Baptisms

Since I've been here in San Francisco we've had two baptisms! Totally awesome. Praising Jesus for the obedience of these precious friends.

These first pictures are of my sweet roommate Tessa. She had been wanting to be baptized for awhile, and asked to do it here with all of us. We all went out to Ocean Beach on a Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful couple of hours of worshipping, baptizing Tess, playing on the beach, getting wet, and praying over our friend.



David's baptism was in the backyard here, which also opens into Boedekker Park. David is a wonderful, tenderhearted young man who has decided to follow Jesus with all his heart. It was a blessing to be there that day. We all enjoyed a hot dog lunch after David was baptized by his pastor Evans. The backyard was decorated in chalk with verses and encouragements for David.

360

Many days I walk into the dining room here at the YWAM base and am greeted with a warm smile from Derek. He is a sweet older man who brings so much joy to this place. He's always cooking up something in the kitchen or chatting with someone. He is one of the students in the 360 program here. 360 is a discipleship program run YWAM SF. It is a three month program for men and woman on the street who need relationship and accountability. The name 360 represents a full circle. The purpose of the program is to bring discipleship into every area of the student's life. It is not only Bible studies and prayer, it encompasses serving others practically, learning to live in community relationships, and the staff are able to help the students with many other life skills such as CPR training and filling out job applications. It is a three-month program, though many choose to continue on longer. Please keep this ministry in your prayers as they really need more staff and resources.

360° 2.0 from YWAM SF on Vimeo.

I've really enjoyed spending time with some of the students in the program. Currently there are six. They are around the base every day and help out a lot with afternoon events and are generally part of the "family" here. Some of them live on the street, some in shelters around here. The director of the program really pours out a lot on his students and is looking forward to seeing the Lord bring more people to help with this program.