Flip-Flops and Faith What could a pair of flip-flops possibly teach us? More than you might think . . . There are two unmistakable sounds of summer. Children laughing. And someone walking towards you in flip-flops. Flip . . . flop . . . flip . . . flop . . . You hear...

A chap spoke to us about Buddhism. We prayed for a man from Southport, who arrived on Saturday on the train, he knows no one, has no phone, has no money, and was suicidal (he broke a glass to get a sharp edge.) We spent time with him and listened to his story. We then...

Every Saturday night, while Bristol is fast asleep, our Street Pastors are out on the cobbles from Harbourside to Park Street. We aren't out there to judge or lecture; we are out there to care, listen, and help. To the mums and dads: we know that no matter how old...

On some nights there is a shift with little to do. It means we had fewer opportunities for deep conversations but it also means our community was safe, happy, and well. We spent some of the night playing "proactive defense"—clearing hazards to make sure the Saturday...

Lots of  good humoured conversations with party goers — including bumping into one of our Street Pastors daughter and her boyfriend! A lot of homeless people on the streets and we took time to say hello and hand out Billy Chips, lollypops and water. Some sad stories...

We had some very good conversations with public, and door staff. Provided directions to two young women looking for their hotel. Three further encounters all on Park street. At the top of Park street a door supervisor called us over to assist young man on the ground....

The first surprise of the night was the amount of broken glass.  Corn Street in particular.  There were 4 or 5 areas that took some sweeping up. (it's one of the things we do to keep people safe) Over the course of the evening we had lots of very good conversations. ...

The strapline of Street Pastors is Caring, Listening, Helping. This month the emphasis was definitely on listening... Immediately we left the base a couple of lads recognised our uniforms and understood what we did as Street Pastors featured in their GCSE Religious...

Met a lady and a gentleman outside Sainsburys in need and we signposted them to Saint  Mungo's. 2 ladies in a doorway…one looking a bit upset but the other calling for help, we checked and they were ok. Gentleman with his dog near The Hippodrome, we talked with him....