The Homeless Outreach Team had a busy Friday the 13th this past week. 51 people let us share a moment with them and pray for God to be close to them. With so many humbling moments and opportunities to share how much love and grace God has, it was an incredible night. Please join us in prayer while you read their stories below.
Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
– Please pray for Melissa who recently started attending Oasis. She saw us on the street and was thankful we told her about our new service times since she had been out of town. She’s excited to join us for Open Outreach on October 4th!
– Robert was thankful for the resource bag and appreciated our presence on the Boulevard.
– Fayo was playing “Amazing Grace” on his harmonica and asked us to pray for humanity.
– Raven, Tony and Mark asked that we pray for their finances and that they can find shelter.
– Please pray for Adrian, who is an artist on the street, was so thankful to receive water.
– William was thankful for the resource bag and the gift of food.
– PRAISE! We received a donation from a pair of Australian women who were on vacation and blown away by Jesus’ work through us on the street. We were so thankful to be blessed with such generosity.
– We were excited to bless our new friend Lynn with tacos after she had asked us for a warm meal. The Spirit lead us to use part of the generous donation to warm and nourish her body and sould. Thank you God. You are SO good!
– Please pray for Josh and Danny who were thankful to receive food and water.
– We saw our friend “Green Tea” again. He seemed calmer this week and asked that we pray for a better life and a way off the streets.
– Michael was playing the guitar when we saw him and he was so thankful for the resource bag. He asked us to pray that he can be more humble.
– Please pray for our new friend Alex who was working at one of the museums. He asked about Oasis and for our service times. Pray that we see him soon!
– Billy, a drummer on the street, was thankful for the bottle of water we gave him.
– Kenneth was thankful to receive a bag, but handed it to his friend Cleo, who was waiting at the bus stop. We went over to bless them with another bag and Cleo shared with us that she has a neuropathy disease which has left her disabled. It’s a complication of her diabetes and she is in a lot of pain. Please continue to pray for her healing and freedom from these crippling ailments.
– We saw our friend Raven and she asked that we pray for her and her husband, Melvin. She is suffering from cancer and they’re in need of finances and housing. She was thankful for the bags.
– Peter was incredibly high, but so thankful for the bag of food and that we stopped to talk to him.
– Another praise report! We had a woman stop us to ask if we were feeding the homeless and before we could get her name, she handed us money and ran off! God, bless that woman – you know her heart and how to thank her for us. We love how you love, God!
– Flora has been homeless on and off for a few months, but thankfully is on the Section 8 housing wait list. He was staying in hotels until tonight. Please pray for his safety and for a short wait on housing.
– Johnny visited the table on his scooted and was thankful for the food. Please pray for his finances and decisions.
– “Abandon” was thirsty and gave us back the food so that others who were hungry could eat. Thank you for his care and thoughts, God.
– “Crash” was thankful to receive a bag of food.
– Cody was performing yo yo tricks on the street and was excited to see us – he remembered it was Friday and that it was “green shirt night”!
– Danny and Josh were walking their dog, Eddie, and stopped us for food. They were thankful that Oasis is always out on Fridays to feed them and to pray with them. They both asked us to pray in thanksgiving that they are blessed with friendship, the companionship of their dog and for the food we gave them.
– Johnathan asked us to pray for guidance and focus as he begins the enlisting process for the military.
– Bruce was going through the trash when we saw him and thanked us for the food and asked that we pray for world peace.
– Our friend Gio got a resource bag and his weekly prayer request for a good night and safety. Please pray that God continues to work in his heart and such praise and thanks that he keeps coming to us for prayer.
– We saw our always happy friend Moses! He once again asked that we pray for the others on the street and for world peace.
– Styles asked us to pray for his health and that his asthma attacks would stop.
– Jamie thanked us over and over and over again for the resource bag we gave him!
– Javier was collecting cans when we saw him and he was so thankful for the resource bag.
– Art was excited to see us, but prefered prayer for the world rather than himself and was thankful to be doing well.
– D’Angelo asked us to pray for his (and our) friend Gio.
– Eden, our friend who sells the light up toys and speaks Spanish, asked us to pray for her sore throat and thanked us for the resource bag.
– Mark was so thankful for a fresh pair of socks and a bag of food!
– Higgins was thankful for the bag of food and asked about our service times and that we’d pray his luck would turn around.
– “Mr. Muscles” stopped by just to chat. He didn’t want any food, but just someone to talk to. Please pray for his lonliness and that he will receive God’s love and comfort in his life.
– Johnny, or Optimus Prime, came by for a Gatorade and asked that we pray for his financial situation and that he gets a job.
– Edwin asked us to pray with him for God to walk beside him and for his life to change.
– Murray the Magician was having a slow night and came over for a prayer and a chat.
– Our friend Mike, who usually doesn’t take any food, finally took an MRE and a peach! We were blessed to be a blessing to him and we just love seeing him.
– Jake, as usual, was cheerful and positive! He was excited for the resource bag and asked that we pray for the safety of everyone in Hollywood and for his heart.
– William was thankful for the resource bag and prayed that we continue our good work on the streets of Hollywood.
– Al was very sweet and asked that we pray for his family.
– Our dear friend Jose was thankful to see us and asked that we pray for his parents health and that he finds a job soon.
Thank you for praying with us, Oasis family!