Newsletter

I thought that I’d better get out a Spring Newsletter before it gets to be summertime. The time seems to go by so quickly the older I get so much so that the weeks seem like days and months like weeks. The bad news that we received lately at ATLAS is that our roof and AC units for the building need to be replaced. The good news is we are kick-starting a Capital Campaign to raise the money needed for these needs of ATLAS. (Check out the video on our Ways to Donate section of the website) For the last 10 plus years, ATLAS has been there...

From the Director... Michael Blank, Director/Mentor of ATLAS of Rock County, Luverne, MN It’s Fall, y’all! And what a nice Fall it is so far. Seeing the fields being gathered up reminds me of Psalm 65:11, “You crown the year with your bounty and your carts overflow with abundance.” This speaks to me of what great abundance we have, and to whom we should be thankful to. We serve an awesome God and one of the names of God is Jehovah-Jireh which means “The Lord My Provider.” His provision is not just physical things but spiritual things through the Holy Spirit.  Here, at ATLAS of...

Greetings to you and may God's peace be with you! When I take stock of how I am doing, I consider all the blessings that have been given to me. Knowing how I am blessed somehow eases any troubles that I may have. In the springtime, my mind wanders and considers the possibilities for the future. In Spring, I think many people think of newness or a restart of something. It’s no different at ATLAS. We have started the Second Mile Bicycle Ministry once again, and we are ramping up for the 2024 season. Men and women have benefitted from our repairing of bicycles, and...

Greetings from all of us at ATLAS-- As a kid, summertime meant bike riding, exploring, working in the garden, mowing lawns and running through the lawn sprinkler. Our family didn’t have air conditioning growing up so we didn’t miss it because we didn’t know what we were missing. Many summers of my youth were very hot, similar to this past summer. When we finally did get air conditioning, we felt that we would never want to go back to life without it. I think that’s how it is for many people who come to know Christ. They haven’t experienced God...