Lexington Rescue Mission, Inc.

Rescue Alert
Volume 6, Issue 2 Summer 2007

Wade:
Finding hope and new life
Wade started down the slippery slope “I felt so sick,” he said. “I felt worthless “I was praising God for everything all
of addiction at an early age. and horrible because I’d been on them the time. It was like I was on a roll.”
so long.”
He began smoking pot when he was 12 But when Wade was released on proba-
years old, after his parents’ divorce. At Without a prescription, Wade began tion and went home, the temptation to
15, he injured his knee and was pre- using the Internet to get pills. It wasn’t use was too strong, and he began to
scribed narcotic painkillers. long before he was buying and selling slip back into old behaviors. He went
them on the streets. By the time he back to jail and was ordered to rehab.
Three years was 20, he was selling and trading pills
later, when for OxyContin, which gave him an even He decided to go to Lexington Rescue
a doctor more potent high. Mission because he’d heard about the
took him mission from his friend, Jordan, who
off the The drug dealing eventually caught up was in the Life Renewal Program, and
pills, he with him, and he was arrested in early he had seen his life change.
realized 2006. He ended up spending six weeks
he was in jail. On his fourth day, he went to a At the mission, Wade has developed
addicted. chapel service, and it was there he had healthy habits so he will be prepared to
an unforgettable encounter with God. live on his own when he leaves. He is
currently working as a landscaper, and
“It’s like I felt a rush. It had to be the when he graduates from the program
Holy Spirit,” he said. “I went back to this fall, he hopes to go back to school
my cell, and I wanted to jump and and, one day, own his own business.
scream and shout.”
“The mission has not only helped me
Wade began reading his Bible with my addiction and my problems
and couldn’t put it down. here on earth, but it’s also set me up
His cellmate encouraged for what lies ahead,” he said. Since God
and guided him, and, to- changed his life, Wade wants to use his
gether, they introduced life to help others.
other inmates to God.
“I want to stay involved even after I’m
“Everybody called me done with the program to help other
‘Preacher Man,’” guys,” he said. “I feel like God’s calling
Wade said. me to help other people.”

INSIDE
Message from Jim……………….………………………………2

Mission staff profiles....………………………………..…….2, 3

Urban youth go to summer camp..……….………..………....3

Outreach Center feeds the hungry………………………..….3

444 Glen Arvin Avenue P.O. Box 1050 Lexington, KY 40588 www.lexingtonrescue.org
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t i n u ed supp owing:
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d A message from Jim Connell
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s to you id e t h e
Thank ed us to prov
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4,958
T hanks
to our many
our kitchen at the Outreach
Center and began feeding the
i g h t s o f lo d s … … … …… friends like you, public from this new location
• N ram resident 00 the Lexington
Prog …. 20,9 on May 1.
… … ……… Rescue Mission
ed…… $1,700
als serv served a record Other volunteers are cur-
• Me s d i st ributed..
oucher .. 775
number of needy rently remodeling our health,
thing v ..………
• Clo si t s… … people in 2006. counseling, and learning cen-
rvice vi ters at the Outreach Center
apel se vented
• Ch fa m i lies pre eir Your gifts, prayers, and vol- for our planned opening this
ls and ng th
ividua or havi 56 unteer time helped to extend a fall. These new services will
• Ind being evicted off................... loving hand to hundreds of men,
from ss h u t - help families achieve and
utilitie women, and children searching maintain self-sufficiency.
for real hope.
The mission is committed
As we meet their physical to reaching out to the poor in
needs through meals, clothes, the name of Jesus. We are so
program shelter, and emergency thankful for friends like you
financial help for housing, we who make this ministry possi-
2006 Financial Snapshot learn more about their emo- ble through your compassion-
tional and spiritual needs so we ate help and generous support.
Revenue: can serve them at a deeper level
Contributions, gifts, and grants $515,731 and point them to God. In Christ’s name, we are
Less: Special event cost (21,463) “Reaching Hearts...Changing
Having acquired the Thrift Lives.”
Program fees and income $31,354 Store in early 2006, we are able
Thrift store (gross profit) $94,961 to offer the public clothing and
household items at very low Prayer Req
Other $5,621 uests
prices, and those who can’t Please con
----------- ti nue to pra
pay are given the items they y for:
Total Revenue $621,204 need at no charge. Thanks to all • Men in ou
r Life Renew
of you who make this ministry al Program
• Kids goin
possible by donating your sur- g to camp this
Expenses: month
plus belongings to the store. • Individua
Program services $317,651 ls an
homeless or d families who are
With the help of church vol- facing the
Management and general $113,286 of becomin possibility
unteers, we finished remodeling g homeles
s
Fundraising $136,414
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Total Expenses $567,351 Delores Spencer will celebrate Pleasant Green
her one year anniversary of work- Baptist Church,
ing at the mission on June 22. where she sings
Excess Revenue over Expenses $53,853 in the choir.
She started serving as a
volunteer with the Senior Commu- Delores has
nity Service Employment Program three children,
Our Mission (SCSEP) and was hired as the six grandchil- Delores Spencer
mission’s administrative assistant dren and two
The purpose of the Lexington Rescue in January. great-grandchildren.
Mission is to serve and glorify God Delores is a Lexington native. “What I like most about being
through a Christ-centered ministry In 1998, she retired from her job here at the mission is the motto
that meets the physical, emotional as a Certified Medical Assistant at and the vision,” Delores said.
and spiritual needs of hurting people the Lexington Clinic. “Reaching Hearts and Changing
in the greater Lexington area. Lives. That’s what we should all
She is a member of Historical be doing.”
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Urban youth go to camp
S ixty middle and high school
students from Lexington
went to Kamp Kool Down this
week, where they had the chance
to plunge into the Living Water.
Kamp Kool Down is an over-
night camp located in Annville,
Ky. It offers youth the opportunity
to explore the outdoors through
canoeing, hiking and swimming,
to have fun with games and crafts
and to dig deeper into God’s Word.
The Lexington Rescue Mission gets these kids out of their envi-
is partnering with the Lexington
Leadership Foundation’s Urban
Edna Turpin started working
at the mission as a part-time cook
on April 30. She prepares meals
for the public as well as the men
in the Life Renewal Program.
Edna is a long-time resident
of Lexington, and she has lived
in the neighborhood where the
Outreach Center is located for
the last 25 years.
In fact, she previously
worked in the same building in
which the Outreach Center is
located when it housed a nursing
home. She also worked as a cook
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Impact initiative as well as Hands
On Ministries and Jackson County
Ministries to make this camp ex-
perience possible for children and
youth who would not otherwise
have the opportunity to go to sum-
mer camp.
Next week, the mission will
send an additional 25 to 30 fifth
and sixth graders to camp.
Marcus Patrick, Urban Impact
Children’s Director, said, “Camp
ronment to experience something
new, something different.”
for Dismas Chari-
ties, Inc., a local
non-profit that
helps ex-offenders
return to the com-
munity.
Edna has two
teenage boys, and Edna Turpin
she is a member of Great Cross-
ing Missionary Baptist Church in
Georgetown, Ky.
Edna’s favorite part of her
new job is the people she works
with. “I really like the people
here,” she said.
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Outreach Center
now serving meals
The Lexington Rescue Mission
Outreach Center started serving free,
hot lunches to those in need on May 1.
Meals are held Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at 12 p.m. at the Out-
reach Center, which is located at 444
Glen Arvin Ave. Public chapel services
are held before the weekday meals.
Volunteers finished remodeling the
kitchen in April, making it possible to
begin serving meals at the new location.
Previously, the mission served public
meals at the Limestone Street building.
Last year, 20,900 meals were served.
“Both the kitchen and dining room
here are larger so it gives us the ability
to feed more people in a more comfort-
able environment,” said Becky Connell,
Director of Business Services.
We would like to give special
thanks to First United Methodist
Church for its contribution to the re-
modeling project.
Remodeling on the back half of the
Outreach Center, including the Health
Center, Learning Center and Counsel-
ing Center, will continue this summer
with the goal of completing by fall. If
you’re interested in helping with these
projects, please call (859) 381-9600.

