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Reaching Hearts • Changing Lives Volume 8 • Issue 3
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A Message from
Jim Connell......................2
Meeting Needs as
They Arise.......................2
A Fresh Start
for Penelope...................3
444 Glen Arvin Avenue • P.O. Box 1050 • Lexington, KY 40588 • www.LexingtonRescue.org
A Message from
Jim Connell
Meeting Needs as They Arise
N orman came to Lexington
Rescue Mission looking for
help. He had been homeless for the
last 11 years, since he had aged out
of foster care. Lindsey Burke, our
outreach social worker, was able to
help him get an apartment at St.
James Place, resolve his child support
issues and apply for Social Security.
Hard Times Have
Today he is living on his own for the
Names and Faces first time in his life.
Lindsey Burke, LRM’s social worker, works with a guest.
You don’t have to look very “I just want to say thank you for counseling, and she helps find resources
far to see how the economic everything you are doing to try to help for rent and utility assistance. She
troubles of the past year have me,” he wrote. “God sees everything you even helps them navigate government
affected us all – shops and are doing to help people. It’s like a dream programs like Social Security, Food
stores closed, “for sale” signs come true knowing that you are there for Stamps and Child Protective Services.
on homes and businesses. But me and that you really care. Lindsey, I Most importantly, she offers prayer,
what you may not see are the just wanted to say God bless you!” support, guidance and encouragement.
individuals whose lives have Every day people like Norman “It’s a real blessing to be able to offer
been changed forever. come to the Mission looking for help, relief to people who are crying out for
Here at the Mission we see not knowing where to turn. Our social help,” says Lindsey.
them every day. Men and worker, Lindsey, meets with these About 50 clients per month meet
women like Penelope who’ve clients, identifies their needs and helps with Lindsey during walk-in hours,
lost their jobs and are receiving them work toward solutions. Monday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and
help from the Mission until She offers those in need clothing Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. This fall we
they can find work. And vouchers to the Mission thrift plan to expand the hours, allowing us
people like Brian who almost store, referrals to God’s Pantry and to serve more people.
lost hope until his life was Southland’s furniture bank, helps find If you would like more information,
turned around in our Life health care, glasses and dentures, as please call the Mission at (859) 381-
Renewal Programs. well as providing housing and budget 9600 or visit LexingtonRescue.org.
More people than ever
before are coming to us for
help. And as Thanksgiving
approaches, it’s going to be 120 Days. 7,000 Meals.
O
a tremendous job to care for
ver four months, a family of four serve and 1,433 nights of lodging to
them all, but we believe we will eat about 1,440 individual provide for program residents, we will
can. By faith in God and meals. Here at the Mission, we’ll serve need to depend on the faithfulness and
with the help of each and our family more than 7,000 meals in support of all our partners!
every one of our partners, that same time! And while the USDA When you think about how you
it will all work out. says that the average meal cost is about can best help those who are hungry and
$2.52 per person, the Mission can serve homeless this fall, please consider giving
a complete meal and provide access to a generous gift to Lexington Rescue
a wide variety of other life-changing Mission. As you help us serve those in
Jim Connell services for just $1.82! need, you truly serve the Lord himself!
Executive Director
Between September 1 and December For more information or to donate,
31, we’ll have our busiest time of the please visit LexingtonRescue.org.
year. With more than 7,000 meals to
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A Fresh Start for Feeding the
Hungry –
Penelope Volunteers Needed
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NAME Lexington Rescue Mission
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ADDRESS
Lexington, KY 40588-1050
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CITY / STATE/ ZIP
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