Hi everyone! Wow! We are still busy! We have moved into the new building! We are still trying to get organized and have one or two remodeling jobs left, but we were open as of March 14th. The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting on Thursday March 17 at 11 AM.

• Our 4th annual “Love for Life” Banquet is April 29, 2011 at 7 PM preceded by a Silent Auction at 6:00 PM (We have lots of great gifts to bid on!)


• New Volunteer Training will be on Saturday 4-30-11 thru Monday 5-2-11


• The Refuge will host an Open House on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on May 22, 2011.

PLEASE READ THE INVITATION BELOW! WE WOULD LIKE A LARGE CROWD FOR THIS YEARS LOVE FOR LIFE BANQUET!

We continue to grow. We now have 134 clients, not counting the parenting or anger management classes. We need your constant prayers as do the women who are our clients. Please pray for me and all the other volunteers, staff, and board that the Holy Spirit will be in control every moment we are representing The Refuge.

Immediate needs are:

• Volunteers

• Helpers to help clean and organize,

• Still need some minor remodeling inside,

• Groups to adopt a room to decorate

• Landscaping

Here is a picture of our new building!

At 2432 sq. feet with 9 rooms it has more than twice the space we had before. Once again our new address is 506 West Adams Street, Pleasanton, Texas, one block from Pleasanton High school. We are so excited! As you might imagine, though, if we needed volunteers before, we really need them now! We hope to expand our hours when we have more volunteers to man The Refuge. If you are interested, please contact me, Collene Myers at:

The Refuge Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center,

Po Box 509,

Pleasanton, TX, 78064

Or call 830-569-0030 for more information.

As a reminder, Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center offers pregnancy testing and practical assistance through our free programs listed below:

Confidential pregnancy testing and proof of pregnancy documents

Lay counseling, and spiritual counseling

Teaching on healthy relationships, sexuality/abstinence, and STDs

Prenatal, Parenting, and Anger Management Classes, Connect Wednesday Bible Study,

Abortion recovery classes for those who have already experienced it,

Maternity clothes Baby clothes, diapers, furniture and many other items.

If you would like to help The Refuge in some way other than counseling or volunteering at the center, you might want to organize a baby shower through your civic group or Sunday school class or ask your organization to have us come to speak about The Refuge. For more information contact Collene Myers at 830-569-0030.

In Him,

Collene Myers

The Refuge Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center

830-569-0030

TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

• Hi everyone!
  
  Boy have we been busy! The new building is coming along nicely. We are still trying to get small jobs completed and some painting finished, but it is our plan to start moving in on Thursday 3-3-11. We have to move everything from the old address and some furniture from storage and then start decorating and putting things together. We must then be re-opened at our new address on Monday March 14th.
  
• Thursday March 10- Volunteer planning meeting for those interested in helping with the "Love For Life Banquet."
• Chamber of Commerce will hold a Ribbon Cutting on Thursday March 17 at 11 AM.
• Our 4th annual “Love for Life” Banquet is April 29, 2011 at 7 PM preceded by a Silent Auction at 6:00 PM
• New Volunteer Training will be on Saturday 4-30-11 and Sunday 5-1-11
• The Refuge will host an Open House on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on May 22, 2011.
  
  We continue to grow. We now have 128 clients, not counting the parenting or anger management classes.
  Each client that enters The Refuge is presented the gospel. We have had some accept the Lord as their savior and others that have left interested in the gospel of Jesus.
  We may never know how many babies have been saved, but I don’t have personal knowledge of any abortions that have occurred among the girls who have visited The Refuge. We need your constant prayers as do the women who are our clients.
  
  
  Immediate needs are:
  • Helpers to help clean and move,
  • Still need some minor remodeling inside,
  • Groups to adopt a room to decorate.
  
  
  Here is a picture of our new building!

At 2432 sq. feet with 9 rooms it has more than twice the space we have now.


And here are some of the volunteers as they were working.

Once again our new address is 506 West Adams Street, Pleasanton, Texas, one block from Pleasanton High school. We are so excited! As you might imagine, though, if we needed volunteers before, we really need them now! We barely have enough volunteers to get by at present; so we will definitely need more before we can open a new center. If you are interested, please contact me, Collene Myers at:

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center,
Po Box 509,
Pleasanton, TX, 78064
Or call 830-569-0030 for more information.

As a reminder, Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center offers pregnancy testing and practical assistance through our free programs listed below:

Free Programs are:
Confidential pregnancy testing and proof of pregnancy documents
Lay counseling, and spiritual counseling
Teaching on healthy relationships, sexuality/abstinence, and STDs
Prenatal, Parenting, and Anger Management Classes
Abortion recovery classes for those who have already experienced it,
Connect Wednesday (Bible Study)
Maternity clothes
Baby clothes, diapers, furniture and many other items


If you would like to help The Refuge in some way other than counseling or volunteering at the center, you might want to organize a baby shower through your civic group or Sunday school class or ask your organization to have us come to speak about The Refuge.
For more information contact Collene Myers at 830-569-0030.


In Him
Collene Myers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-569-0030
TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

Just a short update

Hi everyone!

