Where Dreams For Many Come True

Today at the Dream Center we started our week of assignments.

We began our day getting a tour of the Dream Center. Trying to get our minds around everything that this ministry does is a tad impossible but I'll do my best to share a few things with you.

• We saw the Food Trucks that take food to over 30 different sites every week. 
• We toured the fitness gym, basketball gym and studio that is open to the community.
• We walked through the Food Bank, which is the largest non-profit food bank in L.A. County. 
• We glimpsed the His Hands Extended Thrift Store, opened every Thursday where the community can shop for clothing and hygiene products. 

Genuinely, our hearts were overwhelmed with the volume of need and the aggressiveness with which this ministry endeavors to address those needs, in the Name of Jesus. 

This morning, we walked the neighborhood picking up trash check out the before and after pictures of one of the places we worked) and hearing the testimonies of three of the men in the discipleship program. Whether raised in privilege of a North Hollywood home or homeless from Long Island Beach, these men were radically changed by the Gospel (and, are being changed). An unexpected opportunity to bless someone happened while we were picking up trash. A woman with a flat tire broke down right where we were cleaning. Bill, Mark and others helped her put on the spare and get her on her way. 

This afternoon, we got to go out with the Food Truck to two locations in the city. We unloaded the trucks, stacked the food, bagged the food, and handed it out. Many of our team had the opportunity to pray for people with needs. Each place we were met by wonderful people who appreciated our venture into their gang-infested neighborhoods to give away (yes, I said give away) much needed food. Not sure how to describe the sense of meeting the practical needs for whom Jesus died. It's hard to beat a day like that.

At the first location we visited, we got to pray for a woman suffering many things. We gathered around her and Peter led us in prayer. We are believing God to bring great healing into her life.

Tonight, it's Family Night at the Dream Center so the men have a service here on the campus; the women will travel to Angeles Temple for their service.

Keep the prayers coming. Share your thoughts and comments with us. We'd love to hear from home.

Love you guys! Pastor Arlena