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1 What Can The Righteous Do If The Foundations Are Destroyed? Psalm 11:3 There is little room for doubt that this past year has been a season of difficulty for Wayside Cross Ministries, the people we serve, and friends like you whom God has chosen to help support our work. Even the Collins English Dictionary tells us, “lockdown” has become the word of the year in 2020 worldwide. Throughout human history people lived in uncertain times, and yet, looking back on the James Lukose, year 2020, God was using the year paradoxically for us to see clearly that He was in absolute Executive Director control. “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10a) Without question, there was uncertainty in the pandemic; riots, looting, job loss, and the confusion over the recent election, but in all that uncertainty we were reminded again and again what is certain: knowing that we can trust God alone all the time. Psalm 11:3 confronts us with the spiritual dilemma, “What can the righteous do if the foundations are destroyed?” When we think about it, even the righteous cannot do anything. One way or the other, we all felt helpless because it seems like the foundation of the moral fabric of our country was being destroyed. According to Matthew 16:18, we can stand on the assurance that our foundation will not be destroyed. “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Why? Paul answers that question in Ephesians 2:19-21. “Because it is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself, being the cornerstone.” As believers, though we walked through this trying season, His providence, special grace, and the support of loyal friends like you kept the flag of Wayside Cross Ministries flying high. Today we stand on WCM’s foundation, built over 92 years ago through the inspired word of God, the cornerstone that is Christ Jesus, and the influence of righteous people like you – all these things have prepared and positioned us to overcome a torrent of uncertainty. Through God’s providential grace, WCM continues to be a safe-haven for men, women, and children who otherwise would not have received help from any other place. DIRECTOR’S CORNER DIRECTOR’S You played a significant role in empowering us to continue to stay true to our mission of serving the afflicted by sharing the Gospel of forgiveness and our eternal hope in Jesus Christ. As you peruse these pages, we trust and pray God will encourage you in your daily walk, in your faith in our ministries and in the confidence of knowing God is always near. Thank you for being a co-laborer with Christ. 2 MINISTRY IMPACT MINISTRY Master’s Touch Ministry Hope Outreach ■ Proceeds from our Hope Chest ■ 45 men graduated the Master’s ■ Provided up to 90 men at one Resale Store, Sweet Charity Resale Touch program time with daily, real-life work Shop, and Hope On Wheels, along with our income from ■ Due to COVID “Designed for a experience in our warehouse, recycling clothing, shoes, and Work” was postponed transportation department, maintenance shop, housekeeping scrap metal totalled $673,570, ■ 4 men promoted to full-time department, Hope Chest Resale all of which went to fund the resident assistants Store, Sweet Charity Resale Shop ministry efforts at Wayside Cross ■ 2 men promoted to resident staff and Hope On Wheels Ministries Lifespring Ministry ■ Maintained 9 ministry vehicles with an average of 6,000 miles New Life Corrections Ministry 20 volunteers led weekly ■ per month ■ Went to Stateville Prison 4 times, Bible-based and life skills classes ■ Scheduled, transported, sorted with over 1,000 inmates visited 2 pastoral counselors met with ■ and refurbished over 450,000 ■ Held 6 two-day seminars, 260 residents on a weekly basis donated items including clothing, inmates graduated 10 mentors met weekly with ■ furniture, household goods and ■ Handed out over 1,000 Bibles in assigned residents other miscellaneous objects. jails and prisons 18 women entered the program; ■ These items were sold at the ■ Had over 70 volunteers involved 2 completed the entire 1-year Hope Chest Resale Store, Sweet in jails, prisons and office program Charity Resale Shop or distributed ■ Trained over 30 new volunteers 6 women made a profession ■ to under-resourced men, women ■ Passed out over 10,000 Dads and of faith and children in the community Freedom From Fear brochures to 6 women made significant ■ or within one of Wayside Cross’ inmates improvements in their overall ministries ■ Passed out 250 books and pamphlets interpersonal skills ■ Through our Community Outreach to inmates 7 mothers attended parenting ■ program and World Relief Aurora, classes on a consistent basis we assisted local churches with 35 Urban Youth Ministry 11 women entered the work force ■ referrals for clothing and housewares ■ 60 students received summer camp programming during June Elgin Wayside Center ■ 969 bales at 800 lbs. each of clothing and 564 bags of shoes at and July ■ 10 guests placed into life change 50 lbs. each, for a total of 779,450 ■ 60 Easter Baskets delivered to 41 programs lbs. were recycled with the homes ■ 131 volunteers pre-COVID majority of those items going to ■ 20 $100 bags of groceries delivered ■ 300+ total individuals served third-world/developing countries to 20 families ■ 8,430 guest sign-ins 52 students attended “Beauty and ■ Partnered with 5 local churches ■ ■ Over 13,000 meals served to host Compassion Drives with the Beast” at the Paramount ■ 37 volunteers delivering lunches the purpose of collecting clothes, ■ 400 5B’s meals sold at WCM’s post-COVID furniture, and other household first EVER Virtual fundraiser ■ 10,400 cups of coffee served items that could be used in our ■ 1,958 meals served to UYM kids ■ 2,340 loads of laundry done Hope Chest Resale Store as well ■ 88 hours of Bible lessons taught ■ 260 Bible studies conducted as other areas of our ministries to UYM kids ■ 4,680 showers taken 0 months of UYM kids not being ■ Operated 20 donation bins at ■ ■ 5,133 clothing items issued to partner churches, collecting served by UYM programs guests 24,376 bags of donated clothing, weighing 536,272 lbs. 3 Board of Directors Tom Wells Hope Outreach Sweet Charity Lifespring Partners * Executive Committee Construction Ministry Staff Resale Shop Staff Cheryl Bentham Kirk Albinson * Committee Matt Brandenburg Denise Carter Jody Cantey Remington Fairlamb * Kirk Albinson - Chair - Warehouse Assistant - Staff Cashier Deirdre Cooper Tom Hartman * Tom Hartman Jessie Connor Kelly Conrardy Rem Fairlamb - Chair John Hurni Todd Holland - Warehouse Assis- - Merchandising Craig Hershey Linda Kennedy * James Lukose tant Coordinator Assistant Janet Hershey John Long Steve Wise Michael Douglas - Staff Cashier Pastor Joe Kovarik - Vice Chairman * Ken Van Kley - H.O.W. Coordinator Joslyn Imthurn Cathy Kovarik James Lukose Ed Foltz - Staff Cashier Brian Sibert - Ex-Officio * Development - Housekeeping Karen Pieper Sandra Sibert Gary Meyer Office Staff Supervisor - Staff Cashier - Treasurer * Debbie Butler Todd Holland Lori Renzetti Master’s Touch Robert Milliman * - Communications - Maintenance Manager - Staff Cashier Ministry Staff Mary Ann Mings * Manager Harry Lamon Rose Sommerville Jonatan Azpilcueta D. Peter Pabon Tom Davidson - Scheduling Coordinator - Manager - Chaplain/Learning - Chairman * - Development Michael O’Kier Roseann Stachura Center Coordinator Jeffrey Roberts Coordinator - Warehouse Coordinator - Assistant Manager Jon Beall John Ross Birnie Harper Ron Pieper - Director Brad Van Horn * - Annual Campaign - Transitional Services New Life David Bialachowski Thomas B. Wells and Business Coordinator Corrections Staff - Kitchen Supervisor - Secretary * Development Steve Wise Steve Madawick Michael Cortez Coordinator - General Manager - NLC Senior Chaplain - Resident Coordinator Honorary Board David Hiatt Members Hope Outreach - Development Harold Wright New Life Master’s Touch Ray G. Gonzalez Assistant - Senior Warehouse Corrections Transformation Darrell L. Jordan Pamela Keith Manager Advisory Board Leadership Ray M. Lidecka - Grant Manager Ken Bush Committee James E. Miller Gabriel Weckesser Hope Outreach Mark Hopkins Brian Anderson V. Allen Senter - IT Coordinator Steering Committee Ed McCabe Joshua Anderson Craig Zimmerman Elgin Wayside Linda Kennedy - Chair Bob Milliman - Chair Kevin Bell Administration Center Staff John Long Mike Mueller Joe Guavera James Lukose Jon Beall Steve Wise Jeffrey Roberts Ray Hinsch - Executive Director - Interim Director Joe Slawek John Hurni Debbie Butler Gene Heckenberg Hope Chest Resale John Konc - Executive Assistant Store Staff Lifespring Ministry Tyler Turduci - Client Services Staff Diana Nelson Tom Klis Alex Madrid Steve Van Denand Robin Campbell - Accounts Manager - Program Coordinator - Assistant Manager Brad Van Horn - Chair - Second Shift Supervisor Finance Committee Tim Lindquist Jesse Reeder - Team Leader Marlene Fisher Urban Youth John Long - Chair - Client Services Jovita Robles - Case Manager Ministry Staff MINISTRY LEADERSHIP MINISTRY James Lukose Elgin Steering & - Team Leader Laura Giersz Abby Gonzalez Gary Meyer House Committee Rose Sommerville - Case Manager - Program Assistant Diana Nelson MaryLou Campus - Manager Dana Kemp Samantha Pilkington D. Peter Pabon Ardie Cortez - Director - Program Assistant Thomas B. Wells John Diasio Hope Chest Elgin Jemima Sen Robin Sterkel Sustainability Bobbie Jensen Resale Store Staff - Third Shift Supervisor - Program Manager Committee Gary Meyer - Chair Anne Marie Anderson Frank Yonke Tom