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Anative of Mt. Sterling, Adam

spent two years in prison on

forgery charges (he had used the

money to buy drugs). But while in

prison, he was saved, and a judge

agreed to grant him probation five

years early as long as he went into a

long-term rehabilitation program.

“My mom went online and found

the Lexington Rescue Mission, and I

submitted my application and did

phone interview. The fact that the

Mission was faith-based was reall

plus. I knew I couldn’t recover or g

my life back on track without Chri

Adam says. After eight months in

Life Renewal Program, Adam mov

into the Mission’s transitional hous

and got a full-time job as an electric

This phase of the program allows

him to take on more responsibility

but still come to the Mission a cou

of times a week for classes and

counseling. Adam is also able to v

his parents two weekends a mont

“The Lord hasreally blessed me

“The Mission really believes in

you having a support system and

having your family around at alltimes. I’m very involved in my

church, and I’ve helped star

program there called

Celebrate Recovery. The

Mission has given me an

opportunity to grow

spiritually so that I don

fall when I leave here.

CelebratingRecovery in Christ!

RESCUE ALERTRESCUE ALERT

A Newsletter from Lexington Rescue Mission FALL ISSUE 2

Reaching Hearts • Changing Lives Volume 6 • Iss

INSIDEINSIDEA Message from

Jim Connell ..................2

The Cupboard

Was Bare ....................3

A Second Chance..........3

444 Glen Arvin Avenue • P.O. Box 1050 • Lexington, KY 40588 • www.LexingtonRescue.org

2008MissionCalendarOur way of saying “Thank You” for all you do!

Without donations, volunteers

and prayers from friends and

eighbors, this ministry would not

xist. To thank you for all you do,

we would like to send you a very

pecial 2008 calendar. We hope

s beautiful photos will remind

ou of the powerful presence of

God in our lives, and how you

ave helped bring His healing

ower to those in need.

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exington Rescue Mission

alendar, please check the

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nd mail it today.



Story Time

Kids are learning to love

reading at the Lexington

Rescue Mission Thrift Store. Every

aturday afternoon, children come

o the store to listen to volunteers

ead stories to them. The kids

ick out the books, which include

verything from simple picture

ooks to more advanced chapterooks.

Laura Gallaher, who serves as

n AmeriCorps member at the

exington Rescue Mission, started

tory Time at the thrift store last

winter. “A lot of these kids don’t

sually read for fun,” she said.

This is a good opportunity for us

o share the joy of reading and to

uild relationships with kids in the

eighborhood.”Story Time is held from 1:00-

:00 P.M. on Saturdays at the

exington Rescue Mission Thrift

tore, located at 720 Bryan

Avenue. If you are interested in

olunteering, please contact Laura

t 859-381-9600 or e-mail her

t [email protected].

TransitionalHome Opens

Lexington Rescue Mission

opened a transitional home

or men in the last phase of the

ife Renewal Program in July. For

men who are battling addictions

o drugs and alcohol, this home

rovides a family-style living

Here at the Mission, there are

two ways to look at a bare

cupboard or empty pantry shelves.

The first is: “We must be doing a

great job getting food out to those

who need it.” Unfortunately, this

time of year, we usually have just

the opposite reaction. The shelves

almost empty.

During this Thanksgiving seaso

we’ll fix more than 5,700 meals, p

serve more than 22,700 meals in

next 12 months. That means seve

thousand pounds of food will be

T ha nks for Givi ng!

T he wor d “ T ha nksgivi ng ” is act ually ma de up of

t wo wor ds-- “ T ha nks ” a n d “Givi ng. ”

To day, I’ d

like to take a mi n ute to e xpress my t ha nks to

t hose w ho are so goo d a bo ut givi ng!

Here at Le xi ngto n Resc ue Missio n, we have t wo ki n ds

of givers, bot h of t he m are eq ually i mporta nt.First,

t here are vol u nteersw ho give us t heir ti me a n d

tale nts. Ma ny ti mes, t hese gro ups a n d i n divi d uals

act ually save t he Missio n mo ney by doi ng work we wo ul d

ot her wise have to pay for. We have a lot of vol u nteers

aro u n d T ha nksgivi ng a n d C hrist mas (so meti mes

more t ha n

we k no w w hat to do wit h). So, it’s al ways great w he n

so meo ne wa nts to vol u nteeri n Fe br uary a n d J uly, too!

