The following video was first posted on the Facebook Samson Missions Page on August 6:
It was like Frontline Ministry at New Song Community Church all over again! Actually, I've been getting to do a lot of those activities we used to do when we did street ministry back in the day on the glorious Southern California coast. But it was on this night that I was reminded of my roots. I remember those outreaches, setting up our station with coffee, soup, bread, clothes, and Bibles...walking around and approaching any and everyone to join us, asking them if they needed prayer or if they just wanted to talk or have a snack. Our team back then experienced so much craziness...so much Jesus. It was an amazing season.
Without even thinking about it, that same approach to relationship building and discipleship just kind of started to happen in the streets of the Greater Metro Manila Area, but this time through the initiative of our team, not me. Sure, it might be attributed to spending so much time together, the type of people who gravitate toward our ministry, and maybe even because the need is so obvious, but still, I am proud of these guys for leading the way.
So what you're seeing here is a time of worship singing a Tagalog song called "Mahal na Mahal Kita Panginoon" with Eldrin at the guitar (his wife was our language teacher over 11 years ago and they've been serving as leaders on our team). Jerry conducted a Bible study using an approach he's familiar with that we used when he first became a believer in Catanduanes. I gave my testimony. Our first responder rescue crew was on duty so they had the ambulance parked on the street, but were also a part of the discipleship effort. At night there is always a designated team ready to respond when the city dispatches for an emergency. The other members of our group who help run the ministry were on hand to give out juice and noodles and to fellowship with all those around.
The reason we have this "street fellowship" is because our night volunteers have built relationships with a homeless group some weeks before as they conducted their rounds. You can't get more Frontline Ministry than that! Enjoy the clip and thanks again for your prayers!