Due to the fact that our Ministry reaches out primarily to the houseless population, we never really know if we'll see the same faces again the following week. Each week can be a totally different sea of faces. There are those 'regulars' who choose to stay in the same responsibility-free lifestyle that keep coming back for a free handout, but then there are those few who are in a rut, fallen on hard times and for whatever reasons... those people catch your attention. As such was the two brothers, Daniel & Kieth, whom we first met June 2010. Daniel was in really bad shape, as was his brother. We last saw those men the following August before they just vanished.
Tonight Daniel was back. His life has radically changed. He sadly informed Amanda and I of Kieth's passing last year, but that he is doing really well compared to the last time we saw each other. Daniel is 100% sober and doing side-work for a church on as-needed terms. He's befriended a Pastor and has given his heart to Jesus Christ. Word on the the streets got to him that our Ministry was still around, so he took the 1.5hr bus ride to pay us a visit and grab a bite to eat. It was totally an answered prayer to see this new man! It's very sad though, to hear of his brother.
Another long time buddy from the area is Justice. I'd last heard of some tragic incident happening to him but had no way of knowing whatever happened to him. Justice had come to church with us before and he's such an impressionable guy, there's no way anybody could ever forget him... He showed up tonight with great reports too! Justice has also since given his heart to Christ and is currently living at SDRM too! He's attending church services regularly and working on getting his license to be a hair stylist. He encouraged me so much, by mentioning the impact that our Ministry had on him and he recalls the moment that GOD started working on him. Glory be to the King of Kings!
All was well tonight. Alot of really cool things happened. I shared another verse that was from shared this morning from our Pastor, and I kinda included my own style into it so that our attendees would be able to apply it better to their own lives. It worked because 7 or 8 people confessed their sins and gave their hearts to Jesus Christ tonight!
Two other guys who we've befriended are Sean and Drew. We noticed their absence almost 2 months ago. Tonight those two guys also came sharing good reports... no they haven't turned to Christ yet, but both of them have found work in this economy and are living in a hostel downtown, really close to the SDRM. They even made an attempt to visit Paul at the SDRM, and what I can only hope would turn into an extended visit that casually flows into a church service... but they were unsuccessful in visiting their friend.
The events of tonight have really re-kindled my fire and GOD has given me so much encouragement to see some of the fruit from our labor.
