0:00:13 > 0:00:15Chaplains are modern-day disciples.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- Ta-da!- Yay!
0:00:20 > 0:00:25- Would you like a bacon sandwich? - Are you Jewish?- No. - Have you got any Jewish pals?
0:00:25 > 0:00:31They take the word of God out of the church and into the places we work and play.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36This is what Christ did. He came and walked and talked and lived amongst people.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39This is really what a chaplain does.
0:00:39 > 0:00:46They're employed in our hospitals and universities, at the football ground, on the street.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51- We're here to help everyone who's vulnerable, right? - We are very vulnerable(!)
0:00:51 > 0:00:55SIREN WAILS All chaplaincy is front-line ministry.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59It means you're actually out where it's happening.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03It's a kind of "sleeves rolled up and get your hands messy" spirituality.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Bringing people together and trying to do good.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09They come to us with a listening ear,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13spiritual guidance and a helping hand when life gets tough.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24This is where we should be. These people will not be in church on a Sunday morning. They'll be in bed.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31When the wheels fall off, that's when people pray.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35People don't expect children to die. They expect them to get better.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41It's about real life and sometimes real death situations.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46The streets of Liverpool will feel the Lord's presence. Don't worry about that.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51We're following chaplains in the city of Liverpool, the work they do
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and the people's lives they touch.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Every weekend, over a quarter of a million people go into Liverpool
0:02:12 > 0:02:16for a night out in the city's clubs and bars.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Keeping the streets safe is a major challenge for the police,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29but soon a new religious force will be there to back them up.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Make no mistake.
0:02:33 > 0:02:40Street Pastors is all about lifting up Jesus, lifting up the name of Jesus on the streets.
0:02:40 > 0:02:47A group of Christians from churches all over the city have volunteered to become Street Pastors.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52In a week, they'll venture out into clubland, offering help to anyone that needs it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55With Jesus, faith and deeds...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Chaplain Keith Hitchman is part of the team in charge.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03For girls perhaps who have had too much to drink and are in high heels,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06we'll be giving them flip-flops to wear,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11handing out bottles of water, chatting to people, talking to people.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24Tonight, police inspector Greg Lambert is taking a group of trainee pastors around the area
0:03:24 > 0:03:26they'll be patrolling.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Ladies and gents, thank you for coming out. Much appreciated of you giving up your time.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37I'm guessing that the majority of you don't go into Concert Square at half past 12, one in the morning.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39The police are backing the project
0:03:39 > 0:03:44because schemes like this in other cities have helped stop street crime.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Follow me, ladies and gents.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49# Ready, steady, go... #
0:03:54 > 0:03:59I'm probably the most improbable person imaginable to be involved.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05I'm 72. It's a completely different life scene from anything that I've ever experienced,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07so I'm excited.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm a little bit apprehensive about it,
0:04:11 > 0:04:18a little bit scared, but I'm also quite excited because it's the start of Street Pastor training in a way.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Welcome to Mathew Street.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26As you can see, although it's not particularly busy, it is incredibly noisy.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31If you come in here on a busy night, you are literally like sardines.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I have heard it described as like Faliraki without the sun.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39It goes on right the way up the street.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43That's where the world-famous Cavern Club is.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47# Ready, steady, go... #
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I always find it very difficult to speak "drunk". It's a separate language.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01But most of them respond perfectly well to a bit of patience and a bit of humour.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07If your son or daughter or family member needed help,
0:05:07 > 0:05:13I think you wouldn't be that bothered where that help came from as long as that person got help.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18It doesn't necessarily, as I say, have to come from the police.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24The Street Pastors with their listening skills, their life skills and their ability to talk to people,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27they can provide an extremely valuable service.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30We'll walk into the square. Be careful crossing the road.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37# Ready, steady, go... #
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Somebody else is on a mission too.
0:05:45 > 0:05:53Rabbi Shmuli Brown is doing his bit to reach another section of the city's population - students,
0:05:53 > 0:05:58in particular, Jewish students starting at Liverpool University in a few weeks' time
0:05:58 > 0:06:01at the beginning of the academic year.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07I contact every single student prior to his or her arrival on campus
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and I also try and contact the parents.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I contact them and I tell them what we have to offer
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and we are seriously an open home for them 24/7,
0:06:17 > 0:06:22whenever they need anything, if it's a shoulder to lean on, if it's an ear to listen to,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25if it's just a family to be united with.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The rabbi is part of Chabad,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32an organisation providing a home from home for Jewish students,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35but there's a lot more to it than this.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40"Dear Shmuli and Tzivia, thank you so much for your Facebook message..."
