Streets Alive Mission

08/31/2026

✨ Introducing our new Donor Relations Coordinator: Spencer ✨

• Time with us: 1 Month
• What he's looking forward to: Being able to bring hope to a world and a subset of people that often lacks it. Also, the dunk tank.
• Fun Fact: I often chase garbage trucks around the neighbourhood with my son because they’re one of his favourite things. This is often done barefoot in my pyjamas.

Please welcome Spencer to the Streets Alive Mission family! 👋

08/31/2026

Psalm 13:1-2 NKJV "How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?"

If we’ve ever brought a prayer to God and heard only silence in return, we’re in good company. The psalmists knew that experience well.
What’s remarkable about these songs to God is their honesty. David doesn’t tidy up his pain before bringing it to his heavenly Father. He cries out, complains, and even argues: “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?”. There’s no performance here, no careful phrasing. This is the honest cry of a man laying his anguish before the One he trusts with it. That trust is the thread that runs through the psalms, even the ones written in the darkest moments.
Lament in Scripture is never simply complaint—it’s complaint addressed to Someone. The grief is real, but so is the conviction that the One who hears is present and capable of acting. The psalmist doesn’t lose sight of who God is, even when he can’t see what the Lord is doing. This is the kind of prayer God invites. Not polished words but honest ones. Not certainty that everything will resolve the way we hope but, rather, faith that He is with us in the waiting—and that He is good. When we don’t know what to say, the Psalms give us words. And they remind us that crying out to God is itself an act of faith.
(Modified from "In Touch" - C. Stanley)

08/30/2026

James 2:15-17 NLT "Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, 'Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well'—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless."

In today’s passage, James writes to a community that has lost sight of what it truly means to follow Christ.
He paints an uncomfortable picture: A neighbor shows up hungry and cold but is sent away with platitudes: “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”. Yet nothing is done to actually help. The gap between what we say and what we do tells the truth about what we truly believe. James is not merely promoting ideas about faith. He’s interested in faith that acts.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus never responded to human need with good intentions alone. He fed the hungry, healed the sick, and restored the broken. He found the demoniac wild, naked, and cutting himself with stones. But by the time the Gadarenes arrived, the man was sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind. Our Lord’s care is never simply words.
Active faith grows from knowing this God—the One who is always moving toward us, making all things new. The more we receive from Him, the less we can stay still when someone around us is in need. Living faith looks like love in motion. And love, by its nature, never holds back.
(Modified from "In Touch" - C. Stanley)

08/30/2026

This week's verse was chosen by staff member Spencer. He chose this passage because it shows that if we look for the positives in difficult circumstances, then we may just find the reason that God has placed us there. God puts us where we need to be so that we can share what we can, and we need to trust him.

"I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life." Genesis 45:4-5

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08/29/2026

Did you see this? ✈️ It's time to start a team for our Ride for Refuge bike & walk!

Anybody can start a team, recruit your friends, fundraise for life recovery, and join us on October 3rd. Learn more, start your team, or join ours at rideforrefuge.org/lethbridge

Recovery is real! 🚲

08/29/2026

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08/29/2026

James 4:7-8 NLT "So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world."

We all want to see evidence that we’re growing in faith, but the signs aren’t always dramatic. Most of the time, they show up quietly, in the everyday moments of life.
Spiritual growth often shows up in our relationships. We find ourselves offering forgiveness where we once held grudges. We extend patience to people who used to exhaust us. Jesus, our Savior, asked God to forgive the very ones crucifying Him. That kind of love doesn’t come naturally to us; it’s the fruit of lives increasingly shaped by God’s presence.
Growth also changes what satisfies us. Over time, we find less fulfillment in what the world offers and more in simply drawing near to God. As our trust deepens, we discover how faithful He truly is, which becomes its own invitation to trust Him more.
Eventually, obedience stops feeling like obligation. The psalmist wrote, “O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day”. That delight is born not from duty but from love—the natural response of a heart that has come to know God’s goodness firsthand.
These aren’t achievements to strive for. They’re signs of what God is already doing in us. Let us intentionally seek time in His presence and watch how good things take root.
(Modified from "In Touch" - C. Stanley)

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08/28/2026

2 Peter 3:17-18 NLT "You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen."

We all often wonder if we’re actually growing spiritually or just going through the motions. Many of us show up to church, pray, and read our Bible—but genuine transformation can be harder to measure. Thankfully, spiritual growth isn’t mysterious. God is at work in us, and the following are evidence of His transforming power:
* Growing hunger for Christ. When we taste what life with Jesus is like, we want more. He calls Himself the bread of life, and the more we experience Him, the more we crave His presence because we’ve discovered something genuinely satisfying.
* Sharpening discernment. The closer we walk with Jesus, the clearer we see. We recognize what’s true, as opposed to what just sounds good. The Holy Spirit trains our spiritual senses to perceive what we once would have missed.
* Expanding capacity to love. Perhaps the clearest sign of growth is that we care about people we once would have ignored. The Holy Spirit softens our hearts toward difficult people and enables us to love beyond our natural capacity.
Growth isn’t about spiritual perfection—it’s about transformation. And that’s something to celebrate.
(Modified from "In Touch" - C. Stanley)

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