Street Stories - A Ringside Seat To Over 4 Decades Of Taking Jesus To The Streets Of The World

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It was many years ago when I first encountered Bobby Chance. Barbara and I had moved to LA from “safe, sanitary, Salem, Oregon.” We heard about an outreach called SOS Hollywood, which led us, one night, to the Salvation Army and a long-haired, guitar-strumming, worship leading young man, that was firing-up all in attendance to get out on the streets and save souls! That young man is older now. The long hair is now short, and white. But his message remains the same . “For God so loved the world......” As you read these stories, and read the words to Bobby’s songs, you will begin to sense that there is something more; something bigger than the stories and the music. Between the lines you will sense and feel the heartbeat of Bobby and Dot Chance. Their heart for lost souls is uncommon. Their compassion, humility and sincerity are profound. During times of trial, sadness, and distress, their friendship over the years has strengthened and encouraged Barbara and me. That can also be said by the hundreds that have had the privilege and opportunity to know them over the years. Street Stories is more than a record of a ministry’s activities over the past 40-some years. It is more than a recounting of specific, isolated encounters with everyday people. It is more than the retelling of war stories. Street Stories is about the way the Holy Spirit uses human vessels to fulfill divine purposes.

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