Intern in NYC Ministry

I came to Street Life Ministries at the beginning of my walk with the Lord. I knew I needed some place that not only would hold me accountable but a place where grace, mercy, love and understanding existed.

• During my time at Street Life I learned about God's unconditional love, the importance of prayer (a fellow street lifer had a deep discussion with me about prayer because I did not know how to pray). I also learned the importance of time and how we manage it. One of the many things that I still abide by today is being 10 minutes early to everything. :) David and Robin have created a place that allows you to be discipled, a place where you can grow. Street Life has emphasized being the hands and feet for the Lord and going out onto the streets to love and minister to the lost and broken hearted. David and Robin always treated me as one of their own, I was home away from home. I'm thankful for finding Street Life and my time spent here.

I learned a lot of things at Street Life,  not just in the spiritual aspect, but even how to be a wife, how to cook and do hands on do it yourself projects...improvising and finding different solutions to solving problems, whether they are big or small. I appreciate everything you and David did for me while I was there - even the tough love moments...and I'm sure there were a lot of those! Haha.  

Hi! My name is Gaby and I am from Brazil. God called me to spend five months with SLM in 2015, and it was a time when I was confronted with the reality of the world as it is today. During this time, my heart started to radically understand what it really means to have compassion and love for the lost, and how there is no way that I could remain indifferent concerning this. While I was on the streets and in the public squares, serving and relating to the poor, homeless, and unforgotten people of the world, God showed me His heart and love, and how much His heart burns and longs for the people of NYC - and all the world - to receive and know Him. In the simple ways of serving and loving these people, God showed me how to be truly loving and compassionate. He also showed that there is no situation that is too difficult, or a heart that is too closed that God can not radically change the reality and destiny of one.. There is no doubt that this time with SLM changed my life forever. To have the opportunity to live in community as a family, to learn about submission to leadership, generosity, and even overcome challenges and barriers of language and culture. Something even more precious was the importance of investing time knowing and meditating on the word of God, having a devotional time, times of intercession, and growing with one another. This whole time made me reevaluate my life, and recognize that whether I live or die, it would be for a cause. This cause - this purpose for which I live - needs to be to know God, become like Him in the image of Christ and the expression of His love, so that I can make Him known to the world. 

"Throughout my five years on staff with Street LIFE Ministries, I experienced the most fulfilling venture I have ever taken part in.  There is an immense amount that the Lord birthed and changed in my heart and life that I could testify about, but the biggest was seeing people through the eyes of God and loving them for who they are, especially the homeless and broken.  On the more practical side, my time with SLM taught me a new level of responsibility I did not have going in, and one that I retain years later."   
~ Bobby 

I am very grateful for the five years I was able to serve with SLM. It offered so much practical, hands-on experience in which I learned how to interact with real people and meet real needs. But most of all, I learned how to walk with God. I learned how to serve the Lord is all that I do. I learned how to share my faith to the point where evangelism became a natural part of my daily life. Serving at SLM sharpened my character and equipped me to live a life centered around the great commission.