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Wade started down the slippery slope

of addiction at an early age.

He began smoking pot when he was 12

years old, after his parents’ divorce. At

15, he injured his knee and was pre-

scribed narcotic painkillers.

Three years

later, when

a doctor

took him

off the

pills, he

realized

he was

addicted.

“I felt so sick,” he said. “I felt worthless

and horrible because I’d been on them

so long.”

Without a prescription, Wade began

using the Internet to get pills. It wasn’t

long before he was buying and sellingthem on the streets. By the time he

was 20, he was selling and trading pills

for OxyContin, which gave him an even

more potent high.

The drug dealing eventually caught up

with him, and he was arrested in early

2006. He ended up spending six weeks

in jail. On his fourth day, he went to a

chapel service, and it was there he had

an unforgettable encounter with God.

“It’s like I felt a rush. It had to be theHoly Spirit,” he said. “I went back to

my cell, and I wanted to jump and

scream and shout.”

Wade began reading his Bible

and couldn’t put it down.

His cellmate encouraged

and guided him, and, to-

gether, they introduced

other inmates to God.

“Everybody called me

‘Preacher Man,’”

Wade said.

“I was praising God for everything all

the time. It was like I was on a roll.”

But when Wade was released on proba-

tion and went home, the temptation to

use was too strong, and he began to

slip back into old behaviors. He wentback to jail and was ordered to rehab.

He decided to go to Lexington Rescue

Mission because he’d heard about the

mission from his friend, Jordan, who

was in the Life Renewal Program, and

he had seen his life change.

At the mission, Wade has developed

healthy habits so he will be prepared to

live on his own when he leaves. He is

currently working as a landscaper, and

when he graduates from the programthis fall, he hopes to go back to school

and, one day, own his own business.

“The mission has not only helped me

with my addiction and my problems

here on earth, but it’s also set me up

for what lies ahead,” he said. Since God

changed his life, Wade wants to use his

life to help others.

“I want to stay involved even after I’m

done with the program to help other

guys,” he said. “I feel like God’s calling

me to help other people.”

Volume 6, Issue 2

Rescue Alert

Lexington Rescue Mission, Inc.

Summer 2007

Finding hope and new lifeWade:

Message from Jim……………….………………………………2

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

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

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

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Tha nks t o y o u r

c o n t i n ued s u p p

o r t, G od

has all o wed us

t o p r o v ide the f

oll o w i n g:

• N i gh ts

of l od g i n g f o r L

ife Re ne wal

P r o g ram res ide n

ts………………. 4,958

• Meals se r ved…

…………………. 20,900

• Cl o th i n

g v o uche rs d is t r ib u ted.. $1,

700

• Cha pel

se r v ice v is i ts…

…..……….. 775

• I nd i v id

uals a nd fam il

ies p re ve n ted

f r om be i n g e v ic

ted o r ha v i n g t

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6

Delores Spencer will celebrate

her one year anniversary of work-

ing at the mission on June 22.

She started serving as a

volunteer with the Senior Commu-nity Service Employment Program

(SCSEP) and was hired as the

mission’s administrative assistant

in January.

Delores is a Lexington native.

In 1998, she retired from her job

as a Certified Medical Assistant at

the Lexington Clinic.

She is a member of Historical

Pleasant Green

Baptist Church,

where she sings

in the choir.

Delores hasthree children,

six grandchil-

dren and two

great-grandchildren.

“What I like most about bein

here at the mission is the motto

and the vision,” Delores said.

“Reaching Hearts and Changing

Lives. That’s what we should all

be doing.”

A message from Jim Connellhanks

to our many

friends like you,

the Lexington

Rescue Mission

served a recordnumber of needy

people in 2006.

Your gifts, prayers, and vol-

unteer time helped to extend a

loving hand to hundreds of men,

women, and children searching

for real hope.

As we meet their physical

needs through meals, clothes,

program shelter, and emergency

financial help for housing, welearn more about their emo-

tional and spiritual needs so we

can serve them at a deeper level

and point them to God.

Having acquired the Thrift

Store in early 2006, we are able

to offer the public clothing and

household items at very low

prices, and those who can’t

pay are given the items they

need at no charge. Thanks to all

of you who make this ministrypossible by donating your sur-

plus belongings to the store.

With the help of church vol-

unteers, we finished remodeling

our kitchen at the Outreach

Center and began feeding the

public from this new location

on May 1.

Other volunteers are cur-rently remodeling our health,

counseling, and learning cen-

ters at the Outreach Center

for our planned opening this

fall. These new services will

help families achieve and

maintain self-sufficiency.

The mission is committed

to reaching out to the poor in

the name of Jesus. We are so

thankful for friends like you

who make this ministry possi-ble through your compassion-

ate help and generous support

In Christ’s name, we are

“Reaching Hearts...Changing

Lives.”

T

Delores Spence

Revenue:

Contributions, gifts, and grants $515,731

Less: Special event cost (21,463)

Program fees and income $31,354

Thrift store (gross profit) $94,961

Other $5,621

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Total Revenue $621,204

Expenses:

Program services $317,651

Management and general $113,286

Fundraising $136,414

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Total Expenses $567,351

Excess Revenue over Expenses $53,853

2006 Financial Snapshot

P lease c ontinue to pr ay f or : • M en in our L if e Renew al

P r og r a• K ids g oing to c amp this month • I ndiv iduals and f amilies w ho ar e homeless or f ac ing the possibility of bec oming homeless

P r ay er Request s

The purpose of the Lexington Rescue

Mission is to serve and glorify God

through a Christ-centered ministry

that meets the physical, emotional

and spiritual needs of hurting people

in the greater Lexington area.

Our Mission



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Urban youth go to campixty 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

is partnering with the Lexington

Leadership Foundation’s Urban

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

gets these kids out of their envi-

ronment to experience something

new, something different.”

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 HealthCenter, 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.

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

for Dismas Chari-

ties, Inc., a local

non-profit that

helps ex-offenders

return to the com-

munity.

Edna has two

teenage boys, and

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.

Edna Turpin

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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.

Make a DifferenceFeed the Need

Help us make sure everyone in our

community has something to eat by

encouraging your church, workplace orcommunity 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.

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 andCounseling 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.

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 suppor

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

Volunteer to

Sa ve the Da te

for the Le xing ton Rescue Mission’s

Third Annual Banque t & Silen t Auc tion

7 p.m. a t Embass y Sui tes Ho tel

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