Are you shouting in the wilderness?

Are you shouting in the wilderness?

In John 1:23 John the baptist said “I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, “Clear the way for the Lord’s coming!”  Holy Bible, NLT. I read this a few mornings ago and the question came to me, “am I doing as John the Baptist did?”  Am I letting people know about Jesus?  What He […]

Meet the success

Meet the success

I got to meet Vesta today.  I’ve heard a lot of great things about her, but I had not gotten the chance to meet her.  Vesta was living life on the street when she and Pastor Andy met.  During some of that time she was also pregnant. I can’t really put into words what it […]

Battle on the front lines

Battle on the front lines

    The longer I’m at Church on the Street the more I see the true meaning of spiritual warfare.  There is a true war going on for the hearts, souls and lives of those the are living on the street.  Think of them as the walking wounded.  Living in this condition exposes these men […]

Reconciliation letter

Reconciliation letter

We recently received a letter back from a man that we assisted in reconciling with his wife.  He was living on the street and, in God’s timing, came to Church on the Street to ask for help with getting back home to his wife. We never know how God will use this ministry and it’s […]

COTS update for September 11

COTS update for September 11

Another great day at Church on the Street.  It’s actually so peaceful around here today that there’s not much to write.  If you search for us on Youtube you’ll find our latest report from the street that was published today. It’s hard to keep up with all of the things that could be reported in […]

Service is a daily task

Service is a daily task

There are many well meaning people out there that decide to give of their time on occasion.  They may serve at a soup kitchen, give out lunch bags in an inner city park, hand out clothes, etc.  It’s kind of like a kinder, gentler drive by. But we are not called to occasional service.  We […]