He that dwelleth in the secret, hidden, defensed place of the most High, in the shadowed defense of the Almighty shall he be lodged for the night. This is my more literal translation of the first verse of Psalm 91. What maturing Christian does not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the familiar Christmas hymns contains the lyric: “Snow had fallen — snow on snow, snow on snow…” Well, New York City doesn’t typically see the “bleak midwinter” of, say, northern Vermont or central...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Is it Saturday already? O yes. Time for another blog-post. What a busy week we’ve had! Trying to enumerate the number of inches of snow or the number of days below freezing would be pointless. Our cargo van broke down with ignition-problems...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We’ve had a chilly past week-and-a-half here in the city. Only Monday (January 27) did temperatures climb above freezing – until yesterday when things warmed up again. Temporary staff member Ryan Hurd announced today that he will be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Where can I begin to explain or detail all the work of this ministry at this point in the ministry’s existence? New York Gospel Mission was started in 1895 by Dr. Bernard Angel, a Jewish man who sought to preach the Gospel to his brethren,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Gasoline. Gas is in short supply. Gas is needed for the vehicles in order to pickup the food from 3 Trader Joe's throughout the day and distribute it to the needy areas of the City. Gas is also needed to keep our portable generator running for heat a [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Last week we had over 430 and probably will have nearly 500 by week's end. We are having 8-12 new people in every Sunday and Thursday evening service. We asked the people how many they are helping with the food they receive and the best estima [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Greetings friends! We have a new ministry video available from the New York Gospel Mission. Watch this short 10-minute video to get a taste of the active outreach ministry that we are involved with. Please contact us to schedule a time for your... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This week we had the joy of seeing two people put their trust in Christ and this Saturday Lord willing we will baptize seven people at Brighton Beach. I am looking forward to this service. [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
We had six individuals respond to the gospel tonight with an upraised hand and publically confess before others that Jesus is Lord. Yesterday we made a trip to the ocean and baptized two individuals. Two weeks from now we will have anothe [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
