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The first time he had ever opened up to anyone……..
A young man, late 30s, was walking towards us. We exchanged a few pleasantries and then he...
Alone, scared and a little out of control…
"Several months ago, on my way home on a Saturday evening, I asked two Street Pastors on...
The simplest thing!
I’m always amazed at how the simplest things, to us, can make such a huge difference to the...
Stinky feet
The other Saturday we had a wonderful concert and bbq organised by the church family to say...
Suicide………..”I don’t want to wake up tomorrow morning”
Just before Christmas one of our teams found a lady looking for something sharp to cut her...
St. Pastor Lost Luggage Dept!
We were walking through the bus station at 2 am when we found a fully packed holdall,...
Simple love
We came across a girl, alone and crouching down, sobbing. This had been the first night that...
You’re worth it!
We came across a man on North Hill whose hands were bleeding but to our surprise and...
The danger of making assumptions
We had a reminder on Saturday of the importance of not making assumptions. About 11.20 pm we...
“I’m fine” – but not really
The other night, we happened to pass a lassie who I greeted her with my usual Hello, is...
Difficult questions
We are very grateful that part of our training equips us to be very honest on the street, so...
Can I stay with you?
A young man asked if he could stay with us as he was being followed by two men who were...
“WRESTLED WITH AN OCTOPUS AND MANY BABES”/ A GOOD TRAINING EXERCISE
We were on patrol at about 3.30 am on a very cold night when we came across a young man on...
Couldn’t believe she was telling a group of strangers – the power of just listening
From one of our Friday Roving patrols: We stopped to chat to a lady in Ernesettle who had a...
The stories behind the record cards
Every Street Pastor team carries a record card. The figures from just one recent Saturday...
Another suicide averted?
We came across a lady in a rather distressed state, no trousers on, had had two fits, no keys...
A Word in Season
We came across a man lying on the pavement who told us that he was fine; it was just that...
From one of our Police contacts:
I was called over by a couple of Street Pastors who said, "We're a bit concerned about this...
Distressed
It's well past midnight and we see two young women standing against a wall, one clearly very...
Left by her friends
We came across a girl on North Hill, drunk and sitting on the pavement, while a friend was...
Lockdown Miracle!
(from Roy, Co-ordinator) Recently I needed to print a few letters on our Street Pastor headed...
Oil on troubled waters
It was 0200 on a Sunday morning and we were returning to base for a break. As we passed a...