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1 Praise God for our medical and dental volunteers who give freely of their time to not only assist patients in practical ways but also listen to and pray for them during their clinic visits.

2 Pray that the youth who accepted Christ during Teen Haven’s camp would continue to grow in their faith now that they’ve returned to school.

3 Pray that several men who are moving out of homelessness and into permanent housing would transition well.

4 Praise God for a new, more relational process for our furniture distribution that leaves a greater impact on all involved.

5 Pray for our need for volunteers to minister to children in homelessness.

6 Praise God! One of our female clients who has been seeking employment since April 2012 has started a new job!

7 Praise God for our new Planned Giving program that allows people to help the homeless through their estate.

8 Pray that the men who are preparing to graduate from the Mission on November 1 would keep their eyes on Jesus.

9 Pray that God would provide donations of vinyl twin mattresses, back packs, deodorant and body wash.

10 Pray for wisdom and discernment at today’s Board of Directors meetings.

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11 Praise God for two new precious additions to our Water Street Ministries Families, as two staff recently had babies.

12 Pray that parents of our Teen Haven youth would see the transformation in their children and desire that change in themselves.

13 Praise God for a donation of New Believer’s Bibles.

14 Praise God for the 54 students who are a part of Wonder Club this year.

15 Pray for a former client whose wife recently passed away.

16 Pray that God would grant us wisdom to wisely use the generous gifts that He gives us daily.

17 Praise God for the groups who volunteered in the last few months to take care of cleaning projects, sorting projects, and moving of offices.

18 Pray that God will open the doors for the many clients who are looking for employment.

19 Praise God for continued spiritual, physical and emotion healing that is taking place in our clients.

20 The Rescue Mission Food Drive starts today. Pray that many people will respond to the grocery bags in their newspapers.

21 Pray for the health of staff and clients as it starts to get cooler and we spend more time indoors.

22 Praise God for clients who celebrate their sobriety each day.

23 Pray that we will reach the Wonder Club students and their families with the love of Jesus this school year.

24 Praise God for the life change that the Teen Haven staff is seeing in Kaheem as he continues to thirst for God.

25 Pray for many opportunities at today’s Business Expo for Water Street staff to build relationships with individuals who desire to help the homeless.

26 Praise God for Nxtbook Media, the company that sponsored our attendance at yesterday’s Business Expo.

27 Praise God for the many volunteers who have served thousands of hours in the last year.

28 Praise God for a number of grants that we recently received to benefit Water Street Health Services and Teen Haven.

29 Praise God for the great discussions at The Conundrum of Poverty seminar we offered last month.

30 Pray we can continue to build relationships with the attendees from last month’s poverty seminar.

31 Three staff members recently met with a 20-year-old client who has a history of poor behavior here on campus. They were able to share the potential they saw in him, and they confirmed that they are here to support him. He softly replied, “This is a first.” Please pray that he will continue to rise above his past and current situation, that others will continue to encourage him, and that he will continue to make choices to reach his full potential.

Second Chances

The following story includes excerpts from a letter we recently received from a former client. Through your partnership with Water Street, you help to change lives, one at a time.

November 1, 2010, I was dropped off by my parents at the Water Street Mission. I had a bag of clothes, a jacket and an attitude. And so begins the journey of a Water Street Mission client.

I met with two counselors the first day, and we talked about my options at the Mission and for my future. I did not sleep well that first night in the Shelter. This was all new to me, and for the first time in my life I was kind of worried.

Over the next few weeks, I enrolled in the Mission’s Life Recovery Program and made some friends. In August of 2011, I thought I had learned all I needed to know. I started to go back to my old ways, and l

ended up leaving the Mission without completing the program.

A few months later, I needed more help and came back to the Mission again. I was pretty much met with open arms, something I did not expect. While I was only there for three days, I want you to know that those three days weren’t all for nothing. You see, I was humbled that you accepted me back and gave me a chance to start over. I want to thank you for believing in me and giving me a second chance.

This is why I am writing to you. I never said good bye or thank you when I left, but I am saying that now. I want you to know that a friend helped me get a job and got an apartment with me, because he had seen how I had changed over time with the help of the Mission.

I worked very hard at my new job, and my boss noticed. He asked why

I worked so hard even though I didn’t make much money. I shared my story with him, telling him about my time at the Mission and how you and my friend believed in me. Currently I am a team trainer. Over the next 8 weeks, I will be training to be a shift manager.

Thank you for the life lessons you have taught me. I strongly believe I am where I am today because of the Mission.

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