A new year, a new start…

Irishtown is located behind Rupp Area, in the heart of downtown Lexington.  So many pass through this area and have no idea the poverty that surrounds them.  Think back to high school.  Some claim they’re the best years of your life; others wouldn’t relive it if you paid them.  Either way, most reading this have memories of a high school experience. However, for the people of Irishtown Mission this isn’t the case.  In a recent demographic survey, only 1% of the population of Irishtown has graduated high school.  The results to this survey were staggering to me!  My first prayer request is for students to be excited about learning and graduating high school, as well as the adults to realize that they’re capable of receiving an education as well.  To help assist the people in this area GED help classes are offered on Monday Nights at 6pm from a couple at one of our association churches.  On Tuesday nights, Read to succeed comes to Irishtown for the children.  This program tries to get children excited about reading by one-on-one pairing with an adult where they read stories together. Then a prayer time is offered where prayer requests are shared along with the Gospel.  There’s yet another chance for the students at Irishtown to excel in school.  Thursday night students from the Marshall Center at Georgetown College come and offer tutoring one-on-one.  It gives a chance for the students to receive help with their homework while being shown the love of Christ through their tutors.    Think of the last restaurant you went to.  Could it have been a nice steak house? Perhaps even the McDonalds dollar menu.  Whatever the case, most people at Irishtown couldn’t answer this question, because some truly don’t know where their next meal will come from.  Since less than 1% graduate high school, the average household income is less than $15,000 per year.  Yes, you heard me right, per household, not per person! To try and meet this need, every Monday Irishtown offers a sack lunch ministry where each person can come and receive a sack lunch for every member of their family which includes: a sandwich, chips, cookies, and fruit.  Gordon Food Service also provides us with produce, which we divide to hand out as well.  Please pray that as we’re meeting their physical need of food, that we’re able to point them to Jesus, to meet their spiritual needs as well.  Beginning next month, every first Monday of the month a clothes closet will be open where the people are able to get clothes for themselves and their families for free.   

Some volunteers with the sack lunch ministry

Every Sunday at 3pm Irishtown offers a worship service and refreshments afterwards.  Pray for the salvation of the people and the continued discipleship of those who are already Christians.     Ways to serve Irishtown (wherever you are): 

  

•  The first way is to pray for Irishtown, the people, ministries, and volunteers
• Volunteer for one of the ministries
• Donate money or supplies for our ministries:

  • Sandwich bags, brown lunch sacks, save your plastic grocery sacks and plastic containers, and gently used clothing. 

For more information visit or call:
 1161 Red Mile Lane
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 254-7747   
 Thanks again for your continued prayers and support!   

      

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