DAYTONA STREETS

We are starting to get tuned into some really good ministry on the streets here. We have started hitting an area where the homeless, drug addicts, prostitutes and alcoholics go to a mission where they are fed lunch. Between 11:oo and 1:00 you can see 150-200 people pass through this area. The stories of these people are the same as the people in Chicago (Lower Wacker Dr.) or Washington Gardens in Elkhart, Indiana or Maple St. in Pennsylvania or The Mission in Durham, North Carolina. I could name many more but again, the message is the same. Drugs and alcohol are ruining peoples lives. The economy also has a major effect down here also. Many of the people that we have talked to have been involved in the building profession. People can not afford living in condos and building new houses so new building has hit a drastic slow down. With this people give up and turn to alcohol or drugs instead of turning to the one that they need and of course that is JESUS!!

Today it was Eileen and I accompanied by a new RAVEN recruit, Cindy Robinson. Cindy was led to this area because she has a passion for the lost on the streets and also a passion to be discipled in the Word of God. She has a true servants heart and was very helpful this past Saturday in our outreach in Hollywood, Florida. The three of us ministered the Word from the time we stepped out of the van non stop for 2 hoiurs. Pastor Troy and I had an awesome time ministering in this area last week.

We have many things going on in the near future:

• Our daily street outreach
• Daytona Nights (Saturday evenings on SeaBreeze)
• We will be hooking up the Daytona Outreach Center on a Thursday evening in the near future to provide praise and worship and food to the same people that we minister to daily.
• December 8th will be heading back to southern Florida to the inner city of Miami for the "Block Party in the Hood". We will be hooking up with some awesome brothers and sisters in the Lord that we met in Hollywood.
• We will be having our first Saturday afternoon outreach in nearby Holly Hill, Fl. one week from Saturday.

It took a little while to get the ball rolling down here due to putting other things ahead of focusing on "Kingdom Business". We were getting so wrapped up in when we were going to get into our apartment that we got out of focus. Matthew 6:33 says to "seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and then He will add everything else unto us". We do not have our own place to live yet but we are going to keep our focus where it needs to be. It is amazing how much getting our spoiled flesh uncomfortable can change our lives. We are going to take this time of trials and move closer to JESUS!!!

We apologize that we have not corresponded very well in the past 7 weeks that we have been here. That will change very soon!! We thank those of you that have continued to contribute to our ministry. With the move and change of address we have only received about 25% of the contributors that committed to staying hooked up with us financially. We are hit the hardest by gas prices ($100 a stop) and we have to eat out more than we want because of not having our own kitchen. What I am saying is that we continue to pray that you will help us financially on a monthly basis if possible. We are missionaries in our own country. Many people are always more ready to give if it is to missionaries in a foreign country. Help is so much needed in our own country with not only us but all that will get out to reach the lost.

Please continue to pray for the entire ministry. We see many here that have given everything up to serve the King of Kings. We are very happy to be in this new land to serve HIM!!!!

We are using Pastor Troy and Melanie's address if you would like to send a contribution or you can go to www.BigGrace.com and use PayPal. All you need to do is state that the donation is for us. Their address is:

1117 Shockney Lane

Ormond Beach, FL. 32174