Back to School!

Well, it's that time! Back to school!

We are so excited to see returning students to Valley Forge's campus, and meet some new ones too! We hope you all had a lovely summer and look forward to the year ahead.

The ministry fair is September 4th this year and we will be waiting at our booth to see you all. Come say hi and sign up for our monthly email and art parties!

2013-2014 Meeting With The Grants

Last week our year came to a close as we gave our donation to David and Beth Grant in VFCC chapel service. We were so blessed to raise funds for Project Rescue and are pleased to announce that we made $4,500 for them by selling t-shirts, paintings, and general donations from churches and other groups. We are so thankful for all the support and help that you've all given! God is so good and we cannot wait to see how God uses Project Rescue to help the victims of human trafficking find hope and better lives. Along with our donation, some wonderful girls who helped host Bless With a Dress and Confidence Week raised money to donate too!

Refresh Conference

A few weekends ago, we had the opportunity to do some live painting during the Valley Forge Youth Studies "Refresh" series. It was such a great time! It was held at the new Conference Center at Valley Forge and had the musical talents of Trevor Gordon Hall and  Claude Valdes was the speaker. He brought a wonderful word and gave great tips and reminders to youth leaders and pastors on the importance of investing in students and not focusing on numbers, but on the growth and development of each kid in the youth group!

Jessica and I had a wonderful time creating several pieces that sold right away, and we were able to even set up the booth and make a little extra money to donate to Project Rescue! We are so thankful for this time we got to share our talents and Inspire's heart about Project Rescue and helping victims of human trafficking. God is so good, always faithful! We just want to thank Valley Forge's Youth Studies Department and Phil Baker for having us. We were so blessed to be a part!

The Booth!

Painting the Refresh Painting 

"The Word of the Lord is living and breathing, filled with color and life!"

A special time of prayer and music was had for Dr. Hall, as his son Trevor played beautiful songs on his guitar. We were so blessed to be a part of such a special moment. We gave our final painting of a willow tree to Dr. Hall as a get-well-soon present and had the youth department volunteers, the speaker, and Professor Baker sign the back frame. It was so special! 

Live Painting

Get To Know Us!

Welcome to Inspire! We are thrilled to see that you are interested in this ministry! To get a feel of what we do and who we are, jump on over the the "Who Are We" tab!

Courtney and Aubrey (the founders of Inspire India) graduated
May 2013 and we couldn't be happier for them! 

Hello! I'm Natalie Hagen :) I am studying to be an Art Therapist and cannot wait to see how God moves  through my life and this awesome ministry. I have a heart to help hurting people, and helping the girls in India with my art is such a great opportunity not only help, but give God all the glory.

Hi Guys! I'm Jessica Lee. I am studying Early Childhood Education. I am called to world missions and cannot wait to teach and minister in other countries. I'm not sure where yet, but wherever God leads, I will follow!
To be a part of Inspire is an amazing opportunity and I am thrilled to paint, pray, and minister with you all! 

Hey there! My name is Tori Rogers and I am a Business Major at VFCC, hoping to become either an administrative church assistant or get my masters in Organizational Leadership. I help with all the paper work, bookings, finances, and loose ends of Inspire, and I've even started to paint too. I love it! I am so excited to see what God has in store!

The friendships we've made with each other are gifts from God and we are
so blessed to be a part of Inspire India together :)

Inspire 2013!

Hello! My name is Natalie Hagen and I am pleased to introduce myself as one of the new co-leaders of Inspire! Jessica Lee and Tori Rogers are also co-leading and we are so excited for the upcoming year!

First, we want to congratulate Courtney and Aubrey on graduating college! We are so proud of them and all they did while at VFCC :) We would also like to congratulate them on their engagements and weddings this summer! Woo-hoo!! We love you girls and are so proud that we can carry on this ministry.

If you are a student at Valley Forge, maybe you noticed some of the art work hanging up in the Anvil? We plan to keep showcasing and selling art that you and your friends make and donate to Inspire all throughout the 2013-2014 school year, so keep them coming!

Finally, just wanted to say how excited we are for the things God is going to do. Keep your eyes peeled on the blog for each of our own special hello's to everyone, where we'll be telling you a little bit about ourselves. Thanks guys and enjoy the start of summer!!