Homeless become hopeful at Life Restored Church.
They got a break from the streets and a new chance at
becoming amazing citizens.
“Our focus has always been the
westside,” he says. “That was always
my people and where I’m from. Some
said, ‘Plant the church in the suburbs
to have more of an outreach.’ I felt the
church’s core and DNA needed to be
reaching the down and out. When we
moved into the building, most of
people we encountered were homeless.
“We’ve told church leaders that we
all need to do more to help the
homeless,” Pastor Alex says. “We’re
working to offer more meals per week,
showers, and inspiring other pastors to
do more than the bare minimum. I
answered these leaders’ questions and
explained: the homeless aren’t a gang.
They don’t all know each other. If we
could get city churches tackling the
homeless problem, then there would
not be a homeless problem. Consistency
leads to life transformation.”
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Pastor Alex has seen the results as
some have gotten off the street into
their own place. One man cried as he
showed Pastor Alex his apartment keys;
that man now volunteers and serves.
“Eight homeless have become
members of our church,” Pastor Alex
says. “They desire to know the Lord
and have a church family.”
Perhaps another reason Pastor Alex
feels the burden to
reach the
homeless: it’s a
subculture of drug
addicts, former
inmates rejected
by their families,
veterans, and even
those who want to
live off the grid.
Pastor Alex
One man cried
as he showed
Pastor Alex his
apartment
keys; that man
now volunteers
and serves.
spreads the word about his ministry on
Facebook to reach more churches.
“We definitely need the involvement
of ‘The Church’ in general,” he says.
They serve breakfasts six days per
week but would also like to eventually
include lunch. They’d also like to have
a detox area for drug and alcohol
addicts; this would require the services
of doctors.
Pastor Alex does not see a reason to
apply for government grants. “I believe
the Kingdom of God has all the
resources we need.”
He and his church are also praying
for an 8,800 square-foot building that
would house 300-400 homeless, five
days per week. He described this as a
“church-run, Christ-centered, emergency
shelter, and a destination of hope.”
This summer, many area churches
are sending kids to inner city missions,
which is fantastic. But, what a privilege
we have in our own city, 24/7, 365 days
a year, at Life Restored Church!
Life Restored Church
Alex Fleming, Pastor
P.O. Box 380636, San Antonio, Texas 78268
(361) 317-2219
aflex7@gmail.com
www.liferestoredchurch.com
www.facebook.com/liferestoredchurch
Be A Light.
Give. The Life Restored Church needs
financial gifts most of all. Contact Alex
to learn how you can take part as a
foundational giver to purchase the much
needed building to increase their impact.
Dive in and help. They need social
workers, case workers, prayer chains. More
manpower overall would help. Currently
they run showers Tuesday and Wednesdays
from 10:30 a.m. to noon, but with more
volunteers they could do it almost every
day. Sign up to help serve meals beyond
breakfast and use that time to meet with
the homeless and pray with them.
S TOR Y MADE POS S I B L E B Y:
Anonymous Partner
Thank you Lord, for this anonymous donor
who generously gave so Life Restored
Church could be featured in our May/June
Issue. With this generous gift, we are able to
raise awareness of this ministry and the difference
they are making in our community.
A morning is better when it begins with breakfast at Life Restored Church.
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