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Parents are getting in touch as well.
0:06:44 > 0:06:52I must admit that I was worried about this particular student, her daughter...coming to university.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56"She's been brought up in a very traditional, kosher environment,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01"having had a Jewish education at nursery, primary and secondary school since the age of two.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07"She rebelled against us somewhat and chose Liverpool, as opposed to Nottingham, Birmingham, Leeds..."
0:07:07 > 0:07:11The main concern of any parent
0:07:11 > 0:07:16is that their child should marry a non-Jewish person
0:07:16 > 0:07:21because that means you're killing off the religion for generation after generation.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Once you marry a non-Jewish person...
0:07:25 > 0:07:30If a male marries a non-Jewish female, all the kids will be non-Jews.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36How do the students feel about you contacting the parents?
0:07:36 > 0:07:42To be quite honest, certain students do not actually like it, but that's the price we have to pay.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55This weekend in Liverpool city centre, the Street Pastors will begin their clubland mission.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00At St Stephen's Church in Gateacre,
0:08:00 > 0:08:06wardens Carol Burke and Hazel Dickens are looking forward to their first night out.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Are you nervous about the Street Pastors?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I couldn't believe it was so soon.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Do you think God will be out there with you on the streets?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Yeah.- Every second we're out there.- Yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:26Every step we take, every person we speak to, it will be God's words we're speaking in Scouse.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Yeah.- In the Scouse language, won't it?- Yeah, definitely.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Definitely, um...
0:08:32 > 0:08:35On our own, we couldn't do it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I reckon on our own... You've got to remember, I'm 56. How old are you?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Oh, I'm 63. - So we're not young women.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- We're going to go out with people who are very drunk...- Yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53..possibly got badness on their minds anyway with the drink, and yet we have no fear.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- No.- Without the Lord, we would be terrified, wouldn't we?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Anyone would be our age.- Yeah.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Why on earth are you doing it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Because I want to give something back.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11- Many years ago, I had a bit of a problem with alcohol and drugs. You know the true story.- Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- I wasn't a very good person, was I, Hazel?- I didn't know you then.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- You've heard what I've told you. - I'm not judging.
0:09:18 > 0:09:25Right, I wasn't. I was one of the naughty people and I have been in the gutter in Liverpool many a time.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And if I can help one person,
0:09:27 > 0:09:33then I feel all the training, going out of a night and everything, will be worth it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38That's why I'm doing it. I just want to give something back that Jesus has given me.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Do you remember I used to call all Christians "anoraks"? I did, didn't I?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Then I went out and bought an anorak!
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- LAUGHTER - You joined the club. - I joined the Anorak Club!
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Rabbi Shmuli Brown is at Liverpool University Freshers' Fair,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02searching for new Jewish students.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08- Excuse me. Are you Jewish?- No. - Do you have any Jewish pals here? - No.- No-one? Enjoy Freshers'!
0:10:08 > 0:10:13There are 200 Jewish students expected on campus this year
0:10:13 > 0:10:17and when Rabbi Brown is around, there's nowhere to hide.
0:10:17 > 0:10:24- Excuse me. Are you Jewish?- No. - Do you have any Jewish pals here at uni?- No.- Enjoy Freshers'.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29We have to be very proactive in making sure that we find these Jewish students
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and bring them to us and show them exactly what we're all about.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Do you have any Jewish pals here? - No.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39'I don't think anyone is offended if I ask them if they're Jewish.'
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Anyone Jewish here? No?
0:10:41 > 0:10:47'People come over to me and ask me if I'm Greek. So am I offended? No.'
0:10:47 > 0:10:51At last, the rabbi gets the answer he's been looking for.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56- You're Jewish?- Yeah.- You're Jewish. What's your name?- Zach. - What are you studying?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I'm not studying. My girlfriend is studying here.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04But Zach's non-Jewish girlfriend is cause for concern.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I think you should come tonight for a free meal.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12We're going to have a barbecue with all the Jewish students...
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Yes, he has a non-Jewish girlfriend and I don't know any personal information about him,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19but he seems a very nice guy.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But is that what you think is happening on campus?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25It definitely is happening on campus.