Make a Difference
Feed the Need
Help us make sure everyone in our
community has something to eat by
encouraging your church, workplace or
community organization to commit to
collecting non-perishable food items for
one month. For a list of items we use
most frequently, please visit our web-
site at www.lexingtonrescue.org. Let
us know if your group would like to
participate by calling (859) 381-9600.
Shopaholics, Unite!
The Lexington Rescue Mission Thrift
Store is in need of volunteers to help
sort, price and shelve items donated to
the store. The thrift store gives clothes
and household items to those in need at
a low-cost, and those who can’t pay are
given what they need at no charge. All
proceeds support the mission’s minis-
try. And...volunteers receive a 20% dis-
count. If you would like to help, please
call the thrift store at (859) 254-1712.
Mission Wish List
• Twenty bags of topsoil
• Eight 9”x13” cake pans
• Two push brooms
• One floor scrubber/buffer
• One dozen food storage containers
(pint or quart size)
• Toothbrushes, soap & deodorant
• Three First Aid kits
• Fifteen twin fitted and flat sheets
• Eight black office trash cans (16”)
• Life Recovery Bibles (NLT, soft cover)
• Non-perishable food items
• Household items, hardware and
furniture for the thrift store
For information on how to donate these or
other items, please call us (859) 381-9600.
Volunteer to
Extreme Makeover:
Maryland Street Edition
We are looking for a team to clean,
organize and prepare the Lexington
Rescue Mission’s newest property for
residents to move in. We will soon be
leasing a home on Maryland Street for
men in the last phase of the Life Re-
newal Program, our residential recov-
ery program. This home will be a place
where these men can make the transi-
tion into independent living. If your
group would like to help with this pro-
ject, please call (859) 381-9600.
Calling All Handymen
Help us get the Learning Center and
Counseling Center up and running. We
need volunteers for painting, framing
walls, installing ceilings, electrical wir-
ing and plumbing. If you or your group
is interested in working on one of these
projects, please call the mission at
(859) 381-9600.
PT EM BE R
SE
Save the Date
for the Lexington Res
Third Annual Banque
7 p.m. at Embassy S
Sponsor Your Own
“Lexington Rescue Mission Day”
Have an idea for an event your church,
workplace or organization would like to
hold to support the Lexington Rescue
Mission? Let us know by calling (859)
381-9600.
Get Plugged In
There are many more opportunities for
volunteers to serve. If you’re interested
in volunteering at the mission or would
like to see where your financial support
is going, please join us for a tour. Just
call us at (859) 381-9600 to reserve
your tour spot on one of these dates:
• Monday, June 25 at 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 11 at noon
• Monday, July 16 at 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 25 at noon
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