…Walk for Dignity and Loving Care, October 15th at Lakes Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

The Gabriel House is a loving, compassionate, Christian home for abandoned, displaced, underprivileged and medically needy children. Our vision is to rescue, rehabilitate and help these children reach their highest level of independence and functioning. Over the past twenty years, many, many children have been rescued, medically treated and adopted across the United States through The Gabriel House.

Your Support will Help us Provide:
- Medical examinations and appropriate care
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy
- Special Equestrian riding therapy
- A secure home environment
- Balanced daily meals
- Proper Education and schooling
- Appropriate referrals for adoption

To make a safe online pledge payment, go to our secure site via authorize.net here:

Tee Off!

Join us in Celebrating our 30th Year in Business!
You’re Invited! Come enjoy a round of golf at the beautiful Gulf Harbour Golf Course, and support a great cause! This Four Person Scramble golf tournament is packed with fun and prizes!

Friday October 7, 2011
Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club

-The Gabriel Development Committee

AND GOD BLESSED NOAH AND HIS SONS…” Genesis 9:1

On entering The Gabriel House via the front door into the forayer, over to the left in the children’s play room is a 4’x16’ mural of Noah and the Arch. The enclosed picture shows a section of the mural, which was painted over eighteen years ago by a friend, who is now on staff at Disney World in Orlando. The theme “renewal” has been woven through the vision and mission of The Gabriel House from the very beginning… going back to 1991. Obviously, the “renewal’ applies to the rehabilitation of children abandoned and experiencing a medical history. There have been many, many children renewed at The Gabriel House in over twenty years. Praise God!

It took Noah many, many years to build the arch. There was no Home Depot at that time.
It was an amazing amount of work… accomplished with amazing faith in God who asked Noah to, ‘do it!’ “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” Genesis 6:8. Noah was obedient to God! He built a huge ship nowhere near the ocean. “Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:9 Righteousness imputed to Noah from God was due to Noah’s faith in God. Today faith and righteousness are gifts from God through His Son …Jesus Christ! Seek and ask the Lord for faith, an increase in faith and be renewed! Keep looking up…you may see His rainbow!

Ed & Anne

• Diapers:  Pampers Cruiser’s #4 or Swaddlers #2
• Wipes:  Pampers Calming  or Clean or Johnson & Johnson  wipes
• Good Start Formula #2 (yellow can IMPORTANT)

Publix – Target – WalMart – Costo Gift Certificates

Paper Products – plates – cups – napkins

Clorox -disinfecting wipes

glad – odor-shield bags tall kitchen

A workable pressure cleaner

Large Rototiller for Victory Garden

Sponsors for the Walk-A-Thon on 29 May at Lakes Park for Myers. Sponsorships start at $50.00 and up. One can donate on line at Donate.

The mission of The Gabriel House is unique, that is to rescue children who have been abandoned, discarded and who are in need of medical treatment. The vision is to rescue, rehabilitate and help these children reach their highest level of independence and functioning. The home provides a loving compassionate Christian environment which does not discriminate against race, creed or color. The target population is focused on children from birth to six years old. The healing power of love flowing freely to little children, coupled with the necessary medical treatment, has been close to miraculous. Over the past twenety years, many, many  children have been rescued, medically treated and adopted across the United States.

However, the healing does not stop after the medical treatment. The children take with them into their adoptive families a very powerful source of love. Whole families have been blessed and healed by this love. Keeping in mind Luke 9:48, when we receive children into The Gabriel House, we receive the Son and when we receive the Son we receive the Father who sent the Son. There is no greater healing power for children and families.

Background and Qualifications:
The founders of The Gabriel House, Edward and Annie R. Ravish, besides having abundant love and compassion for hurting children, include for Ed, a BA, MA from Rhode Island College and a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut. Annie Ravish has taken numerous Special Ed courses at St. Joseph College and the University of Connecticut. Annie has extensive experience in working with autistic and severely handicapped children. Her experiences include working with adolescent delinquents and supervision of a nursing facility for severely physically and mentally disadvantaged children.