T he ot her gro up of givers i ncl u des people w ho make

do natio ns.Fro m t he mo nt hly givers of o ur Brea d & Life

Circle to t hose w ho make o ne or more gifts eac h year,

t hese are t he people wit ho ut w ho m t he doors of t his

Missio n co ul d not re mai n ope n!

So as t he b usy T ha nksgivi ng seaso n approac hes,

I

wa nt to take a mi n ute to give t ha nks for eac h o ne of

yo u a n d t he vital s upport yo u provi de for t his

mi nistry!

Go d Bless yo u for cari ng,

Ji m Co n nell,

E xec utive Director

Message from Jim Connell

ButWhen They Got Ther

(continued on page 3)



environment that offers more

accountability and support tha

the transitional apartments th

Mission formerly leased. Five

can live in the home, which is

located on Maryland Avenue.

“We’re excited to have thhouse for the men in the last

phase of the program,” said J

Connell, Executive Director. “I

better fit for the men.”

Before men move into the

transitional house, they live at

Mission’s building on North

Limestone Street. This facility

provides lodging for up tp 15

while they complete the first t

phases of the Life RenewalProgram, a Christian recovery

discipleship program for men

struggling with substance abu

or other debilitating problems

more information about the Li

Renewal Program, see our we

at www.LexingtonRescue.org.

See YourGifts at WorVisit us on our website today

www.LexingtonRescue.org.

eeded to fill our pantry shelves.

There are several ways you can

help: Conduct a canned food drive at

our church, office or school. Donate

ome of the items listed in our

Needs List. Send a gift to the Mission

o enable us to purchase the items

we need most.

To make a gift to enable us to

purchase food and provide other

services for those in need, mail

the enclosed gift slip, or go to

www.LexingtonRescue.org to

donate online. Thank you!

Doug was the very first graduate

from the Mission’s recovery

program in 2003. But we know that

he habits of a lifetime sometimes

ake more than a few months tobreak, so when

Doug needed us

gain, we

welcomed him

with open arms!

“I didn’t do

he things I was

aught here,”

ays Doug. “Iidn’t stay

connected to the Mission or a local

church. I isolated myself. I had too

much idle time on my hands. So, I

started drinking again. My parents

would help me out, but they got tothe point where they said they were

not going to do it any more.

“God was

working in my life

even through all the

craziness. I contacted

the Mission and

came in. I feel very

blessed and grateful

to be back here.

Very appreciative.

Like I belong again.

This is what God’s

intended for us

to do: to live

interdependently,

depending on Him

and others. I’m so

grateful for this place

and the fellowship of

other Christians.”

ASecond Chance

he CupboardWas Bare!

Transitional Home(continued from page 2)

“I cried outto God!”



Lexington Rescue Mission helped send

more than 50 urban children to

summer camp in Annville, KY. At camp,

the boys and girls had the chance to leave

their troubles behind and just be kids for a

week. For children who have spent their

whole lives in the city, activities like

boating and fishing were completely new

and exciting. However, one of the

biggest thrills of the week was the slide,

a long sheet of plastic covered in soap

and water that stretched down a

hillside into a lake.

Through worship, devotions and

Bible studies, the kids had the

opportunity to discover God and how

He wants to be a part of their lives.“Almost everybody made a first-time

decision for Christ or rededicated

their lives to him,” said Jacob

Moss, Director of Jackson County

Ministries. “That was a fantastic thing

watch that night when it happened.”

Youth leaders from local churches

traveled to the camp to spend the wee

with the children, building relationship

with them that will last long after they

return home. Thank you for making th

life-changing summer!

A Life-changing Summer

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Fun atthe Park

Hotdogs, carnival games and

an inflatable slide drew

undreds of kids and their families

o Douglass Park to hear God’s

Word. Children learned how to

ecome disciples through games

nd puppet shows, while dancers

nd a speaker proclaimed theospel to teenagers and adults.

“The kids came for fun and

ames, but many of them were

hallenged by the message and

eft with a deeper understanding

f God’s love for them,” said Jim

Connell, Executive Director.

The B.A.D.D. Organization,

n inner-city ministry from Los

Angeles, led the event, which was

ponsored by Lighthouse Ministries,n association with the Lexington

Rescue Mission. Thanks to our

olunteers who served food and

rinks at the event.

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