HIGHLIGHTS FROM JUNE 2010

Decisions to follow Christ for the month
337

Kids enrolled at Camp Kearney
177

Average number of homeless women & children housed nightly
39

Families served with free clothing, furniture, appliances & housewares
579

Attendance in our Laramie Street Sunday School, weekly
47

Attendance at our RiverWest Bible Study
4

Elderly Services home, hospital or nursing home visits
67

Formerly homeless women moving out successfully
2

Food baskets given away at our RiverWest Satellite Office
8

Number of people completing a discipleship course this month
8

Average attendance at the Lighthouse Diner
22

Churches that have Adopted Blocks in 61605
18

Food baskets given away through our Garden Street Benevolence Center
628

Attendance at our South Side Manor Bible Study
7

Food baskets given away at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office
66

Attendance at our Harrison Homes Bible Studies (2)
13

Attendance in our Chapel services, Laramie Street, weekly
39

Volunteer hours, as a ministry
2,135

Attendance in our Chapel services, Garden Street, weekly
402

Attendance at our B’Nai B’Rith Bible Study
9

Pastoral care visits & counsels (non-elderly)
63

Attendance at our Hurlburt House Bible Study
6

Children enrolled in Summer Day Camp in the BYC
125

Hot meals to the poor
9,240

FINANCIALS FROM JUNE 2010

Monthly revenue vs. budgeted
$201,629/$176,276

Monthly expenses vs. budgeted
$354,197/$358,720

Positive or Negative on the Month
- $152,569

Yearly revenue vs. budgeted
$1,317,279/$1,183,656

Yearly expenses vs. budgeted
$1,569,302/$1,631,679

Positive or Negative on the Year
- $252,023

How we’re doing versus budget
+ $196,000

[from Director of the New Promise Center Shelter and Chaplain Linda Butler’s report: This is a portion of a letter received this month from a former resident attending Midstate College soon to graduate with an Associate Degree in Business Administration, “I made the Dean's List in February with a grade point of 3.75 and again in May with grade point of 3.65. I've gotten my felony sealed and in the process of getting the rest of my criminal record sealed. I just recently joined the usher board (at her local church) and in the process of becoming a greeter. My goal is to graduate January 2011. I want to thank you for all you and your staff helped with to put my life back together.”

[From Associate Executive Director, Benevolence, Steve Dunn’s report]
As part of our urban gardening program, our two large vegetable gardens at the Benevolence Center are producing like gangbusters. We harvested 2,400 onions, 3 cuttings of mustard greens, 3 cuttings of collard greens, countless numbers of green tomatoes and cucumbers, and we have harvested the second batch of green beans.

[from Camp Director Paul Mulholland’s report]
Campers often show up at camp needing things. During our first week at Camp Kearney, one young boy (we’ll call him Jared), showed up with shoes with large holes in the bottom of them. As it was very rainy the first day of camp the water and mud from the trails easily filled his shoes and ruined the only pair of socks he brought with him. We always remind our counselors to inform us if they have a camper with physical needs. Jared’s counselor immediately recognized his need for new shoes and socks and even gave Jared two pairs of his own socks. When his counselor told me of the need, I placed a call to Associate Executive Director, Youth Services Sheree Lyles and she went out that evening a purchased Jared a brand new pair of shoes. The next morning it was my pleasure to present Jared with his new shoes and several pairs of new socks. Jared was very surprised, grateful, and thankful and mentioned his appreciation almost every time I saw him during the rest of the week.

[from Director of Elderly Services Robin Winfrey’s report]
Driving away from the Hurlburt House Bible Study I noticed two elderly women on their front porches. I stopped to introduce myself and as we got to know each other I learned one of them had almost no food in her home. I was able to supply her with a food basket and tell her about the BC. She has children in town and they will be able to take her to collect food in the future. My prayer is that in asking them for transportation her family will take up the slack and begin making sure mom has food.

Thanks for reading this report and Praise the Lord for all He is doing here! Please find me on Facebook or visit our blog and pray for us and support us as you feel led.
 

In Christ,

Phil Newton, Executive Director