Healthy Food for the Soul

"When does the Spice Up worship service start?"
We love this kind of question. Jenny wanted to be sure not to miss this opportunity to worship Jesus and listen to his words. It was obvious that this was an event she planed for in her schedule that day. During the whole sermon she listened attentively to what was being said. She reminded us of a parched sponge absorbing every single drop of water that is poured on it.

Christy loves to sing but still she was very skeptical when we handed out the song booklets. Her previous experiences in worshiping God were very much associated with boredom . After the second song she exclaimed with an excited voice:"Let's sing one more song." She just couldn't believe how life-giving it can be to sing for God.
While she was listening to the preaching she often would think out loud and try to grasp what was said. At one point she said in a voice that was both awe struck and kind of bitter at the same time:" Why was I taught so wrong in the past?"

This is the purpose of our Spice Up worship service that we hold every Monday evening at the Cream and Sugar trailer. We want to provide the opportunity for our young friends from the streets to meet the living God. After several years ministering to them we realized that the conventional pattern of
1. Evangelism
2. Conversion
3. Discipleship
doesn't work so well on the streets. We first need to disciple them in order to lead them to the cross. Often homeless people know the bible inside out and are fed up with religious and boring preachings. Their understanding about God and his word is very much perverted and we noticed the need for healthy, defined and life-giving spiritual teachings that are made alive through the Holy Spirit

Constant dripping wears the stone; we are convinced that many of these young people will eventually break through and find real life in Jesus.