0:11:25 > 0:11:31The university years are when you befriend tons of people and that is why we are here also -
0:11:31 > 0:11:36to try and stop that, to make sure that all Jewish people stay within the faith.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42But we do not reject anyone who goes away from the beaten path. We accept every one of them.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- Julia.- Julia? There's one for you.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51We're very much into match-making and, hopefully, many successful marriages come through our home.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Tonight, for the first time,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01a new type of chaplaincy will be tested out on the streets of Liverpool.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05As the city gears up for a busy Saturday night,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09the Street Pastors are arriving for a special church service
0:12:09 > 0:12:12to mark the start of their mission in the city.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Carol, you are a medium...
0:12:16 > 0:12:22Before prayers begin, Carol and Hazel get to try out their new uniform.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- What do you reckon?- I reckon it's a good fit. It's a perfect fit.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34This is my protective armour.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37This is God's armour I'm wearing now.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40And I'm protected now.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42SHE CHUCKLES
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I'm too excited!
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Just looking forward to getting out on the street.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I feel sorry for the public.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I pray for the public.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53HAZEL LAUGHS
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Public, we're coming to get you!
0:12:56 > 0:12:58LAUGHTER
0:13:02 > 0:13:05We ask for your blessing upon us.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07We ask for your protection.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12So it has come to this moment, oh, Lord,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15that we seek your blessing.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20As we go out on these nights in the city that you love,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23we ask for your blessing upon us.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27We ask for your protection.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31CHEERING
0:13:36 > 0:13:40# Be thou my best thought
0:13:40 > 0:13:45# In the day and the night
0:13:45 > 0:13:52# Waking and sleeping, thy presence... #
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Les Isaac, the founder of Britain's Street Pastor Movement,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01will deliver a sermon to the new recruits before the night's work begins.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04There is more than one way of preaching the Gospel.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Yes, there's the proclamation, but there's also the good works
0:14:08 > 0:14:12of loving and caring for our neighbour, the complete stranger.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18It is not about us preaching. We are there to listen to people.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Listen and they will talk to you and they'll want to talk.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26If I speak to one person all night, that's my task accomplished.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30# I wanna give you devotion... #
0:14:37 > 0:14:39At the University Freshers' Fair,
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Rabbi Brown's meticulous research on social networking sites is paying off.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49He is spotting plenty of familiar faces in the crowd.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Yo, yo, yo!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55# I can't get enough of your love, babe
0:14:57 > 0:15:00# Girl, I don't know, I don't know why... #
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Of course we know your name. We met each other on Facebook.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09He's spoken to my mum more than he's spoken to me.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12We deal with the parents before they come to university.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Any question that they have, I message their mum and dad
0:15:16 > 0:15:20and say, "If you've got any problems at all, give me a buzz."
0:15:20 > 0:15:25- I think we shouldn't lose this opportunity of signing Alex up. - OK, where do we go?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29# I can't get enough of your love, babe... #
0:15:31 > 0:15:37Please contact us. We are seriously your home away from home and whatever you need...
0:15:37 > 0:15:43- This is the calendar of events for the whole year.- Thank you. - Put it up on your wall.- I will do.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49- If you have any problems with lecturers or anything like that, give me a buzz.- Thank you very much.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54- Here's a Jewish student. - I am a Jewish student. - Jake, where are you from?- Cheshire.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- You've heard of Chabad? - Vaguely.- No?- No. - We're an organisation...
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Jake is about to experience Rabbi Brown's sales pitch in full throttle.
0:16:04 > 0:16:11- We do social events. Do you want to come to a barbecue? It's at 4.30. - OK.- Lots of kosher meat.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Are you here for Rosh Hashanah? - I might be going home.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- If you're not, you can come to us for all of the meals.- OK.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Let's sign you up.- OK.- Let's get a pen.- What happens if I sign up?
0:16:23 > 0:16:30We're going to send you emails and lots of information of all the different events that we have on.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- OK.- You'll get to meet lots of Jewish friends.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39Basically, we are a home away from home, we're a family and we invite everyone to our place.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- We're here totally for the students. I'm the rabbi of the university. - All right, man?- All right?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Is he a Jewish pal? - No, not that I know of.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52When was the last time you had one of these toffees? You've never had a kosher candy?
