Tonight was a really good night. We had 8 people from school that went and we had a lot of good conversations with people. Some of the people we were able to talk to were Bruce, Greg, Ray, and a couple other people who we just had a little small talk with. I was able to talk to Bruce, he was a little drunk like he normally is and he has a slurred speech, he told us that he really appreciated that we were just there to talk to him and that we were his friends. It was really encouraging to see him notice that we are there to just talk to him and spend time with him. Hopefully he can see the love we have for him through Christ and will turn his life around and give it to God. We got to talk to Greg again and he was encouraging to talk to. He is taking a class at the local Y that helps people get jobs. I pray that he can find a job soon and get off the street. I told him that he should come to visit Messiah sometime and next week we might come up and pick him up on Saturday and have him come and visit. That should be really exciting. I was also able to give him a sleeping bag tonight because some of his stuff got stolen, though he still maintains a good attitude. The last guy, Ray, I wasn't able to talk to but there was a group of the guys that went over to talk to him. They were able to pray for him and he seemed to open up even though he was a little drunk. Hopefully we made an impact on him.
As you can see drinking is a major issue with a lot of the people on the streets. They turn to drinking as their source of hope and not to God. Our prayer is that they see God and Christ as their hope and savior and that we can show them the love of Christ. Tonight we were able to pray for both Bruce and Ray and I ask that you can pray for them also. Also keep Greg in your prayers that he can find a job and give praise that he is looking to serve the Lord.
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