Pretty curtains for the newly refurbished Kearney Cabin at South Side Mission's Camp Kearney await those looking for a quiet and homey spot to spend an afternoon or a night. Email Camp Director Paul Mulholland at paulm@southsidemission.org to book the cabin.HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAY 2011
Decisions to follow Christ for the month
144
Avg. Nightly Census in our New Promise Center shelter
39
Families served with free clothing, furniture, appliances & housewares
501
Attendance in our Laramie Street Sunday School, weekly
21
Attendance at our RiverWest Bible Study
5
Children enrolled in our Kings Kids Christian Day Care
39
Elderly Services home, hospital or nursing home visits
49
Formerly homeless women moving out successfully
4
Food baskets given away at our RiverWest Satellite Office
18
Ladies in the New Promise Center who have established a church home
5
Boys Club attendance
50
Number of people completing a discipleship course this month
168
Average attendance at the Lighthouse Diner
20
Average attendance at Roosevelt Magnet School before-school Bible study
81
Girls Club attendance
55
Churches that have Adopted Blocks in 61605
20
Attendance at our Trewyn Middle School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
18
Food baskets given away through our Garden Street Benevolence Center
504
Attendance at our South Side Manor Bible Study
8
Food baskets given away at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office
62
Attendance in our Chapel services, Laramie Street, weekly
44
Attendance at our Harrison Primary School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
37
Volunteer hours, as a ministry
2871
Attendance in our Chapel services, Garden Street, weekly
44
Attendance at our B’Nai B’Rith Bible Study
11
Pastoral care visits & counsels (non-elderly)
41
Attendance at our Hurlburt House Bible Study
8
Attendance at our Manual High School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
14
Hot meals to the poor
6719
Mother’s of Kids in the Youth Department Meeting
30
Attendance at our Harrison Homes Bible Studies
17
Kids enrolled in After-School Tutoring
75
Attendance at our Pleasant Hill School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
19
FINANCIALS FROM MAY 2011
Monthly revenue vs. budgeted
$249,254/$191,725
Monthly expenses vs. budgeted
$283,805/$276,629
Positive or Negative on the Month
- $34,551
Yearly revenue vs. budgeted
$1,175,442/$974,625
Yearly expenses vs. budgeted
$1,306,267/$1,380,923
Positive or Negative on the year
- $130,825
How we’re doing versus budget
+ $275,473
The Lord Reserves the Right to Not Participate in a Recession
For the first time in my tenure here, we had more people complete a discipleship course than make a decision for Christ in a month – 168 to 144. Isn’t that awesome?
Minister Armosha Sturdivant, Director of Discipleship and Dean of the Hospitality Training School has expanded our original vision by spurring her students on to higher educational achievements. Three of her students are going on to college and two of them will attain their GEDs.
Julius will be the Valedictorian of the second class of the Hospitality Training School. He has been a model student, has aced every exam and has trained well in the hotels with whom we’ve worked. Like all five of the participants in the current class, Julius already has a job waiting for him. Here’s the twist, though. Julius is in the Department of Corrections’ Work Release Program. If he keeps on his current path, he will be done soon and launch into a successful parole program. Julius is more proof that God “redeems our life from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion” (psalm 103).
We have expanded our Urban Gardening Program this year to include three large outdoor gardens. We are partnering with Master Gardeners of Peoria (U of I Extensions Program) to expand our BC garden and establish a Chef’s garden… together being called Victory Gardens! The gardens have already produced an abundant crop of mustard greens and various types of lettuce!
