July 18th Prayer Update
We are so thankful for the opportunity to share God's Word and the hope of the gospel with those we meet during our outreaches. It is our prayer that many would come to understand that salvation is a free gift of grace through faith in Christ alone and that they may respond with genuine faith and transformed lives. We know that only God has the mighty power to save, and we pray that the Lord draws people to Himself through this ministry. Please pray with us for those listed in this update: that the Lord continues to strengthen those who are already trusting in Him, and that the Lord may continue to work in the hearts of those who have not yet believed. May the seeds planted today bear lasting fruit, and may God's grace, truth and peace draw many to Himself.
Praise God for the launch of our new Livermore outreach team in partnership with Gospel Community Church! Please pray that the seeds of the gospel take root, that lasting relationships are formed, the Lord draws people to faith and repentance, and that God brings abundant fruit from this ministry for His glory.
Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers for our ministry!
July 4th Prayer Update
Oftentimes, we meet individuals who have accepted the difficult circumstances they live with. Nevertheless, we are grateful for the opportunity to show Christ's love through acts of mercy and, most importantly, by sharing the hope of the gospel.
Each blessing bag that we distribute includes a gospel tract, and we pray that even those who are not ready to hear the message in the moment will later take the time to read it. Pray with us for the Lord to use His Word to soften hearts, draw people to Himself, and bring the gift of salvation. Likewise, pray for His protection over each person we meet and that they would find lasting hope in Jesus.
Thank you for enabling us to have the joyful opportunity and privilege to serve the Lord as we go out into the community, bringing the gospel, and trusting Him to give us the boldness and wisdom needed to faithfully proclaim Christ.
June 20th Prayer Update
During this last outreach, we received feedback on the positive effects our ministry has on the lives of some of the people we encounter. Praise the Lord! God is so kind to use us to share the gospel with the homeless in our area! It is encouraging to serve with one another, and we are grateful for the fellowship we have in this ministry.
Please pray with us for the Lord to continue to give us wisdom and boldness in sharing the gospel and pointing people toward Him. Please pray specifically for those mentioned in this report, that the Lord would stir their hearts with a desire to follow Him in repentance and faith. Please also pray that our ministry RV would be fully repaired and returned to us before our July 4th outreach, as it as been in the shop.
June 6th Prayer Update
We are blessed to have the privilege to go out and proclaim the hope we have and the love of Jesus through the sharing of the gospel. We thank the Lord for guiding us to the people we spoke with during our last outreach. Please pray with us for the Lord to continue giving us wisdom and guidance in pointing people toward Him. Please pray specifically for those mentioned in this report, that the Lord would stir their hearts with a desire to follow Him in repentance and faith.
May 16th Prayer Update
We are thankful to have shared the gospel with so many people during our last outreach! It's our prayer that those who took a Bible would read it (and for those who accepted a blessing bag, that they would read the gospel tract included with it). May the Word of God penetrate hearts and bring understanding to their minds. It's our goal to be faithful to share the gospel with the homeless. Please pray with us for boldness and obedience to the Lord in doing that. Especially we would ask you to pray with us for those mentioned in this report, that the Lord would stir their hearts with a desire to follow Him in repentance and faith.
May 2nd Prayer Update
We are grateful to the Lord for providing the opportunity for us to spread gospel seeds. Thank you for your diligent prayers for our ministry! We trust the results to God and simply seek to be faithful. Please continue to pray with us for those mentioned in this report, that the Lord would stir their hearts with a desire to follow Him in repentance and faith.
April 18th Prayer Update
We are grateful to have the opportunity to engage in many gospel conversations! We spoke with numerous individuals during this last outreach who hold false beliefs and are trusting in false doctrine.
What a privilege we have to hold God's Word in our hands and the ability to faithfully point people to scripture, so that they may learn about God and His desire for a relationship with the individuals we meet.
Please pray with us as we extend His love for these folk in the process. We praise the Lord that we can be used by Him to share the gospel. We pray that the Holy Spirit does the work that we cannot - that He would regenerate hearts, give people hope in Christ, and that the Lord would stir their hearts so they would seek to follow him in repentance and faith. Thank you for praying with us!
