Anna