an experiment…and an amazing experience

New children at VBS, new stories told at Kids’ Club, more websites constructed, more socks and granola bars distributed in the Haight, lots of “collected church junk” cleaned out and at least two new believers due to the sharing of the Gospel by the evangelism team.  It has been a very full past two days.

Our concerts at Union Square were very well-attended.  The sun was out….and when the sun comes out in SF, people come out.  Our kids did a great job connecting with people afterward and met many Christians, many international visitors, and were able to share their testimonies and pray with several people.

Today we sang at the SF Rescue Mission and afterward set about to minister in a brand new way.  We have learned a 74 second Song of Blessing.  We divided into 7 teams and each team set out to find people on the street in the Tenderloin district and “bless them.”  We sang to homeless, shop owners, people obviously under the influence, people who spoke no English, and even police officers.  There were huge smiles, tears and eyes full of gratitude for the few moments we were able to stop, sing and offer to pray with people.  My team of 7 sang to more than 25 people on our 45 minute jaunt.  So, multiplied by 7, that’s a lot of people touched.  There is such a pervasive presence of evil, a sense of hopelessness, and a longing for connection in this place called The Tenderloin….but we know that we were able to bless many in the name of the Lord.  It was an emotional, but uplifting experience for us all.

Specific prayer requests for Thursday…VBS decision service at 11:30 a.m…..ministering to the lonely and ill at Laguna Honda Hospital.

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