The Word and work at Westside

Published on July 15, 2021

Westside Ministries’ strategy for helping kids find Jesus and escape poverty brings them back as adults to help a new generation

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Student-Led Austin Harvest Gives Poor Communities a Future, Hope

July 15, 2021
“We’re turning around and changing the perception of how people view Austin. Austin has been known only for homicides,” said Rodney Williams, Sr. Rodney is the director of entrepreneurship and economic development for a faith-based, after-school program called By The Hand Club for Kids.Austin is a community area of Chicago, which had 769 homicides last year. That figure was up by 50% from the prev

Comparing Presidents

July 15, 2021
I miss having a President who wildly exaggerated how good everything was. It was invigorating to hear Trump boast that we had the best economy in the universe or the strongest job growth in the history of the world. Sure, it was a little over the top, but you knew the underlying theme was true, and it made you feel good about America and think that things could only get better and not even the sky