0:16:52 > 0:16:58- Kosher candy?- This is good.- I didn't know there was such a thing.- It's for the sweet new year.- Thank you.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- This is yours, Jake. You've got to come tonight to our barbecue.- I may do, yeah.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- You'll meet tons of new Jewish students.- OK. - Jake, it was nice meeting you.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- You're here for two or three years? - Yeah. I'll see you soon.- Excellent. - Thank you.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- Keep up the necklace. I love it. - Thank you.- I love it, I'm telling you.- Cheers.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Right now, it's just kind of a quick "hello",
0:17:21 > 0:17:27but he's going to be getting 24/7 love, that guy, if he wants it or if he doesn't want it.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- But not only the protection of the car, we have the protection of the Lord.- Amen.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48That's what's so exciting about it because we know that we're...
0:17:48 > 0:17:52You know, we think we've chosen to do it, but He's appointed us.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57# Total dedication and a lot of devotion... #
0:17:59 > 0:18:06The Pastors park up in the heart of the city on the appropriately named Church Street.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09That rapid response is here!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12We're the rapid response!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Hello, love.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24- We've just met your friends down there.- We're all out tonight.- It's a brilliant job you do.- Thank you.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Where are you off to?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Tonight, the streets will be even busier than usual.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Liverpool and Everton played a derby match today.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Everton!
0:18:35 > 0:18:41The students are back in town and the weather is unusually warm for the time of year.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Happy birthday!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I used to be one of them, didn't I?
0:18:48 > 0:18:54Only five years ago, I would have been one of them getting drunk, so I know where they're at.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57They are just having fun, not meaning any of us any harm.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00THEY SING "Happy Birthday"
0:19:00 > 0:19:04# Happy birthday to you! #
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Rabbi Brown is back home preparing for his Freshers' Week barbecue.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20Well, of course, many of our events are connected with food and it is a pull.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Of course it's a pull, especially as everything is home-cooked.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27We serve them only kosher stuff.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33That's one of our missions over here - to teach them the traditions of eating only kosher.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Hello...- Students are arriving for an evening of fun and kosher food.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Are these all the freshers? Hello, everyone!
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Freshers, how are you? I'm Rabbi Shmuli. What's your name?- I'm Al.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47But this is more than just a social event.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52It's part of an ongoing mission to keep Jewish students true to their faith.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58I've been speaking to many parents prior to their children leaving their homes, coming to university.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03They are extremely worried, that's why I'm in touch with them,
0:20:03 > 0:20:07about their children basically drifting off the Judaic path,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11befriending a non-Jewish girlfriend or a non-Jewish boyfriend,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14ending up marrying her or him,
0:20:14 > 0:20:19then building up a whole life, forgetting the past, forgetting the tradition.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24They're very worried about that. We are here to make sure we can enhance the Jewish identity
0:20:24 > 0:20:29and complement the Jewish identity whilst on campus.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32It's not an easy task, but we're here for that.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34SINGING IN HEBREW
0:20:44 > 0:20:46OK, everyone can enjoy the cake.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50He spoke to me on Facebook a couple of times.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55He's a really nice guy. It's nice to know someone is looking out for you.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Many, many students ask me about the fundamentals, about the basics,
0:20:59 > 0:21:06about the Aleph to Tav of Judaism, the ABC of Judaism, the base, the core.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11I hadn't even met him before today. I'd met him on Facebook. He contacted me.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16Even from that, you got a good vibe that he was friendly and welcoming.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Gorgeous people, gorgeous people.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25We hope to see them every week over here. If not here, then on campus.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Straight ahead, straight ahead.- Yay!
0:21:32 > 0:21:36The Street Pastors are getting into the swing of things.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45We'll give you water, we'll help you get home, get you a taxi.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- A free taxi? - No, we're not that generous, but we'll make sure you're safe.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53# I believe in miracles, baby
0:21:53 > 0:21:56# I believe... #
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Only minutes after arriving, a young woman needs the Pastors' help.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04This girl's really distressed. She's had far too much to drink.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07We've called her sister and she'll pick her up.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12This is exactly why we have this vehicle here. It's a great sanctuary.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Within five minutes of us starting this project, we're already using it for that purpose.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22We're Street Pastors, right? We've just come to help people, show you the way.
