Monthly Project Report: Homeless Ministry (June 2019)

Agape Fish Fund partners with local churches and volunteers to provide meals, supplies, and Christian support for the homeless in San Jose, California.

On June 1, 2109, our team of eight volunteers distributed clothes, food, dog food, socks, band-aids, hand wipes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, soap, toothbrushes, and batteries to eight homeless people.

Batteries, Hand wipes, and more

This outreach, we provided some of the same basic necessities that are usually needed. The most popular item was AA and AAA batteries. The homeless people usually run out of batteries the fastest because they use them to listen to the radio or other electronic devices. 

Another popular item was the hand wipes. It’s hard for individuals living near the creeks to keep up with sanitation. Hand wipes are a convenient item to have when there is no clean water available to them. We definitely take having bathrooms for granted, and it is sobering when you realize that the simple things we take for granted really help maintain our well-being.

​We have had requests to provide things like a portable butane stove and duct tape. We will do our best to supply the needs of the less fortunate.

Mama Fae

In this outreach, we decided to visit “Mama Fae.” Mama Fae has been around the homeless encampments for a long time, and everyone knows her. For someone about 70 years old and disabled from the waist down, she is the most energetic and fierce women you will ever run into. She always has a positive outlook on life and believes in Jesus Christ. She will definitely preach the gospel to anybody on any given day. She does not blame God for her circumstances but believes everything is for a reason.