Hope680

Our North Concord team had the opportunity to speak with Ryan. Ryan said he is a believer and reads the Bible, but has never made a decision to follow Christ. Ryan said he is hesitant, due to all of the suffering in the world, and questioned why God's wrath occurs. Our team gave him a gospel tract that tackles this very topic. We explained to Ryan that the cause of suffering is sin, that God allows suffering to draw us closer to Him, and that there needs to be justice for sin. We presented the gospel to Ryan, encouraging him to place his trust in and follow Jesus. We asked Ryan to continue reading his Bible and we prayed for him. Please pray with us that the Lord would give saving faith to Ryan, and lead him to live a life of obedience in Christ.

Our Antioch team had the opportunity to speak with Sara. Sara has participated in a Bible study with us in the past. We had a good conversation with her, and she opened up a lot about her life. Sara believes there must be a higher power, because she had thought of ending her life on numerous occasions and had been stopped each time. Our team was able to share with her that no matter how bad things are in life, Jesus is our sure hope, and that He is waiting for her to trust and let Him guide her through her hard times. We were able to share the gospel with her, and repeatedly pointed her to Christ. Please pray with us that she would desire to participate in more Bible study sessions with us, that we are able to reconnect with her, and that she finds comfort and hope in our Savior.

Our Antioch team had the opportunity to speak with Chris, Bianca, Esteban and Danny. We had a good conversation with Chris and Esteban, and we were able to share the gospel with them. Chris and Esteban could articulate that they knew they shouldn't be making certain life choices, including the use of drugs. Chris recognizes that drug use has negatively affected her mental health and is requesting prayer. We pray that their conviction leads them to desire help for their addiction struggles, for their mental health and most importantly a desire to follow Him.

Our Martinez team had the opportunity to speak with Kevin (shown) and Frankie. Kevin was not very coherent but said he has been living on the streets for 45 years, and cannot imagine not being on the streets. Kevin requested the team to read him a devotion from Our Daily Bread, but then repeatedly interrupted while they were trying to share the gospel with him. Kevin refused prayer and would not accept any Bible or resources that were offered. Frankie explained that he found himself homeless after having problems with a past girlfriend. The team prayed with Frankie and provided him with a copy of Our Daily Bread. Please pray with us that the Lord would soften Kevin's heart to future gospel conversations. Please also pray that Frankie would have the desire to follow Christ, and the conviction that leads him to read his devotional.

Calling all Volunteers!
We have an urgent need for bagged lunch sign-ups for our Saturday, June 6th outreach!
We need 100 bagged lunches. That could be achieved if 5 people/families signed up to bring 20 bagged lunches and delivered them to our Hope680 office on Saturday morning.
If you aren’t able to assist, would you please share this need with others? You can share this post or spread the word.

Please signup here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49AEAE2BA4FDC16-60727046-hope680

Thank you for supporting our ministry!

UPDATE: All bagged lunch slots have been filled for 6/6... Praise God!! Thank you to everyone who helped meet this need! If you would like to consider signing up to help with one of our summer outreaches, there are still slots that need to be filled. Thank you for supporting our ministry!

We are excited to announce that registration is OPEN for our 4th Annual Walk-a-thon Fundraiser!!

Join Us in Making a Difference – One Step at a Time!

Please join us for this FREE event filled with fun for the whole family!
Our Walk-a-thon consists of a leisurely walk around the beautiful Lafayette Reservoir, a delicious hot breakfast, and fellowship. Please prayerfully consider registering and helping raise money for our ministry. We would love to spend the morning with you!

Get registered TODAY and join us on Saturday, September 12th at 9am at the Lafayette Reservoir!

https://www.hope680.org/walkathon2026

We would also appreciate if you helped up spread the word, so that we can reach our 2026 fundraising goal! We can't wait to see you there!

Our north Concord team had the opportunity to speak with Kelly and Matt. Kelly is a believer in Christ and wanted the team to pray for Matt's health. Matt suffered a traumatic injury awhile back, and still has large lacerations with deep tissue exposure on his stomach area. Matt is not a believer, but was open to praying with us. Please pray for Matt's salvation, and for healing for his wounds.

Our central Concord team had the opportunity to speak with Matt again (not shown). In our last prayer update, we asked for prayer that Matt would be open to participating in a future Bible study with us; and praise the Lord, he told us today that he is willing to participate during our next outreach! We have known Matt for a couple of years, and have been increasingly encouraged by the progress we've seen in our interactions with him. We believe the Lord has used these interactions to soften Matt's heart toward the gospel, and we would really like to dive deeper into God's word with him. Please pray with us that this Bible Study with Matt occurs during our next outreach!

950+ Blessing Bags!
We are amazed and so thankful for everyone who supported our Blessing Bag donation drive! With the help of some wonderful volunteers, we were able to fill over 950 blessing bags. Blessing Bags help create a bridge for us to enter into deeper gospel conversations with the homeless. This potentially gives us 950+ gospel-sharing opportunities! Praise God, and may He be glorified in these efforts!

Our Vallejo team had the opportunity to share the gospel with Melissa. She had been wearing very little, so the team provided her with fresh clothing, and one of our volunteers gave her the sweatshirt that he had been wearing. Melissa said she struggles with drug addiction, and she really wants her children back in her life. She added that her friend, Rosa, had stepped on a nail and injured her foot, so the team provided medical supplies for Rosa. As part of our time together, we prayed with her. Please pray with us for Melissa's drug addiction struggles, for reunification with her children, and for her salvation. Please also pray for healing and salvation for Rosa.