This is going to be very short, but I want everyone to be up on what is happening. The building has been purchased debt free!! That does leave us a little close on our bank account, but Praise The Lord, we don't owe any one except a debt of love. The building is awaiting delivery until the lot is completely prepared. John Brymer has been working hard to accomplish this, but could really use some help. If you would like to help, please call me and I will get you in touch with him.

Immediate needs are:

• Certified Plumber,
• Helpers to help with building pad and parking area,
• Carpenters for deck and some minor remodeling inside,
• Groups to adopt a room to decorate.
• Still need Walkers and Team Captains for the "Walk For Life"
  

Here is a picture of our new building!

At 2432 sq. feet with 9 rooms it has more than twice the space we have now.

Thanks to all for your prayers!!!

In Him
Collene Myers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-742-3447

TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

Long Overdue

Busy is still not a good enough excuse!

I have still been busy, and I’m late again on our newsletter!

Well I said we were starting to grow pretty fast in the last letter. We had 41 clients at that time. Now we have 113, not counting the parenting or anger management classes.
Each client that enters The Refuge is presented the gospel. We have had some accept the Lord as their savior and others that have left interested in the gospel of Jesus.

It is hard to know how many babies we may have saved, but I don’t have personal knowledge of any abortions that have occurred among the girls who have visited us. At the time of the last newsletter, there was one that was of concern. I am excited to tell you that she decided to keep her baby and has now delivered. We need your constant prayers as do the women who are our clients.

We have some exciting things going on this month and in the near future.

WALK FOR LIFE

We are gathering walkers right now for a WALK FOR LIFE on January 22, 2011. We need team leaders as well as walkers. Please call me if you are interested. I hope to have a large crowd of walkers. Every walker will be given a free T-shirt to wear in the walk. This will help make a visual statement to the public.

Exciting News

As you all know we purchased a lot in Pleasanton, Texas on Adams Street last year. It is an excellent location, less than a block from Pleasanton High school. Now we have signed a contract on a building to be placed on it. We are hoping to have it ready to use by the end of January 2011. We are so excited! As you might imagine, though, if we needed volunteers before, we really need them now! We barely have enough volunteers to get by at present; so we will definitely need more before we can open a new center. If you are interested, please contact me, Collene Myers at:

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center,
Po Box 509,
Pleasanton, TX, 78064
Or call 830-742-3447 for more information.

Big Need

We especially need volunteer carpenters, electricians, plumbers, all sorts of construction help immediately to help with the new building. Please contact me if you are interested in helping.

Volunteer Planning

We are also Planning Volunteer training in February 2011! If you are interested in volunteering contact me for an application.

As a reminder, Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center offers pregnancy testing and practical assistance through our free programs listed below:

Free Programs are:
Confidential pregnancy testing and proof of pregnancy documents
Lay counseling, and spiritual counseling
Teaching on healthy relationships, sexuality/abstinence, and STDs
Prenatal, Parenting, and Anger Management Classes
Abortion recovery classes for those who have already experienced it,
Connect Tuesday (Bible Study)
Maternity clothes
Baby clothes, diapers, furniture and many other items

So remember our present location is in Poteet just a couple of blocks from the school at 815 School Drive.
If you would like to help The Refuge in some way other than counseling or volunteering at the center, you might want to organize a baby shower through your civic group or Sunday school class or ask your organization to have us come to speak about The Refuge.
For more information contact Collene Myers at 830-742-3447.


In Him
Collene Myers

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-742-3447/ 569-5883
TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

Love For Life Banquet!!!
And

Silent Auction

Held by

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center

The banquet will begin at 7 PM on Thursday May 6th at the VFW Hall on S H 16 at FM 476 in Poteet, Texas. There is no charge for the meal. Just call, show up and enjoy a meal and some great entertainment and speakers!
If you are interested in the Silent Auction, you may want to show up a little early to browse and place your bids.

Our Speakers for the night are Ann Geroy of Mount Horeb House Ministries in Kerrville, Texas

Renae Riley of Grapevine Texas (no picture).

Singers are Billy Myers of Arlington, Texas

Danny Myers of Nasau Bay,near Houston,Texas

The Strings of Grace Band. The Strings of
Grace are a Southern Gospel, Country, Blue Grass quartet made up of two couples Mike and Linda Bender and Charles and Becky Lum.
Please RSVP as soon as possible at PO Box 509, Pleasanton Texas or call 830-742-3447 or 830-569-5883.


We are also Planning Volunteer training in June! If you are interested in volunteering contact me, Collene Myers at 630-742-3447.

As a reminder, Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center offers pregnancy testing and practical assistance through our free programs listed below:

Free Programs are
Confidential pregnancy testing
Lay counseling, and spiritual counseling
Teaching on healthy relationships, sexuality/abstinence, and STDs
Prenatal and Parenting classes
Abortion recovery classes for those who have already experienced it,
Maternity clothes
Baby clothes, diapers and many other items

So remember our location is in Poteet just a couple of blocks from the school at 815 School Drive.
If you would like to help The Refuge in some way other than counseling or volunteering at the center, you might want to organize a baby shower through your civic group or Sunday school class or ask your organization to have us come to speak about The Refuge.
For more information contact Collene Myers at 830-742-3447 or 830-569-5883.

