October 18th Prayer Update
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
During our October 18th outreach, our teams distributed:
4 English Bibles
2 Spanish language Bibles
2 Cross-Talking Books
Just as a reminder, there is a 'Hope for the Holidays' event being hosted by NorthCreek Church on November 22nd, 10 am - 12 pm. Supplies needed particularly for winter can be dropped off as we head into the colder months. Here is a specific list of needs:
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!
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. Our team walked into the hospital with Marlon to ensure they would check him in and treat his finger. They insisted on checking all his bags and pockets prior to entry. Evidently, they had seen Marlon for previous injuries, so they had a patient file for him. Our team used the extra time to talk to him about Jesus. We pray healing for his finger but more especially forgiveness from sin and new life through a relationship with the Savior.
At a bus stop in North Concord, our team stopped to talk to two men: Tony in the purple hat, and "Psycho Dave" in the green hat. Tony was quietly listening while we had a conversation with "Psycho Dave.” Dave shared about a few of the various trials in his life and that he had a near-death experience. He held up a check for us, written out for $78,000, that looked legitimate but it seemed that the banks weren't accepting for whatever reason. He accepted a Bible from our team and heard the gospel. He did seem more interested in talking then listening. Pray that in future encounters he would be more interested in listening to the gospel presented to him.
In North Concord, our team spent time ministering to Kevin. He moves his cot and personal items from place to place around town. He asked us to pray for his housing situation. He is always friendly with our team and is happy to talk about Jesus. He has a regular job at McDonald's. We would love to see Kevin regularly attend a local church and come to a saving faith in Jesus.
Our NorthCreek team ventured down a long canal trail and made their way across the creek. We found a small encampment of all Spanish speakers. Our team didn't have a Spanish speaker assigned, so they did their best to communicate using Google Translate. Raphael accepted a Spanish Bible, and Maria was thankful to receive the practical items our team offered. We desire to have a Spanish speaker assigned to each of our teams for these occasions. If you speak Spanish and have a heart for evangelism, we would love to have you participate in our ministry.
Jim lives out of his blue Mustang convertible in Martinez. He seemed familiar with the gospel and was willing to take a large print Bible from our team and open it immediately. He also accepted a bagged lunch and a cup of hot coffee. Our team had a good conversation with Jim and prayed for him. Please pray with us that future encounters with Jim will enable further gospel conversations.
Please pray these individuals read the Bibles they received.
Matt
Kasey - has his own Bible
"Psycho" Dave
Raphael (Spanish Bible)
Oscar (Spanish Bible)
Rich
Jim
Tommy
Sara
Pray for those who were friendly but declined Bibles.
John
Roger
Roger 2
Roy
Nacho
Bonnie
Sharon
Marlon
Kevin
Tony
Miguel
Bree
Maria
Sergio
Chris
Kevin
Liz
Steve
Ray
Lee
Mike
David
Pray for those who were closed to conversation, that God would soften their hearts before our next outreach.
David
Chris
Daisy
Phil
Bradly
JOIN US!
Our Next Outreach is November 1st 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.