November 1st Prayer Update
“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever”
We are rapidly approaching our next outreach, but we wanted to make sure you had a few updates about our previous outreach. We want to pray for these folks that we will likely encounter again this coming Saturday. If you desire to join us this coming Saturday, be sure to sign up right away.
During our November 1st outreach, our teams distributed:
5 English New Testament Bibles
6 English Bibles
1 Spanish language Bibles
Don't forget that Hope for the Holidays is right around the corner!
We are now less than two weeks away from 'Hope for the Holidays' hosted by NorthCreek Church on November 22nd, 10 am - 12 pm. We have a specific need for winter supplies:
T-shirts: XL, XXL only
Jackets: L, XL, XXL only
Sweaters: L, XL, XXL only
Sleeping bags
Tents
Bottled water (cases of 24-36)
Thank you for your ongoing support and prayers!
The Lord blessed our team with several more Spanish speakers during this outreach to have a more in-depth conversation with our friend Nacho (wearing the blue hoodie). He seems genuinely thankful for the interaction. Nacho clarified that he isn't unhoused; he lives with his mother and several siblings. He also mentioned feeling a lot of pressure to drink, both from his family at home and from some of the people he encounters at the park. This is particularly challenging for him because he suffers from epileptic seizures and is on medication, which means he absolutely cannot drink alcohol. He also expressed a real fear about leaving his usual comfort zones – his home and the park. He's genuinely worried about having a seizure in an unfamiliar place and people not knowing how to help him. He accepted a pair of reading glasses from us so he could better read his Spanish pocket New Testament. We would love to encourage him further to get plugged into a Spanish fellowship that also has some medical expertise and can assist him with his seizures.
Our Central Concord team met Sophenes in Baldwin Park. He told our team that he had been in California for less than a week. He called himself a follower of Jesus, so we discussed the gospel with him, but didn't get a story of what brought him to California and homelessness. The team offered him information on a local church that he could attend the next day. They also provided him with some food and hot coffee along with prayer.
Our team had the opportunity to check in again with Aliceo. We've connected with him for several months. He has been recovering from a hand injury, and we provide him with minor medical care each time we see him. He has expressed an interest in participating in an RV Bible study, but has been elusive when Garrett tries to arrange it. I'm hopeful that the care we've shown him will foster a desire to learn more about Christ.
Here are some brief highlights of others we spoke with on November 1st:
Roy
Michael - gospel presentation
Matt - invited several times to an RV Bible Study, but has yet to participate
Bonnie
Kathy
Roger
Matt - we would love to do a Bible study with him in the near future
Kareem
Maria
Sharon - declined prayer, but seemed to be listening to the gospel as we shared
Naomi
Mario
Toni - discussed who Jesus is
Kenny - discussed the Rich Young Ruler with us.
Gloria - asked for prayer for her safety on the streets
Kelly - a prayer for health, being wise with their time
Jim
Claude - we discussed God's holiness, accepted a pocket New Testament
John
Sara - participated in another RV Bible study but requested we meet with her on Monday nights. Currently staying on the couch at a friend's house temporarily.
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Our Next Outreach is November 15th 2025
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.