January 31, 2020
Abundant Life hires program alum Luís Sanchez-Rosa!
Abundant Life is excited to welcome Luís Sanchez-Rosa to staff as the new Middle School Tutoring Coordinator! Luís holds an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Piedmont Virginia Community College and will soon receive his BA in Sociology from Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is a first-generation college student. Luís is a very familiar face to us, having moved to...
December 30, 2019
Husband, father, worker, graduate: Paul Fry III’s abundant life
When you give to Abundant Life, you make an investment, trusting God as we pursue our vision for Prospect: "Working together to live an abundant life." It means walking together for the long haul, nurturing one another spiritually, educationally, vocationally, financially, relationally. Of all of our program alumni over the last 23 years, few embody this vision better than Paul Fry III. Your...
December 3, 2019
Invest in their hopes and dreams this #GivingTuesday (video)
"What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me?" - Psalm 116:12 This #GivingTuesday, invest in the hopes and dreams of our Prospect neighbors! All donations made on #GivingTuesday (December 3) will be matched up to $15,000 thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Maximize your impact by giving right at 8AM EST on Facebook to have your gift triple matched! Or give any other...
November 18, 2019
Catching up with artist Amdane Sanda
Fresh off having his artwork featured at ArtBeat of Cville, longtime Abundant Life participant and STRIVE graduate Amdane Sanda will display a large-scale, intricate work titled "Person in the Woods" at the Welcome Gallery's First Friday exhibit opening on December 6. Amdane is one of 11 artists participating in New City Arts' 2019-2020 Artist Exchange, a program that brings together local...
November 6, 2019
Fellows Reflection: James Gilliam
Each month, a member of the Abundant Life Fellows 2019-20 Class will be sharing a personal reflection on our blog. This month we hear from James on STRIVE and the story of Gideon. “I’m not going unless you make me laugh.” “I’m not going unless there is WiFi.” These phrases were floating around the bus as we made our way to Watermarks Camp in Scottsville, VA. With an energized group of students...
October 16, 2019
Welcome Bruce Boling, our new Young Men’s Program Coordinator!
We are excited to announce the addition of Bruce Boling to our staff as the new Young Men’s Program Coordinator! His responsibilities include overseeing the 5/8 Club and STRIVE as well as middle school tutoring with Young Women's Program Coordinator Sonia Montalvo. He holds an Associate Degree from the New Life Community School of Ministry Bible Institute. Bruce is also the pastor of Columbia...