May 16th Prayer Update
“And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.””
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.
During our May 16th outreach, our teams distributed:
9 English language Bibles
3 Spanish language New Testaments
2 English language New Testaments
3 Cross-Talking (Addiction) Books
Save the Date!
Our Hope 680 Walkathon is scheduled for
Saturday, September 12th at the Lafayette Reservoir!
Our North Concord team had the opportunity to speak with Ryan. Ryan said he is a believer and reads the Bible, but has never made a decision to follow Christ. Ryan said he is hesitant, due to all of the suffering in the world, and questioned why God's wrath occurs. Our team gave him a gospel tract that tackles this very topic. We explained to Ryan that the cause of suffering is sin, that God allows suffering to draw us closer to Him, and that there needs to be justice for sin. We presented the gospel to Ryan, encouraging him to place his trust in and follow Jesus. We asked Ryan to continue reading his Bible and we prayed for him. Please pray with us that the Lord would give saving faith to Ryan, and lead him to live a life of obedience in Christ.
Our Vallejo team had the opportunity to speak with David. David is hurting emotionally, and has numerous self-inflicted scars. David was resistant toward gospel conversation, and refused to take a Bible, because he believes it is incomplete. We explained to David that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God. The conversation was tough, David argued a bit, but he did let us pray for him. Through this prayer, David was able to hear the gospel and heard of God's free gift of salvation. David's heart seemed to soften a bit during the conversation. Please pray with us that the Lord may soften his heart toward future gospel conversation, and open his eyes to the truth of God's character. We pray for his freedom from drug addiction, for his protection, and that the Lord may be glorified through our witness to him.
Our Central Concord team had the opportunity to speak with Christian. He was recently released from jail and has no place to go, has been on the streets for a few months now and is coping with some hard trials in his life. Christian said he has been reading the Bible that we previously gave to him, and added that sometimes it feels as if it's the only thing he has in life. Please pray with us that the Lord strengthens and encourages him. Pray that he clings to God's Word, and for him to fully trust in and cast his worries upon the Lord.
Our Martinez team had the opportunity to speak with Shavonne (not shown). She said she has four daughters, whom she would love to get reconnected with. She misses them deeply. Shavonne wept while she shared her painful story with us, said she believes in Jesus, but has a hard time believing that the Bible is inerrant or inspired by God. We presented her with the gospel, and explained that confessing her sin to the Lord, following Him and becoming His disciple all would be done in obedience to Him. We provided her with a Bible and she expressed a desire to find a church to attend. Please pray with us that the Lord would soften her heart to the truths of God's Word. We pray for the Lord to comfort her, and that she might truly have both a desire and strength to follow Christ.
Our Vallejo team had the opportunity to speak with Luis (not shown). Luis opened up about his past sin and his history of crime. Luis asked if he could continue to sin, and then repeatedly just ask the Lord for forgiveness. We were so encouraged by his openness and honesty regarding his past and repeated sin. We had a lengthy conversation with him, repeatedly pointing him back to the Bible and what it says about faith and repentance. We prayed for him and offered him a Bible, but he has difficulty reading. Luis expressed interest in attending a nearby church and attending a future Bible study with us. Please pray with us that the Lord opens Luis' eyes to true repentance and a desire to follow Christ. We pray that we are able to have a continued gospel witness and for the opportunity to study the Bible with him.
Our Antioch team had the opportunity to speak with Marcus who told us he has been in and out of jail for the last 30 years, and is still struggling to stay out of jail. Marcus said his father was a pastor and he sang in the choir when he was younger. One of our volunteers noticed that Marcus was wearing mismatched shoes, and our volunteer felt led to give Marcus the shoes he was wearing. We shared the gospel with Marcus and prayed for him. We also prayed that every time Marcus looks at his shoes, that he may be reminded that there is family in Christ praying for him. Please pray with us that Marcus would turn to the Lord in faith and repentance, with a desire to follow Christ.
We are very encouraged and thankful for the generosity of those who have donated this past month toward our blessing bag efforts! All of these supplies will be used to create blessing bags for our teams that will be sent out during our upcoming outreaches. Thank you all so very much!
Prayer Requests
Please pray that these individuals read the Bibles they received.
Julie
Roberto
Kathy (Pray for missing food stamps issue)
Pray for those who were friendly but declined Bibles.
De'Twanna
Tim (Pray for freedom from drug and alcohol addiction)
Jenna (Pray for reconnection with son, and her tough situation on streets)
Robert
Sebone
Veronica
Alex
Aurora (Pray for help with long term suffering to end)
Shane (Pray for help with long term suffering to end)
Randy
Lisa (Pray for saving faith, and her desire to go home to Maine)
Mike
Frank
Edrick
Sarah
Shaun
Rick
Nicole (Pray for housing)
Earv
Jaime
Nacho
Matt (Pray that Bible study with him occurs during next outreach)
Kareem
Allison
James
Jesus
Angel
Enrique
Angie
Curtis
Sergio
Pray for those who were closed to conversation, that God would soften their hearts before our next outreach.
Jeff
Michael
JOIN US!
Our Next Outreach is June 6th, 2026
Please consider serving during a Saturday Outreach in one of the following ways:
1) Supply & Prepare Lunches
2) Evangelism at the Homeless Camps
3) Volunteer Breakfast
4) Cookies for Volunteers
Our ministry is a labor of love with the main purpose of providing gospel hope through practical means to the homeless. Thank you for serving alongside of us!
We continue to pray for those who might be able to contribute a small additional monthly gift of $25 or $50 a month to help with ongoing Hope680 expenses, including our ministry supplies, offices, and RV maintenance. We are trusting God to continue to provide through you!
FYI Our Executive Staff and Leaders (including Toby and all team leaders) are unpaid volunteers - all donations go 100% towards the running of Hope680, including administrative contractors, our facilities, and RV maintenance costs, as well as ministry supplies.