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We just returned from our 3rd Annual Los Angeles-Hollywood Mission Trip, and one lesson kept showing up everywhere we went: People want to be seen. We arrived on Pentecost Sunday and spent the week studying Acts 1-4, watching how ordinary people were filled with the Holy Spirit and boldly shared the hope of Jesus. Then each day we walked out the door and saw those same truths come to life. While serving alongside Serve LA, one guest told our students how much it meant that they sat...

Yesterday I met a man who had every reason to be angry. He told me he grew up in an orphanage in Mexico. As a young man, he left everything he knew and crossed the border into America. He wasn't chasing riches or comfort. He was running from the dangers of the city where he grew up, hoping for a chance at a different life. What he found here was something he never expected. He found Jesus. As he sat across from me, he spoke about that moment with the kind of conviction that can only come...

When arriving to serve in LA, we met a 73-year-old woman sitting on the porch and spent a couple of hours listening to her story. She shared about losing both her husband and mother, suffering two strokes, and eventually finding herself homeless—something she never imagined would happen to her after years of serving others as a sheriff. She told us, “I went from helping people like this to becoming one of those people.” It was such a reminder that all of us are vulnerable to the...

Yesterday I met a 33-year-old man at Serve LA. He first stopped by asking what time meals would be served, then came back around lunch and sat at a table with a group of people I had already built relationships with. As we talked about life, pets, and the weather, the conversation turned to Jesus. The moment His name was mentioned, the man immediately began to cry. Through tears he apologized and shared that he had recently been kicked out by his parents after struggling to get his...

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We’ve officially started our third annual mission trip to Los Angeles, CA! This week, our team will be serving alongside Serve LA in Hollywood, as well as spending time in the streets sharing the love of Jesus with those we meet. Please join us in praying for the people we’ll encounter, for boldness in our students, and for hearts to be open to the gospel. We’re excited to see how God moves and look forward to sharing the stories that come out of this week. The Walk Youth...

Yesterday we went to a few different places around our community doing outreach, and it was really cool seeing how God opened doors in simple conversations throughout the day. At one apartment complex, we met several students who had never been connected with our youth group before. Some of them actually had connections with families and volunteers already involved in our ministry, which was really encouraging. One of the sweetest moments happened there when a little girl came running...

San Francisco Mission Trip Stories 2026 (Spring Break) - The Walk Youth Group at Building 229 As we compiled these stories, thank-you notes, and reflections from our San Francisco mission trip, we could not help but feel incredibly grateful for the many people who have prayed for, supported, encouraged, and loved our ministry so faithfully through the years. Union Square Stories: We approached a teenager sitting at one of the tables. He was a sophomore in high school, originally...

Yesterday was our end-of-the-year youth group, and it was a powerful way to finish the semester. We looked at Mark 5—a man whose life was completely broken, restored by Jesus, and then sent to tell others what God had done. That’s exactly what we’ve seen this year. This spring, 221 students attended, including 101 visitors in this calendar year. What an incredible blessing. We studied the book of Mark—and then watched students go out and live it. We were especially...

We were at a park near Union Square park and saw two men sitting on a bench. They were a little rough around the edges but clearly curious about what we were doing. Kealon approached them and said we were telling people about Jesus. He asked if they knew Him, and they responded, “I mean, kinda, but I have questions.” From there, he gently walked them through the gospel, explaining who God is, what sin is, and how through Jesus we can have a relationship with Him. The questions just kept...

We just got back from San Francisco, and it’s hard to fully put into words what God did this week during spring break. All week long, our students walked through the resurrection of Jesus—not just once, but through all four Gospels. They saw it from every angle. They didn’t just hear it… they understood it. And then they went out and shared it. Over and over again, they stepped into conversations with a simple question: “Have you ever thought about what would happen to you...

We went to a park near Union Square and approached a woman who at first seemed hesitant, but the moment we told her we were sharing about Jesus her face completely lit up and she said I know Jesus and I LOVE Jesus, and with tears in her eyes she began to tell us how she met Him in the middle of recovery from meth and heroin, how what she once thought was just addiction she now understands was a deep attempt to escape depression and pain, and how she discovered that only Jesus could truly...