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It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20 Our Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Christ's Peace to you and your families!! As you see from the above scripture, God has called us to this ministry to use the gifts and talents entrusted to us in His service and we truly believe this to be our true vocation. This means not only sharing the Good News we have experienced and are passionate about, but also truly striving to live it out in every moment of our lives. In his book The Dream Giver Bruce Wilkinson talks quite a bit about the Dreams we have been given by Our Father in heaven. He also speaks about the power of “Giants” who try to prevent us from attaining that Dream. These Giants seem so big and daunting that most people just give up. We have before us a Giant, which we know will not get in our way of God's plan for us. To us, this Dream we hold in our hearts is to bring joy to God's children and those who cry out to God with their own Dreams. We know that at the beginning of our ministry God called us to this “joy-bringing” and now believe He is calling us to even more. The future of APeX Ministries is something we are incredibly excited about and can't wait for you to be a part of it!! In the future, APeX will:
Are you as excited as we are?
For those of you who have followed our ministry for the past 8 years, you have seen us grow and mature in the faith passed onto us by others through the incredible gift of discipleship. We have seen our own faith grow, as well as the effect we have had on the young people around us. One of the newest developments of APeX is this mail campaign and those of you who have followed our ministry will know that a plea for financial assistance has never come to pass. Here we have our Giant. Due to budget cuts across the country, the reduced amount of APeX presentations we have been able to attain due to those cuts, and also rising costs in the travel industry, we are in need of financial assistance to continue APeX Ministries. This, by no means, will be a raise for any of us, but will:
In order to continue being able to present the evangelization
we feel so passionate about - and at the same time maintain balance
and health in our personal lives - we are in part relying on the generosity
of others and their shared passion in seeing Christ's love and joy being
shared - without EVER learning how to juggle or escape from a straight-jacket.
In short, we are asking you to partner with us to make our goals a reality
for the enrichment of our young people and the Body of Christ.
As a partner in our ministry, you will be provided with the mission and history of our ministry, where APeX is going, as well as financial updates on how your contribution is directly affecting the lives of those we serve in Christ's name. We have been humbled many times by those with moderate or meager means have chosen to contribute to our ministry. We appeal to those whom God has blessed with abundance, and who feel called to help strengthen and build the Church through support of our ministry. If you feel you have found this to be an appropriate place to support and build the Body of Christ, donations may be made with credit card in the APeX On-Line Store or by sending a check to APeX Ministries c/o Development POBox 47550 Baltimore, MD 21244. You can always find our current schedule here. We hope you will use this schedule to pray for those we are blessed to serve. Peace & Blessings, Gene Monterastelli, P.S. Apex Ministries is also fully recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. A year-end tax statement will be mailed to you at the end of each tax year.
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