HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 2010
Decisions to follow Christ for the month
280
Average number of homeless women & children housed nightly
23
Families served with free clothing, furniture, appliances & housewares
414
Avg. Attendance at Roosevelt Magnet School before school Bible study
50
Attendance in our Laramie Street Sunday School, weekly
37
Attendance at our RiverWest Bible Study
3
Avg. Attendance at Trewyn Middle School before school Bible study
15
Elderly Services home, hospital or nursing home visits
58
Formerly homeless women moving out successfully
2
Avg. Attendance at Harrison Primary School before school Bible study
20
Food baskets given away at our RiverWest Satellite Office
13
Average attendance at the Lighthouse Diner
16
Avg. Attendance at Manual High School before school Bible study
12
Kids enrolled in after-school tutoring
62
Churches that have Adopted Blocks in 61605
15
Food baskets given away through our Garden Street Benevolence Center
305
Attendance at our South Side Manor Bible Study
9
College Club kids enrolled in college
14
Food baskets given away at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office
40
Attendance at our Harrison Homes Bible Studies (2)
18
Attendance in our Chapel services, Laramie Street, weekly
45
Volunteer hours, as a ministry
1,578
Attendance in our Chapel services, Garden Street, weekly
179
Attendance at our B’Nai B’Rith Bible Study
11
Pastoral care visits & counsels (non-elderly)
62
Attendance at our Hurlburt House Bible Study
10
Hot meals to the poor
4,895
FINANCIALS FROM FEBRUARY 2010
Monthly revenue vs. budgeted
$174,331/$125,276
Monthly expenses vs. budgeted
$243,688/$254,713
Positive or Negative on the Month
- $69,356
Yearly revenue vs. budgeted
$366,468/$250,552
Yearly expenses vs. budgeted
$499,854/$505,417
Positive or Negative on the Year
- $133,386
How we’re doing versus budget
+ $121,479
Indicated decisions for Christ 280 February 2010 was one of those blessed months when it seems like every department at South Side Mission gets into the act on evangelism. The Holy Spirit is not a respecter of persons and brought folks of all shapes, sizes, colors, and ages to a Saving Knowledge of Jesus Christ in February. Here’s how the numbers shook out: there were three in Mission at Prayer, 13 in the Breakout Youth Center, one in Kings Kids, 15 kids at our before-school prayer meeting and Bible Study at Roosevelt Magnet School, six kids at our before-school prayer meeting and Bible Study at Harrison Primary School, six at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office, two at our RiverWest Satellite Office, two at our Seniors Bible Study at Hurlburt House, one on the Adopted Block of El Vista Baptist Church, eight in chapel at Laramie Street, one in Mission Mart!, one in Elderly Services, and an amazing 221 at Benevolence Center!
We have a new Bible Study going on in the Harrison Homes Satellite Office of South Side Mission. The Discipleship Bible Study meets on Sunday mornings.
Verla who showed up for some clothing at our Benevolence Center. She went to chapel and finished shopping around 10 am. She came back in less than an hour, crying and very upset, and asked if she could speak to someone. She needed someone to talk to and Mike and Steven went to the office to listen. Verla went on to share how her boyfriend got in a wreck and left her in the car with three children. He never returned. She was crying uncontrollably and she began to share she was 13 weeks pregnant and was thought about having an abortion. The baby’s daddy gave her direction to abort this baby and this feeling she could not describe was tormenting her. Verla said that she was a Christian and she knew she had made mistake .Her feelings she was having were real to her and she could not erase them from her mind. We prayed and talked for over an hour and we surrounded her with Pastors phone numbers and the team at the mission followed up with her. The last report we received was a good one from one of our pastoral team. Verla has been going to church and the baby’s daddy decided not to abort the baby.
Thanks for all you do to help those we serve. Drop me a line anytime to tell me what you think of this report. If you’d ever like a VIP tour of our ministry, let me know. Thanks!
In Christ,
Phil Newton, Executive Director
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