Participants navigate icy sidewalks along New York Street as they take part in Wayside Cross Ministries' seventh annual winter walk, "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," on Saturday, February 9, 2013, to help raise money for at-risk youth and the ministry's transitional housing program for women and children. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

Pastor David Wood of Village Bible Church leads a prayer before participants set off for Wayside Cross Ministries' annual winter walk, "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," to help raise money for at-risk youth and the ministry's transitional housing program for women and children on Saturday, February 9, 2013, in Aurora. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

Mayor Tom Weisner thanks participants for coming out and taking part in the Wayside Cross Ministries seventh annual winter walk, "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," on Saturday, February 9, 2013. The annual walk serves as a fundraiser for at-risk youth and the ministry's transitional housing program for women and children. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

Walkers pass Wayside Cross Ministries' Lifespring Center, a transitional housing center for women and children, as they take part in the ministry's annual "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" winter walk on Saturday, February 9, 2013. The walk serves as a fundraiser for the transitional housing program and at-risk youth. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

Walkers head out as they take part in Wayside Cross Ministries' annual "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" winter walk on Saturday, February 9, 2013. The walk serves as a fundraiser for at-risk youth and the ministry's transitional housing program for women and children. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

Members of the Aurora University baseball team and other participants hang out in the gym at the Aurora Magnet Academy before heading out to walk a mile for Wayside Cross Ministries' annual winter walk on Saturday, February 9, 2013, to raise funds for at-risk youth and the ministry's transitional housing program for women and children. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media