April 4th Prayer Update
We are so encouraged by how many people the Lord put in our path during our last outreach! Resurrection Day (Easter) was on quite a few minds, and helped us to engage in multiple conversations. Several of our teams handed out all of their lunches & Bibles! We continue to be grateful to the Lord for providing opportunities to spread gospel seeds. Please pray with us for those mentioned throughout this report, that the Lord would stir a desire in each one to faithfully seek and follow Him in repentance and faith.
March 21st Prayer Update
We continue to be grateful to the Lord for providing the opportunity for us to spread gospel seeds. We trust the results to God and simply seek to be faithful. Please pray with us for those mentioned in this report specifically that God would stir in each one a desire to follow Him in repentance and faith...
March 7th Prayer Update
Thank you for your diligent prayers for our ministry! We are grateful to see the Lord's provision for us to continue ministering to the homeless. Several new people joined us on our most recent outreaches where we provided bagged lunches and other necessities. It's God's kindness which has enabled us to provide for those in need.
February 21st Prayer Update
During this outreach, one of our newest volunteers observed with great surprise how many homeless shared their circumstances which has them on the streets. Oftentimes, it wasn't because of drugs but due to the loss of a paycheck which subsequently caused their inability to meet their expenses. In our conversations, we…
February 7th Prayer Update
We had a wonderful opportunity to share with the congregation of Wellspring Church in San Ramon the ministry we are engaged in. Thanks be to our God for bringing along like-minded churches who desire to join their hearts with us. Please pray that as our network of churches grows, our gospel impact to the homeless grows as well.
January 17th Prayer Update
As we started this new year we are grateful for the volunteer crew joining us on our first outreach to our homeless friends who were thankful to see us. Many greeted us warmly and willingly engaging us in conversation as well as accepting Bibles and prayer. Those that were closed to conversation were generally because of language barriers…
December 6th Prayer Update
We were humbled to be the hands and feet of Jesus on a cold Saturday morning. The resounding topic of conversation with our homeless friends was the word 'repent.' We continue to pray for their physical protection, especially on these cold winter nights, but also for their spiritual transformation. We pray that God will open their eyes and hearts to a true understanding of repentance and saving faith.
November 15th Prayer Update
We were blessed with one of the most productive outreaches we've had in recent memory. Altogether, our teams talked with over 66 people, praying for them, sharing the gospel and distributing 32 Bibles. We are so thankful! Our continued hope is for those who received Bibles to read them and understand.
November 1st Prayer Update
The Lord answered our prayers and blessed our team with several more Spanish speakers during this outreach. God used them to have more in-depth conversations with several Spanish speakers, including our friend Nacho (wearing the blue hoodie). He seems genuinely thankful for the interaction and had an animated conversation with our team. He accepted a pair of reading glasses from us so he could better read his Spanish pocket New Testament.
October 18th Prayer Update
Our Central Concord team came across Marlon and noticed his finger was in very bad shape. It was extremely swollen, likely infected, and his ring was pinching his finger and causing discoloration. Our team offered him some first aid items, but ultimately decided it would be better to transport Marlon to the hospital to receive care.
October 4th Prayer Update
We were thankful to host Sara in the ministry RV for Bible Study. Sara was very kind and open with our team about her upbringing, which included a wide variety of beliefs. These left her with bad experiences with the church. There has been much hurt leaving her with an impression God isn't hearing her cries for help leading her to distrust, resent and harbor anger towards God.
September 20th Prayer Update
From time to time, Hope 680 provides tents to homeless individuals who have nowhere to sleep. We recognize the fine line between compassionate care and enabling. A tent can provide immediate shelter…
September 6th Prayer Update
What sets Hope 680 apart from your typical street evangelism? When you share the gospel on the sidewalk with someone passing by, you have a much lower chance of ever following up with those individuals you've shared with.
With Hope 680, we have the unique opportunity to develop ongoing relationships with those we meet. Although they may move around within our county, God orchestrates opportunities for us to find and follow up, sometimes for years, with people that we've previously talked to.