What's Up with Street Ministry?

This is something I get a lot of questions about! 

It's been so busy!!!  During the month of April and into May the local homeless shelter shuts down and many of the people who sleep there on a regular basis are on the street.  Needless to say, we've been crazy busy with soup run and gone through over 50 cups of soup every night that we do it.  It's been great because we are building relationships with these people.  It's important for them to see us on a regular basis so that they are able to build trust with us.

We currently have 4 of our street people in rehab!  Jaimie and William are in Teen Challenge.  Mark just visited them this week and took William to a doctor's appointment.  William is doing well and still in the beginning stages of his rehab program.  Jaimie is in the middle of it and is struggling a bit.  Please pray for him.  This is a difficult time when things are being dealt with deep inside of them and it's easy for Satan to come in and make them feel "picked on".  Miguel and Ana are in a different program and are nearing the end of their time there in the next few months.  We met with them this week and they are looking to join us with the street ministry we do here.  There are a few things to consider with this so pray for wisdom for us! 

In the past we've talked a lot about Charlie who was at Hogar de la Roca.  He has chosen to leave rehab after 7 months in the program.  We have run into him in the streets and he is drinking again.  We are concerned about what will happen to his health for returning to alcohol after his rehab.  Please pray for Charlie.  He did tell us that he wants to return to rehab, but, didn't show up for some of the things we set up for him to do in order to return. 

It's been a wonderful thing to minister to these people.  We are so blessed to be able to do what we do!  We have also started meeting every Sunday evening with them to do a "street church".  We do worship and preaching and prayer with them.  They have responded so well to it and we are seeing some definite results in their hearts!  Keep praying that this continues to turn into discipleship of their lives and many more are set free from the bonds of alcohol and drug abuse.

--Dayle