We attended service at Agape yesterday and the response was absolutely overwhelming. We are all so touched. Here is a video of the entire service, which I think you will find absolutely inspirational, but if you jump to about 43 minutes in, you can see Ed receive his Local Hero award in the spirit of the season for non-violence.
If you’ve been keeping up with the Patriot Hustler Blog, then you’ve read our last post about how we’re going to be attending service at the Agape International Spiritual Center this Sunday. Well, cool that we’re going, but why are we telling you, right? Here’s why:
This is the Season of Non-Violence and Agape has decided to award Ed with the Local Hero Award in the spirit of the season for the work he’s doing in Inglewood with the classes. He’s going to be honored during the service and we will have a booth set up outside afterwards with more detailed information.
We invite everyone to come out, support us, and enjoy a beautiful ceremony with great music. The Center itself is in Culver City on Slauson. Please be mindful that many hundreds of people attend service every week and seating is difficult, so get there early if you don’t want to be turned away.
You may think we have slowed down, but in reality things are just getting busier. This Sunday Ed Roche, his team, and some of his students from the HVAC class are going to be attending service at the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City. This center is run by Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith, whom you might know from The Secret, Oprah, Larry King, etc. You can join us at the service or tune in for the live broadcast by going to AgapeLive.Com.
More updates about why we’re attending will follow directly after service on Sunday! Stay tuned!
By the way, “agape” is Greek for “unconditional love.”
As the news has been telling you and our Changing Lives video shows, we have been working with current and ex-gang members to train them and get them jobs with livable wages.
A lot of these guys have problems getting a job that pays more than 10 or 11 dollars an hour due to past offenses and stretches in prison. Here’s what you should know about our prisons.
Approximately 1.3 out of every 100 American males are behind bars.
Seriously. Fact check it.
Not only that, but as you probably know, you are put to work in prison. What you might not realize is exactly how much. Take a look at this:
“According to the Left Business Observer, the federal prison industry produces 100% of all military helmets, ammunition belts, bullet-proof vests, ID tags, shirts, pants, tents, bags, and canteens. Along with war supplies, prison workers supply 98% of the entire market for equipment assembly services; 93% of paints and paintbrushes; 92% of stove assembly; 46% of body armor; 36% of home appliances; 30% of headphones/microphones/speakers; and 21% of office furniture. Airplane parts, medical supplies, and much more: prisoners are even raising seeing-eye dogs for blind people.”
-Global Research.com
So despite having all of these skills which they are required to learn behind bars, they still can’t apply these skills to make a living and many feel like they have no way out.
That’s what we’re doing. We’re giving these young men a way out by giving them a chance. They are hungry for it. The only problem is that if only a few people do this, then the whole project fails.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Call your local congress representative, state senators, and governor. Donate to our cause at the Changing Lives Foundation. Or even take matters into your own hands.
We can rebuild our country if we do it together.
Hi everybody! Check this video out to see what Eddie and the Patriot Hustler gang have been up to (all while working steadily on the documentary). This program gives people a chance who normally aren’t given one. We need everybody’s support to keep this program running. Call, email, or snail mail your local politicians to let them know about this revolutionary program that’s been on ABC News and Fox News as well as in several major newspapers.
Enjoy the video!
As we said before, ABC news showed up. They ran their story last night and all I can say is…wow. It’s great. Check it out.
