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March & April 2013 Newsletter

4/21/2013

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“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”  Proverbs  22:6

Updates from Pat . . .

“Train” children in environments of poverty and domestic violence and they “will not turn from it”.  If someone does not intervene, they become our next generation of welfare and food stamps recipients, victims of domestic violence, batterers, homeless single moms, and “deadbeat” dads. They fill our jails and homeless shelters.  The cycle goes on-and-on and this segment of our population is steadily growing.  Christian friends, please help us to save the children!

The Hale Sunday school class from West Acres Baptist Church held a work party at Julie’s House and they did some much needed repairs.  They made a list of projects and will continue to assist us in keeping our facility maintained.  Kenny Giet heads the committee and he also, personally, donated a kitchen stove.  Thank you, Kenny, Hale Sunday school class, and West Acres Baptist Church!

Members of The Sanctuary of Augusta donated two van loads of paper products to our shelter and gave us a monetary donation to cover the cost of a new computer when ours “crashed”.    Thank you, The Sanctuary of Augusta, for so generously supporting our ministry!

Warren Baptist Church invited Julie’s House to participate in their Sharing Hope Missions Celebration March 10th.  Thank you, Warren Baptist Church, for giving us the opportunity to share our message!

WRDW-TV Channel 12 continues to give us public service announcements to promote Making Ends Meet Bargain Center and our ministry.  Mark Hodges, Marketing/Promotions Manager for the station, asked me to do a taped testimonial as to how our ministry has benefited from their help and promotions.  They are hoping to receive Gabby Awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and will use this in their presentation.  Thank you, WRDW-TV Channel 12! You very much deserve a Gabby Award in every category!

The following is a reprint from our June 2008 newsletter:

She had been the “bread winner” for the family for a long time and her husband was now ill.  They were from another city.  She quit her job and she and her daughter came to Augusta to be near the hospital where her husband was a patient.  They had lost everything but their car, their clothes, and a few personal belongings—only what she could pack into the car.  A caseworker at the hospital asked me to help her find shelter.  After a brief conversation with the lady, I discovered that her husband was abusive to her and to their daughter.  She said “he hasn’t hit me since 2003 but he is mean to me and our daughter.”  I made arrangements for them to go to a domestic violence shelter outside of Augusta and a wonderful “friend of Julie’s House” bought food for them and gas for the trip.  I have talked with this client several times since she entered the shelter.  She said,”Ms. Bourke, I have a good job now and my daughter and I are so happy.  Thank you!”

I have not been in contact with this lady for several years but I feel confident that she and her daughter are still doing well.  The daughter is now a young lady and graduates from high school this year.  She escaped from the cycle of violence and poverty and has been “trained in the way she should go”.  Julie’s House made the difference in the life of a child with only a phone call and a referral.

God bless you!  Happy Easter!
Pat Bourke


Making Ends Meet Bargain Center 
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  • 3850 Washington Road – Martinez, Georgia – La Petite Plaza
  • La Petite Plaza – Suites 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, & 1F
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  • $6.00 bag sale every business day in March & April
  • Includes clothes, shoes, books, and stuffed animals

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  • PRICE:  $15.00
  • 400 Delicious recipes!  Great gift idea!
  • Purchase at: Making Ends Meet Bargain Center
  • 3850 Washington Road – Martinez, Georgia – La Petite Plaza

LEADERSHIP
  • Michael J. Armstrong, President                                                              
  • Brenda J. Smith, Board Member
  • Isaac C. Askew, III, Vice-President                                                       
  • Annette S. Dumais, Board Member
  • Virginia W. Summerall, Treasurer
  • Patricia B. Bourke, Executive Director                                             

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Julie’s House, Inc., is incorporated as a nonprofit organization, is registered with the Georgia Secretary of State, and has 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.  All contributions are tax deductible.
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