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March Prayer Requests
“Justin” Please pray for him to get off of the streets, find true identity in Christ, and that we’d be able to get to know him. Please pray for “Taylor” to have safety and serenity, continue to come, have more opportunities for discipleship and be able to have a home to live in. “Shawn” Please pray that we’d get more time for real talks, that he’d keep opening up, and that he could get housing. “Andrew” came to Hollywood from Indianapolis would like for us to pray for him to have...
read moreFrom the Winter Refuge: Not Without Purpose
I find that in the day-to-day walking with the poor in the city, the compassion which drives me, at times, get buried beneath the sheer number of unsolved problems and complex individuals. So much so that even the multiple verses that concentrate on serving the poor in scripture seem to lack power and rationality. “The poor you will always have with you” (Mark 14) seems far more reasonable than, “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness”(Isaiah 58) For...
read moreFebruary Prayer Requests
“Erwin”: He’s ready to look for housing in Hollywood and pursue his GED with our help and encouragement. Pray that he can find some affordable housing. Also pray that he would desire to leave his gang, which he can do and we talked about. Also keep praying for God to help him deal with his anger. Wayne: Some of our friends came across him on Hollywood Blvd and dragged him with them to BH!!! Recently had gotten out of jail. Had a lot of questions during the service. Pray that God will give him great discernment and show him the...
read moreThe Mission in Our Backyard
Typical missionaries as the American church tends to think of them live overseas. They come home to the U.S. for sabbatical to get some rest and relaxation, see family, and recharge for return to the mission field abroad. When I visited Colorado (home), I had parents to take care of me, I barely checked my phone or email, I felt rested. It was quiet…I could wake up in the morning without my neighbors rap music blasting upstairs, or the sound of children and gang bangers running up and down the stairs. I never once heard a helicopter or a...
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