Neighborhood Conversations

Jakin and I (Ryan) were paired up this night. Typically, I am solo, with the rest of the family in pairs. Seven family members don’t divide evenly by two! Laura was out of town and two of our kids were at a church youth group. I have had a reputation for getting in to LONG conversations. Jakin jokingly said it would be neat to…

Grace and I (Jakin) met a Catholic man named Hazel. He told us he isn’t very involved in his faith. I was able to encourage him to spend time with God by reading the Bible. I told him that most people would rather spend time watching something on TV or doing…

As we drove onto a street to park, a woman named Rita was in her drive way with her husband. She was looking at us as we parked, so I (Ryan) waved. My family usually assigns me the task of speaking to anyone outside. I tend to do really well at just walking up and starting…

I (Ryan) met a guy named Cesar. I spoke with him across the yard as he was grilling. I explained that we were in the neighborhood praying for people. He didn’t seem interested as I was talking over his barking dog, so I told him I had some verses to encourage him in his faith. He then…

When we go out, we drive to our location, then we pray in the van before exiting. As I was praying that day I said, God you can move people and bring people to where you need them to hear your message. I also said I was excited to see what God was going to do that day. Raul was…

Daniel – Laura and Bekah met him recently. After talking for a while, he shared his testimony. A year and a half ago he needed a surgery. The doctors only gave him a 10% chance of survival. During the operation he either died or had a vision where these evil spirits were…

Hello dear friends, We spent the month of October away from Yuma. The church we attend near Yuma has a couple of sister churches in some smaller towns east. We went to the towns of Tacna & Hyder. It was a refreshing change of pace to be in the quiet of the desert and to be able to…

My daughter Grace and I knocked on a door 2 months ago and met a young mom from Kentucky. She has a troubled past and she was very encouraged by our prayers and that we really cared. God has been working on her heart, way before we showed up that day. She thought…