0:22:22 > 0:22:29- If you get lost, if you get drunk and need help...- Do you volunteer for this?- We volunteer, yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35I don't know what I'll be like in church tomorrow. I've got a harvest service in the morning!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Come on, sweetheart.- These shoes are not meant for walking.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45I feel like we're here for a reason and God sent us. I don't think it any more. I know it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:51- There were two girls lying on their back.- So they need us? - They were lying there like..."Agh!"
0:22:51 > 0:22:57- Would you feel good knowing we're here?- Yeah. If I was going to be sick, you're here to help.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- You'd like that, yeah?- Yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04The Pastors aren't here just to chat to people. They're here to pray for them as well.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07While one of us is speaking to somebody, engaging,
0:23:07 > 0:23:14another one of us will watch round them to make sure they're safe, but also send arrow prayers up to God.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20Arrow prayers are just quick prayers. "Lord, keep them safe, make them safe," that kind of thing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25God, I thank you for this guy that we've met. He's really distressed, as you know.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29We just pray for his peace and we pray that you'll keep him safe.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Amen.- Amen.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- We're here to help everyone who's vulnerable, right? - We are very vulnerable(!)
0:23:37 > 0:23:41This is Michelle and it's her 30th...her 21st birthday.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- Your 21st? Happy birthday! - No, it's really her 30th.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47LAUGHTER
0:23:47 > 0:23:53This is where we should be. These people will not be in church on a Sunday morning. They'll be in bed.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55SHOUTING
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Yeah!
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Isn't this the best place to be, where we should be,
0:24:01 > 0:24:07with the people of our city, relating to them, showing them that Christians are not boring, dull and irrelevant?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11We do care about these people and I do love them.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17I'm loving it. I really am. I'm feeling God's presence on these streets and that's what's needed.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23A taxi has arrived for the young woman the Pastors found on the street. Soon she'll be home safe.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It's their first success story.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31Her friend's sister has picked her up with her husband
0:24:31 > 0:24:35and they're all safe and home, hopefully, soon, tucked up in bed.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- Job well done.- Yeah. That was OK, wasn't it?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44At the moment, everyone is jolly and happy and wants to talk to them.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50It may be later on when people have had a lot more to drink, they're not so willing to engage with them.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- All right, Mum?- Hello!
0:24:56 > 0:25:03TUNELESSLY: # Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead... #
0:25:03 > 0:25:07It's nearly midnight. 100,000 partygoers are on the streets.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11A team of Pastors move into the busiest part of the city.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18- When we go into here, keep slightly apart, but keep an eye on...- On each other?- Yeah.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24- Jesus loves you and Jesus feels a lot...- Jesus!- Your mate doesn't agree with that, does he?- No.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I'll meet Jesus...in Kingdom.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Is Jesus coming to Kingdom?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- He'll be over there, won't he? - Kingdom, is that a pub?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Kingdom, the club. Jesus will be there.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Jesus is there with you.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46- SLURRED: - Will be buy me a new BMX bike? - Maybe not, but you can ask him.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52Just before midnight, Carol can finally put her Street Pastor skills into action.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- What's your name?- Maria.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00I'm Carol. Don't be scared. We're here for you now.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05We've just found a young girl. It looks like she's twisted her ankle really badly.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I've advised her to go to hospital, but she's getting this taxi home.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- Let's go and get the next one. - Let's go and get the next one!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Bring it on!- We've got to really now look in the doorways.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25What about the man over there? Can't we help him?
0:26:25 > 0:26:31- He's homeless. We're not geared up for...- Unless I take him home with me, he's staying there, OK.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I remember him saying if we help one person, then it's been worth it
0:26:35 > 0:26:39and I feel like tonight's been worth it for that one person.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42And that guy in the doorway was really grateful.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47One night and we've already got loads of stories and things.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52A successful first night, but only a taste of what is to come.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57Next time, they'll be out on the streets until four in the morning.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03The streets of Liverpool will feel the Lord's presence. Don't worry about that.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07They won't realise what they're feeling, but they'll feel good. LAUGHTER
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Hallelujah!
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- So we're all in church in the morning?- Yes, I'm on duty.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Next time, the chaplain praying for a homesick student.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I believe I'm where God wants me to be... God bless you!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34And the mother whose baby faces his tenth operation.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37He's gone through so much.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40He's actually going through this.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42If he can do it, then so can we.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45You know, he's got some willpower!
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