July Overview 2025

The Huntington Beach Pier is one of the most interesting places I’ve been so far in regard to demographic diversity, and you honestly could engage with anyone while you’re out there! We’ve talked to Catholics, Christians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Atheists, Agnostics, Jews, Buddhists, and many more! We’ve met people from all over the world and in dramatically different stages of life! Huntington Beach Pier is a peculiar place, but it seems to be a great place for our whiteboard evangelism! This month we also welcomed more people to join us for evangelism at the Pier. In the past, it’s been just a few of us with a whiteboard, engaging people in spiritual conversations on the Pier, but this month, several others came out—some from the disciple-making communities (DMCs) we help facilitate, and others from local churches who were interested in observing and participating in whiteboard evangelism. It was encouraging to see people step into something that might feel uncomfortable at first and be willing to learn through doing so. While evangelistic efforts aren’t always comfortable or easy, becoming like Jesus as His disciple was never supposed to be advertised that way.

This month we’ve seen a couple of students take clear next steps forward in following Jesus. *Henry, a student we originally met at CSUF during the school year, has been in ongoing conversations with us about the Gospel and what it really means to follow Jesus. After more conversations this month—and making sure he understood that following Jesus isn’t always easy but is absolutely worth it—*Henry expressed his desire to become a disciple of Jesus and asked to be water baptized. After explaining what it is and isn’t, we water baptized him in a nearby fountain and will continue meeting to support him in his discipleship and formation to Jesus.

We’ve also continued meeting with *Levi, another student from CSUF. Though he made the decision to follow Jesus earlier this year, this month we’ve seen significant signs of growth. He’s taken initiative to study the life and teachings of Jesus on his own, and we’ve seen an increased desire for Scripture as he has referenced Jesus’ words—not just repeating them, but applying them in ways that show he’s really trying to understand them. It’s been exciting to see that kind of maturity and desire beginning to take shape in him!