Matthew 24 ministry update

Matthew 24 Ministry update.

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. (1Thess 5:1-6)


NEW LIFE OUTREACH MINISTRY UPDATE.

NEW LIFE STREET TEAM. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Cor 15:58)

I am happy to report (and I praise God) that by His grace our street team continues to grow each year, right now we have a total of 5-6 men and woman from our congregation that serve in the street team and that does not including another six that I work with from other churches. Our street ministry is currently undergoing three different outreaches.

• M-24 at the High Schools. Every Friday for the last three months we have been going to our local High Schools, thus far we have spent a month at each location West Covina High, Baldwin Park High, La Puente High and we are now out South Hills High.
  

I have found that the young kids at the high school for the most part are very open and willing to engage in conversation. We have been blessed to share the gospel with countless numbers of high school kids. I enjoy seeing how the Lord uses this ministry to open the doors to share the gospel with those who generally do not attend church. Please note: we are now going to start video taping our encounters at the high schools.

• Hollywood outreach every first Saturday of the month.
  

Every first Saturday of the month I take our street team down to Hollywood Blvd. I enjoy Hollywood Blvd because you get all walks of life there, people from every nation, tribe and tongue. We have shared with Europeans, Germans, Muslims, Jews, Persians, rich men, poor men, intellectuals, atheists, proud men, humble men and the list goes on and on. Some listen, some laugh, some reject, some mock but some really walk away thinking about what Jesus has done for mankind by His life, death and resurrection. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow... and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil 2:10-11)

• West Covina outreach every 3rd Saturday of the month.
  

This is new, every 3rd Saturday of the month we will be focusing our attention on evangelizing in the city of West Covina such as local parks, skate parks and movie theaters.

M-24, the TRUTH PROJECT, Outreach/Conference . Exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 1:4b (Drew and I are working on this and have set a time line of about 3-4 months)

• The Truth Project in our local High Schools.
  

I believe the Lord has been opening doors for us to take the Truth Project to the high schools. I am currently getting a hold of the Christian clubs and teachers to talk to them about showing selected episodes of the truth project. With the goal of getting two to three local high school Christian clubs involved with the truth project. The over all goal is to have an outreach/conference with the TRUTH PROJECT and the High School kids.

• Truth Project outreach/conference at our local community center.
  

If the Lord opens the doors (which I believe He has already started to) this outreach/conference could really make an impact on the high school kids for time and eternity. The over all goal would be to hold a four hour conference at our local community center inviting the high schools involved, they would then invite there friends and family to come and watch selected episodes of the TRUTH PROJECT. It would be a free event where we would provide a lunch and have a Question and Answer after wards. (This would be a good way to engage our community with the truth of Gods word)

New Outreach Ministry. (I am very excited to announce this new opportunity and new outreach)

• Apartment Complex outreach. Goal is to hold an outreach in at least 6 complexes a year. The overall vision is simple, we go on site feed them, take acoustic guitars, a team of counselors and I would share the gospel.
  

Again this is one of the most exciting things I have to update you guys on. I have been looking into and talking with different apartment complex's to see if we could have some form of outreach in there complex. Our target complex right now is the Mona Loa which has a total of 80 units. I just sat down with the management of the Mona Loa this last Tuesday, I let them know what it is we wanted to do and to my amazement they where more then willing to let us do an outreach on site (I praise God). They just now have to get the owner to approve it (Please keep this in prayer, this could be an amazing way to reach into our community.) Please note: I am looking into other complex’s as well.

M-24 and missions trips.

• Matthew 24 and missions trips.
  

My wife and I will be in the mission field from January 31 2009 till February 6th 2009. We will be going to the state of Zacatecas Mexico particularly the "Circle of Silence." They call it the circle of silence because there are no established bible teaching Christian churches. Our intentions this year is to make a few trips down to Zacatecas, specifically, the areas between Jerez and Juanchorrey (mainly a stream of rural "ranchos" that reach into the "serros" (mountains), with a long term 5yr goal to disciple, teach and train others in the community to serve the Lord. Please note: I have established a connection with an organization called Biblical Ministries Worldwide and will be meeting with a family that is already living in the region.

"Let no mans heart fail him and let us be courageous and bold. And as the conflict rages, turn your anxious gaze from the battle below, where, enshrouded in smoke, the faithful fight in garments rolled in blood. And lift your eyes above where the Savior lives and pleads, for while He intercedes, the cause of God is safe. Let us fight as if it all depended upon us, but let us look up and know that it all depends upon Him". (C.H.Spurgeon)