Off to Brazil

Sorry that I don't really have the time right now to give ya'll a real update, but I'm leaving today to go to Brazil for two weeks with Street Life. Please be praying and I'll try to get you a better update (with some pics) when I return.

God bless and thanks for your prayers. Love ya.

From what I know of the NYPD, this isn't normal

God clearly gave my team some favor today in Jamaica Queens. When we were leaving we needed to briefly illegally park the van at a bus stop to load the prayer station. As we were finishing, a police car pulled up behind us and three officers got out and approached me asking who the driver was (which I was not). I explained that the driver was in the driver's seat but that if anyone needed to be yelled at, I should be that person. I proceeded to explain who we were and what we were doing. Something shifted. They said “oh its with the church,” I replied “yes.” They gave each other a little shrug, said it was ok, and promptly walked back to their car. I said “God bless” and also didn't stick around.

Crazy stuff. Maybe I didn't explain this incident well enough, but we certainly received God's favor.

Drive-Up Prayer in Harlem

Just thought this was interesting and unique today.

We were doing a prayer station on a sidewalk in Harlem and this car pulled up right in front of us. Two guys got out and calmly walked over to me and asked for prayer (semi normal behavior for someone who's just walking by). They wanted to ask God for wisdom. So, I prayed for them. They seemed grateful and thanked me. Then they proceeded to get back in their car and drive away.

Summer outreach has begun

Teams come to Street Life Ministries almost every week during the summer. The day usually begins with a worship and teaching time and then we take them into the streets to help the poor, do prayer stations, or help at soup kitchens. This is a pic of our first team. They were a small team from Louisiana. This morning they left and already another team is here. The typical team size is 25-30.