Skid Row - Patrick and Jonah Project Feature
Written by Carter Theis
By the end of the trip, we had met with almost everyone you could think of: Housing Coordinators, Substance Abuse Councilors, Street “Celebrities,” Homeless people, Drug Dealers, CEO’s, Pastors and Street Ministers. We learned that the first real need for Skid Row is to assist those who are already down there working everyday to make a difference in people’s lives. Most of them are under funded. Nevertheless, they have dedicated their lives to assisting the poor and the addicted, so they know what works and what doesn’t.
Meeting Patrick and his crew was a particularly interesting experience. As we’ve always said, our plan for Skid Row was to have “no plan.” We wanted to see how God would lead us once we set foot on the streets. But as we got out of the car and stood on the streets all kinds of stuff happened: threats to harm us, burn our car, and a woman crying and asking for new pants cause she had just urinated on herself.
We left soon after that, overwhelmed with emotion and a little fear. But later that night we regrouped, prayed, and Uli searched youtube for anyone that was connected to Skid Row. That’s how we found Patrick.
Uli found his website (www.jonahproject.org), called him up and told him our situation. He agreed to meet us the very next day and take us into Skid Row. This video shows the time we spent with Patrick throughout the week and specifically the very day we met.
*Editors Note*
It’s important to note that not only was Patrick the guy that brought us in to Skid Row, but he also brought us in WITH the camera. It was his confidence and familiarity with San Julian St. that allowed us to openly film on the streets, despite those early threats of violence.
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Freakin’ awesome, bro!!! Keep preachin’ the Gospel!!! The Jonah Project looks amazing and we’ll be praying for God’s hand of anointing and power on these guys.
Amazing. I’m so proud of you guys! Favor and blessing. more and more.
YEA!!! Mulder my new friend!!!
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Preach the gospel… He IS alive!!!
I lived on skidd row LA for over a year and it was quite an experience to say the least !!!!! LOL,LOL,LOL !!!! Go there if you want God to prick your heart to the need for ground zero gospel living and service to our King Jesus ! Every church in America should send thier ministers to experience real needs that people today face who many of have or are fallen solierds of the cross of Christ …yeah preachers and x pastors living in Missions program and on the streets too ! I was one of them ,but thanks be to God I am on my way back to the ARK of safety in Jesus Christ !!! Prayer without ceasing for the church to remain humble and real not puffed up with pride and false I.D of our self but only glory in the Lord and the power of His might !