What We Do
Vision
Our vision is to reach out and minister to hurting individuals involved in criminal activities as well as their family members and friends. Our focus will be on Los Angeles first but not limited to this area. We hope to grow and expand to the nation.
Examples of the individuals we will reach out to are prostitutes, pimps, gang members, and drug and substance addicts. Also those involved with habitual criminal activity, their family members, loved ones and friends. At this present time, we are specifically reaching out to pimps and prostitutes.
Is to train up and raise leaders, educate them effectively in evangelism and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people.
Is to train teams of servants that will reach out to the people in their inner cites, and create ministry satellites across the nation.
Outreaches
Currently we reach out in many different areas of Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Fernando Valley, South Central LA and Long Beach. Most outreaches go out at 10pm-2am Friday night and on different days during the week. Hours are subject to change. Call for more information, schedule and meeting places. To go out on any of the outreaches you must be over 21 years of age, attend our mandatory two hour class on “Reaching out to Pimps and Prostitutes” and fill out our ministry application. Please email Jen Cecil for class information standingingrace@gmail.com
Short term missions
Our staff would like to take you and your missionaries out on an outreach that you’ll never forget. We reach out to pimps and prostitutes on the streets of the inner city. We have ongoing relationships with many people involved in these lifestyles. We invite you to come and share the love of Jesus and be a light in the darkness. For more information on schedule or to make arrangements for bringing your team to Los Angeles contact us.
Interns
We have a passion for teaching other Christians how to reach out to people and would like you to join the team! If you have a heart for reaching the lost and would like to learn more about how to do so, then internship is for you! We want to train and equip you to teach other missionaries to reach out to the lost. Learn how to do outreaches to pimps, prostitutes, drug addicts, transgender, homosexuals and homeless people. For more information about internship contact us. At this time we are unable to house anyone or provide a place to stay in LA if you are from out of state. We are only taking interns that live in the LA area. Please pray that the Lord will provide a larger place to be able to house our interns in the near future.
Speaking engagements – Our team leader, Jen Cecil is available to share her testimony (how she got involved in After Hours), life and ministry with you at your church services, meetings, retreat or youth group. Please contact us for availability.
Classes
We teach an informational class (from a spiritual perspective) on how to reach out to both prostitutes AND pimps. We truly believe that these young women and men have such a calling on their lives. We share how many of these people get involved with the pimping and prostitution “game” and the rules and regulations of the “game.” We tear down some of the stereotypes of the pimps and prostitutes and their culture, and how they are both victims who need the restoring power of Jesus Christ. This class is free and anyone is welcome to attend. We ask that you attend this class before coming out on an outreach with us. You do not have to be 21 or over to attend the class, but you must be 21 or over to come out on an outreach with us. Please contact us for more information.