2020 Event Report - from Mark McGriff

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Event Report: Mark McGriff

The year 2020 has been challenging for the Sequim Street Ministry. It started out normal with us assisting Port Townsend Street Ministry on Fridays and then going door to door in Sequim on Saturdays. When covid-19 hit in March we had to switch strategies. Door to door was out. On the street we donned masks and held up Jesus signs, which resulted in some divine encounters.

The Sequim Irrigation Parade and the Port Townsend Rhododendron Parade were both canceled because of covid-19. Therefore, we could not perform our usual ministry of participating in Parades and passing out Gospels and Jesus DVD’s along the parade routes.

Our Halloween outreach was stopped when the merchant activities were cancelled, and the Christmas outreach doesn’t look promising.

We found that by using rubber gloves we were still able to pass out Gospels of John and Jesus film DVD’s on the street, but it did not work well when the Farmer’s Market opened up in Sequim.

This year the supernatural lectures were expanded to include Port Angeles Public Library along with the Sequim Library. We had encouraging turnout and were developing a following in Port Angeles, when both libraries were shut down because of covid-19.

As an encouraging note, we found that holding signs such as “JESUS IS KING” and “JESUS IS SAVIOR” at major intersections in Sequim was more effective than we could have imagined on pedestrians and passing cars.

Outreach Descriptions

Bremerton : Josh Mathews leads City Life, a very important inner city mission in the Bremerton/Silverdale area and hosts two City Life 3 on 3 Basketball Tournaments in Bremerton. The Bremerton Community Carwashes benefit City Life along with the Marvin Williams Center. The Promise of Life Café provides burgers and the gospel for both basketball tournaments.

Port Angeles : Family Fun Fest and Jammin In The Park reach out to youth from 4 to 12 years of age with games, carnival events and the gospel. Harbor of Hope Pastor J.R. Van Proyen in Port Angeles organizes theJammin In The Park event; Family Fun Fest is overseen by Pastor Dave Burrows and The Crossing Church. TTVF, through the youth ministry Team Red, supports both of these outreaches and shares the simple message of John 3:16 using a youth track titled The Best News Ever. Last year, The Promise of Life Café served burgers and hot dogs for the Family Fun Fest for the first time.

Port Townsend : The Weekly Street Outreach ministries in Port Townsend and Sequim train brothers and sisters to share good news extemporaneously with strangers. On Fridays at 11:00am, Dennis Feten oversees and teaches evangelism at the Port Townsend outreach. Mark April 14^th on your calendars for the Palm Sunday Parade in Port Townsend. Walking down the main street in P.T. generates lots of enthusiasm; even the very young can join in the fun and excitement. Jonathan Simonson and his wife Kenda often host these parades with their music float. 2019 will mark the 27^th year for this parade

Sequim : Every year Mark McGriff organizes and leads a group of volunteers to participate in the Irrigation Festival Parade in Sequim. Jonathan and Kenda sing gospel music for this parade. Plan to join Mark and his team on May 11^th for a wonderful fun-filled day of ministry. Mark teaches street evangelism in conjunction with the Weekly Street Outreach in Sequim on Saturdays at 11:00am. For Halloween and Christmas, he and his team make special goodie bags to pass out on the streets of Sequim. The Pray Olympic Peninsula Team (PrayOlyPen.org, formerly Clallam Prayer), along with churches and community leaders will celebrate the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Cole Family Farm. Join together with friends and neighbors to pray for our country and our community. Dinner will be offered by The Promise of Life Cafe from 6pm-7pm. Prayer and worship will follow until about 8pm. On Saturday July 13th from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Mark Simpson hosts and oversees theSequim Community Car Wash at Discount Tire in Sequim. All moneys donated to the car wash go to support charities. Jonathan Simonson hosts and oversees the Give Back to the Community Benefit Concert on Sunday, July 24^th. Kid’s games, free burgers and Christian music make for a very enjoyable outreach to the community; all donations go to support My Choices and the Sequim Food Bank. Throughout the summer Mark Simpson will host a series of Skate’n Burger fundraising events designed to raise money to repair the Carrie Blake Skate Park. The Promise of Life Café serves burgers and the gospel to hungry skaters and their families. Throughout the year, Mark McGriff hosts the Supernatural Lecture Series at the Sequim branch of NOLS Library (dates and times to be announced).

Participation in the Outreaches

Those wishing to participate in these Olympic and Kitsap Peninsula ministry outreaches are welcome. Please e-mail Frank Tyler at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or e-mail the contact person for the particular event. You will be given a free 2019 ministry t-shirt and the opportunity to join like-minded brothers and sisters in the ministry of evangelism.