We are thankful to distribute so many copies of God's word to the homeless community. It is our genuine prayer that God would move in hearts to read His word and the Holy Spirit would enlighten minds to understand. Man's physical condition, although important, is less important than his spiritual condition and his eternal destiny. We desire to first and foremost spread the gospel to the lost before addressing their material needs.

Our team experienced an unusually large number of roadblocks that morning, from flat tires and lost keys to plumbing problems. We recognize that God can use these and other setbacks for His kingdom purposes. When one of the team leaders had to take an Uber after experiencing car trouble, God opened up a gospel opportunity with the driver, which also resulted in an invitation to attend church. Sometimes our difficulties are divine appointments. It is our continued prayer that all those who receive the good news of the gospel would know Christ in a personal way. Please pray for those that we mention in this report to know Christ.

Pray with us for God to continue to give us hearts faithful to pray for the specific homeless individuals we meet each week. It's our fervent hope those we speak with develop a desire to repent of their sin and have a relationship with God. We recognize this is God's work and cannot be accomplished by us alone. We are simply God's servants and ambassadors to the lost, wanting to be available to God in our weakness, knowing He is strong. This week, one of our prayers is that God would be pleased for those who received Bibles to read them, that several would be willing to come to church, and that we would see at least one of these individuals profess faith in Christ.

On this last outreach, we were able to distribute nine English language Bibles, four Spanish language Bibles, and four "Cross Talking" books on overcoming addiction. We continue to distribute pocket New Testaments as well. We are thankful we can get the word of God into so many hands. It's our prayer God would soften hard hearts and allow people to taste and see that God is good. We know when God calls them they will not be able to resist the sweet water of the Word.

On this last outreach, we were able to distribute eight English language Bibles, one Spanish language Bible, and six "Cross Talking" books on overcoming addiction. We have wanted to offer Bible studies on a more consistent basis and are testing out an approach of spontaneous Bible studies with people we meet during our outreaches.  All of our teams have been equipped with a Bible study bin containing five lessons. This has enabled team members to offer a lesson with any open to a study.  We have produced five lessons, all focused on different aspects of the gospel. Please pray with us to be effective in spending more in-depth time opening the Bible with any who are willing. 

Our team met John on a previous outreach in Vallejo, and he remembered our team leader, Don. He was very friendly, and we think he is a strong Bible study candidate. John has a job but doesn't have a place to live. He was very open to talking about the Lord. When we asked him if he has ever given his life to the Lord, he said he wasn't sure. Pray that he would consider his eternity even today.

We are only days away from sending out our regular ministry update email, but we wanted to send out a special email highlight. Toby was recently interviewed by author Mark Shaw, Pastor of Counseling and founder of 'The Addiction Connection.' We encourage you to listen as Toby shares his testimony of salvation, how Hope 680 got started, and our future desires for the ministry of Hope 680. 

We were genuinely grateful to have five teams during our last outreach event. Many volunteers continue to sacrifice part of their Saturday to share the gospel and study the word of God with the homeless in our area. This last outreach brought teams to North and Central Concord, Martinez, Antioch/Pittsburg and Vallejo. 14 English language Bibles and five Crossing Talking books were distributed. (A bible study was also conducted in Central Concord).

We are so thankful to everyone who participated in our Third Annual Walkathon Fundraiser on Saturday, April 26th, 2025! We had a wonderful morning together in fellowship raising money for gospel proclamation work.

When approaching Bobby, he was lying on the ground with his left shoe off telling the team his foot had been injured when he was young and the pain continues to be a problem for him. Also found nearby was some drug paraphernalia.  He was interested in having a conversation telling the team he has a "license to preach"…

Our most recent outreach had our teams at North and Central Concord, Martinez, and Vallejo. We distributed a total of 19 Bibles and two booklets on Freedom from Addiction. We were blessed with an abundance of food for both our volunteers to enjoy for breakfast as well as many lunches to distribute. This enabled many gospel seeds to be scattered. It's our prayer that much fruit will be harvested for God's good pleasure. 

During our last outreach the teams distributed a number of Bibles both in English and Spanish as well as a booklet on how to get freedom from addiction.

We were blessed to have a few Spanish speakers join our outreach which gives us the ability to share the gospel clearly with those who don't speak English. Salvation is a miracle of God and only He has the power to open the eyes of the blind. Please pray that many will turn and follow Christ as the fruit of our ministry. 

Thank you for your faithful prayers for our ministry. The Lord was kind to raise up new volunteers who graciously provided additional bagged lunches needed for us to distribute on this last outreach. Social media posts we've made have brought new people to serve alongside of us for which we are grateful. The food and coffee we are able to offer continue to open doors for gospel presentation to those who are cold and hungry. There were approximately 35 volunteers divided into six teams this last Saturday.

Save the date for our third annual Hope680 Walkathon. This year we'll be hosting the Walkathon on April 26th in a new location, at the Lafayette Reservoir. We are excited to be able to continue to grow this event and make it even more stroller-friendly than in past years. Registration will open on March 1st.

We had a great outreach on February 1st despite the rain. We are regularly humbled to have faithful volunteers who venture out with us in wet and muddy conditions.

We had a great start to 2025 with a packed house of volunteers and teams sent to six locations.  Teams were taken to: Central & North Concord, Martinez, Antioch, Vallejo, and an exploratory group to Fremont.

Our teams are grateful for the opportunity to serve God and worship him by ministering to the lost. We are very thankful for your support of our ministry through your prayers and finances enabling us to do this important outreach. We continue to be humbled as God uses us and desire to remain faithful in our efforts through 2025. 

We are praising the Lord for the many blessings of this past year!

During 2024 we are grateful for literally hundreds of prayers that were offered for many who we have come to know by name who live on the streets. Often, our gospel conversations were met with tearful eyes and moved hearts. We know the Lord uses the challenges of homelessness to soften folks to the gospel message.

Our last outreach of 2024 was very productive. We were able to distribute many gifts of food, hot coffee, and numerous Bibles and freedom from addiction booklets.  We identified a few folks who were in need of a warm jacket and the occasional tent.  It's our prayer, the Lord helps us to be discerning about when to hand out tents because we don't want to enable homelessness.

Happy Thanksgiving! The temperature has dropped and the rains have started but our faithful volunteers continue to show unwavering love and care for the homeless community. We are thankful to be able to show practical care by providing those we meet with food, hot coffee, and a warm jacket. But our main purpose in this ministry is to proclaim the gospel. The physical items provided have no eternal significance, but the word of God is eternal and has the power to transform lives. It is our desire to see many homeless saved. Thank you for your participation in this gospel-centered ministry. 

We are thankful that we have the freedom to share the gospel without fear and share it openly to the homeless of our area. We had a good turnout of volunteers who were willing to come out despite the rain the night before and the possibility of muddy conditions. We trust that God's word will not return void and we ask that the Lord would bless our efforts with many who would follow the Lord in repentance and faith.

We were thankful to have several from Berkeley who are with Imago Dei join us during this last outreach. A year ago, they sent several volunteers to observe how we conduct our homeless outreaches to get ideas for their ministry. It was a pleasure to have them join us again. We are blessed by their commitment to minister to the homeless in Berkeley as well as the homeless here in Contra Costa County.