Love in action in Bolgatanga, Ghana
Agape Refuge is a Christian school giving more than 200 children a place to learn, grow, and know they are loved.
Michael Angelo Aydelotte was born in a village in the Upper East Region of Ghana. By the grace of God, a loving family in the United States brought him home, and he was given an education and a future.
But a quiet voice kept asking, “What about the children who are still in need?”
Michael answered that call by going back to the village where he was born. There he built Agape Refuge, a school where children receive an education, daily care, and the love of Jesus.
“We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
More than 200 children now attend Agape Refuge. Every teacher, every uniform, and every school supply is made possible by donations from people like you.
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14)

Our students are growing, and they need somewhere to keep learning. We have broken ground on a new middle school, and every gift helps us finish the walls, the roof, and the classrooms.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1)

Michael leads Agape Refuge alongside his wife, Claudia, who is studying to become a nurse. Together they are raising their daughters, Zuri and Zendya, in the shadow of the school their daddy built.



Pray with us: for the children, the teachers, and Michael’s family.
“My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
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Agape Refuge does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
