2005
Christmas Appeal,
2005 - As always during this blessed Advent Season, all of
us at Aslan want to offer you our warmest wished. In barely 2
months, Aslan will celebrate 31 years of ministry -- more
December 2005
- In our October On the Move, I mentioned to you how
very important your regular, faithful and generous support is
to the success and future of Aslan -- more
October 2005
- It seems impossible to turn around before another disaster has
struck somewhere in our world. Americans are the most generous
people in the world -- more
June 2005 - Aslan
is celebrating our 30th Anniversary year! This is a testamony
and tribute to God, as the two of us would undoubtedly have given
up long ago were it not for His faithfulness -- more
May 2005 - We must
begin by thanking all of you who have extended your sympathy and
love over the loss of our precious son, Daniél. We cannot express
how much this outpouring of love and the gifts given in his memory
have meant to us. -- more
March 22, 2005
- Greetings from Aslan! Although I write most of the monthly newsletters,
I also enjoy having other Aslan staff share their experiences
-- more
January 22, 2005
- The big blue bus rattles on. As I sit in the front seat awaiting
the arrival of students for our weekly Bible Class meeting I peer
out the window. -- more
2004
December 1, 2004
- First of all, I want to offer you our warmest wishes for this
blessed Advent Season. -- more
September 9, 2004
- Dominique is on her way to college! And what an accomplishment
it is for this wonderful young woman -- more
July 5, 2004 -
Back in December I wrote to you about James*, a seven-year-old
boy in our program. Many of you will remember that James was having
all kinds of problems in school, and his behavior had become extremely
difficult.-- more
June
7, 2004 - Miguel* lives with his mom and younger brother in
a dilapidated apartment about 2 blocks from our office in Red
Bank. He has little contact with his father who lives in Florida,
but he passionately loves his mother who has been chronically
ill for the past several years -- more
April 13,
2004 - I know we're not supposed
to have "favorite kids," but Shanaya* is definitely one of our
favorites. She's one of the first girls to attend our
program in Long Branch back in 1991, and she's participated in
nearly every activity and program we have -- more
March 21,
2004 - Several months ago I
wrote to you about a young man named Eric*. He's one of our favorite kids, and he lives
in Asbury Park in one of the worst situations you can imagine -- more
February
21, 2004 - Three weeks ago
during basketball practice for our teens, Doug Eagles (Aslan's
Rec Director) noticed that Marquis*, one of our newer players
to the team, had walked up on the gym stage to talk to a "friend"
who walked in off the street. --
more
January
29, 2004 - Greetings! With this New Year, Aslan begins our twenty-ninth
year of ministry to disadvantaged, urban youth! -- more
*
We have purposefully changed all children's names to protect their
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