It had been a difficult week. I hadn’t slept much in several days. When I got up Sunday morning it was all I could do to fix the hundred baloney sandwiches that are my part of the Sunday breakfast we provide after worship in Derby Park. Running late as usual, I was out the door […]
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A Jesus in the Streets Christmas Banquet
Throughout the year, besides help with chemical dependency issues, our Jesus in the Streets ministry provides food and clothing, medical and housing assistance to all the individuals and families we’re privileged to serve. From door to door or park bench to street corner, individually on weekdays or collectively on Sundays and Wednesdays, we get to […]
A Jesus in the Streets Thanks-Giving
Dear Friends, I apologize for the long delay in updates from our ministry. We have had a lot of needs to attend to, more than we are able. It takes time to prepare a good report. I have just chosen lately to invest that time in the lives of those we serve here. This isn’t […]
Thankful for our Street Ministry Team
Thanks so much to everyone for your prayers for Victoria’s university entrance exams this weekend. Vicky said the first day (biology, physics, chemistry & humanities) was pretty tough. Even the national newspapers commented this was one of the toughest exams ever. Sunday (math, Portuguese & English and an essay) she said she felt a little […]
Recife Street Church on NBC News
A couple of weeks back I asked for prayers for an NBC news team coming to Recife to do a report on the Zika virus. Recife has had an alarming number of newborns with microcephaly as a result of Zika infections during the mother’s pregnancy. This was the first time I assisted a news team […]