Special points of interest:
(See below for articles on past events)

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
At Cowboy Homecoming!!!

August Rummage Sale

Love For Life Banquet

Long overdue. Busy is not a good enough excuse!

Please forgive me! I have been exceptionally busy, but that is not a good enough excuse for being so overdue on our news letter!

Growing Fast Now

We have settled into our new place. Ladies from FBC Pleasanton and Poteet came to decorate the counseling rooms, and the client bathroom. We have received many great donations and have had baby showers and a stuff the truck sponsored by various churches, such as Summerset Baptist, New Life Outreach, and Cowboy Fellowship.

We are starting to grow pretty fast now. We have 41 clients, not counting the parenting classes. We are on our 3rd parenting course now with an attendance rate of between 6 and 12.
Each client that enters The Refuge is presented the gospel. We have had 3
young ladies accept the Lord as their savior and others that have left interested in the gospel of Jesus. There have been some who said “ I never heard that before.” when I presented the gospel. That is really hard to believe in a Christian nation.

It is hard to know how many babies we may have saved, but I don’t have personal knowledge of any abortions that have occurred among the girls who have visited us; although there is one that is of concern. We need your constant prayers as do the women who are our clients.

Location
For those of you who don’t already know, we are located in Poteet at 815 School Drive.

Other News

We purchased a lot on Adams Street in Pleasanton, Texas a few months ago. It is an excellent location, less than a block from Pleasanton High school. We hope to
build within the next year.
We barely have enough volunteers to get by at present; so we will definitely need more before we can open a new center. If you are interested, please contact me, Collene Myers at:

The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center,
Po Box 509,
Pleasanton, TX, 78064

Or call 830-742-3447 or 830-569-5883 for more information.

Praise the Lord! What an amazing God we have! He has provided in ways I never expected!
Thank you Lord for the great opportunities you are providing us each day!

Prayer Points

• Praise the Lord for all the wonderful provisions, and for the ways that he is working in our lives and the lives of our clients.
  
  
• Praise God for providing me with a 2002 Ford Explorer with working air-conditioning!
  
  
• Pray for wisdom for myself and the other volunteers as we speak to the women and sometimes young men that we encounter.
  
  
• Volunteers!!! Thank you Lord for our wonderful volunteers, but please give us more. We still need more!

Old News!

Cowboy Homecoming!!!

• The Refuge had bunches of volunteers helping at their booth at the 44th annual Cowboy Homecoming. Among them were Peggy Maxfeldt, Catherine and Abby Favor, Robin Porter, Mary Roberts, Joyce Walding, Kerry Baxley, Collene Myers, Paul and Suzy Hull and their granddaughter. Mary Ann Boyd was very helpful in organizing volunteers.
  This is the second year for The Refuge to have a booth at the event. The Refuge offers much needed practical assistance through their free programs.

Volunteers manning the booth in this picture are, left to right, Mary,
Collene, Catherine, Peggy, and Kerry in the back.

Rummage Sale

We actually made a profit!
The Refuge held a Rummage sale Saturday August 29 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. at The Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church Pleasanton, TX. Many donations were brought and sold. We actually made
a profit! We also received lots of good public awareness.

Love For Life Banquet

The Love for Life Banquet was a great success. We had a wonderful speaker Becky Hyde, and some very talented singers, Billy and Danny Myers, and a great true life story from Martha Ojeda. The food was wonderful as well. With donations at the banquet and pledges received afterwards, we are well on our way to having our new building. We will be having another banquet again in the spring;
so if you missed this fantastic event, plan ahead for our next banquet in April.

In Him
ColleneMyers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-569-5883
TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com
http://www.therefugeinatascosa.blogspot.com/

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

It is our pleasure to invite you to the second annual Love for Life Fund Raising Banquet for The Refuge Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center on April 30th! We hope you will come and find out what we are all about. There is no charge to attend and the dinner is complimentary. We would just like to get to know you and would like you to know more about us. We also want to give you the opportunity to partner with us if you would like. So come join us! Our speaker is Becky Hyde, from Arlington Texas. Billy and Danny Myers will also be thrilling us with some great songs. Prior to dinner we will be entertained by the Cowboy Jamboree band.

The Refuge has had some very exciting things going on the last couple of months! We opened at 815 School Drive in Poteet Texas! And now we are the proud new owners of a piece of property on Adams Street just a block east of the Pleasanton High School. We will begin to build once we have raised adequate funds. Our target date to open the new facility is January 2010.

Come join us at the VFW Hall in Poteet Texas. For more information see our invitation included with this letter or call us at 830-742-3447.

Please pray for:

• The Love for Life Banquet to go well
• My car to be repaired quickly and inexpensively
• All the women who will be coming into the center
  
  

In Him,

Collene Myers

The Refuge

Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center

PO Box 509

Pleasanton, Texas
830-742-3447/ 830-569-5883