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Conference yukon::christian_v7

Title:	The CHRISTIAN Notesfile
Notice:	Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165
Moderator:	ICTHUS::YUILLEON

Created:	Tue Feb 16 1993
Last Modified:	Fri May 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	962
Total number of notes:	42902

39.0. "David Wilkerson/World Challenge Inc." by JUPITR::DJOHNSON (Great is His Faithfulness) Wed Mar 03 1993 12:53

    Anyone desiring to be added to David Wilkerson's mailing list should
    send me a mail message with your name and address.  He *never* begs for
    money other than a simple request to give as the Holy Spirit leads and
    his letters are filled with praise reports on how God is meeting their 
    needs.  About every three weeks you will receive a letter giving an update 
    on their various ministries and a transcript of a message given by him at 
    Times Square Church.  These messages are directed to the mature in
    Christ and to those desiring to grow in the Lord.  Do not submit the
    names of the unconverted or of those who do not want godly reproof or
    who are antagonistic toward prophetic or strong messages.  I have been
    blessed, convicted, and driven to the Lord by these messages.
    
    For those of you who are not familiar with David Wilkerson, he was the
    young pastor who worked with the street gangs in New York in the 50's. 
    This story was popularized in the book/movie "The Cross and the
    Switchblade".  He is the founder of Teen Challenge and is currently one
    of the pastors of Times Square Church located in the Mark Hellinger
    theater at 51st St. and Broadway in New York City.  They currently have
    several outreach ministries to the lost (junkies, homeless,
    prostitutes, etc.).  I have been to his church and would encourage
    everyone who has a chance to visit.  You won't soon forget it.
    
    In His Love,
    Dave

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39.1	Memories... GREAT ones!!!	JULIET::MORALES_NA	Search Me Oh God	`Wed Mar 03 1993 13:07`	17
	WoW... David, you bet I would. It was because of him leading Nicky Cruz to Christ, that God used to reach me... all alone on my bed, while reading "Run, Baby, Run". I had the opportunity to hear David Wilkerson prophesy in 1974, about the wiles of television and how explicit (nudity, etc) would become. Many of you may not recall, but in 1974... any type of nudity wasn't permitted... I suppose late night TV had some, but really late night. I remember thinking it was far fetched, he even prophesied that cartoons would depict sexual acts... sigh, that is certainly true these days.... Nonetheless, just reminiscing... :-) Nancy
39.2	Cross & Switchblade, BCC style	I8UU82::BALSAMO		`Wed Mar 03 1993 13:28`	9
	RE: 39.0 <JUPITR::DJOHNSON> Dave, FWIW, the Boston Church of Christ will be starting a "Cross and Switchblade" type ministry in Boston this year. This will be a gang outreach ministry to the barrios of Boston. Tony
39.3	Oh - in mail!	ICTHUS::YUILLE	Jesus is coming back	`Thu Mar 04 1993 04:08`	9
	Hi Dave, Do they deal with introductory samples? I'm looking for the right stuff, selectively, and would like to try. I've seen his books, of course. Four kids from our church went forward at a Nicky Cruz rally here in Reading last year. Andrew
39.4	gang names?	JUPITR::DJOHNSON	Great is His Faithfulness	`Fri Mar 05 1993 09:10`	5
	Anyone remember the names of the gangs that David Wilkerson worked with in New York? In the course of my work I have just run into someone who was involved in the gangs of New York during that time period. Dave
39.5	set memory=rusty	POWDML::SMCCONNELL	Next year, in JERUSALEM!	`Fri Mar 05 1993 14:24`	3
	re: .4 Wasn't Nicki Cruz a Mau Mau?
39.6		JULIET::MORALES_NA	Search Me Oh God	`Fri Mar 05 1993 14:28`	11
	You know having read the book 20 years ago.... yikes, I can now talk in double decades.... whew!, I don't remember, but that struck a chord in me. The most powerful thing to me about that book was David Wilkerson's love that overflowed out to those gangs... Sigh, Lord, to rise up men like that today in the numbers needed. Respectfully, Nancy
39.7		CHTP00::CHTP05::LOVIK	Mark Lovik	`Fri Mar 05 1993 15:35`	9
	> Wasn't Nicki Cruz a Mau Mau? I'd be surprised. The Mau Mau's were a tribe that led a bloody rebellion in Kenya a number of years back. Unless, of course, a NY gang took on the name.... Mark L (who had a missionary aunt in Kenya during that awesome rebellion)
39.8		JUPITR::DJOHNSON	Great is His Faithfulness	`Fri Mar 05 1993 15:51`	8
	Mark, There was a gang that used the name Mau Mau's. The person I just met who was involved with the gangs told me how bad they were. They were among the worst. I believe they were a black gang and the gang that Nicky Cruz was in was a rival Puerto Rican gang. Dave
39.9	Just looked it up...	ICTHUS::YUILLE	Jesus is coming back	`Wed Mar 10 1993 16:34`	9
	Hi, I've just looked out my old copy of 'The Cross and the Switchblade'. Nicky & Israel belonged to the gang called the Mau Maus [ Spanish ]. There was also the Chaplains [ Negros, who's leaders made the first profession of faith ], GGIs, Dragons [ in which were the original boys on trial ], Rebels... Andrew
39.10		FSOA::HAMILTON		`Mon Jun 14 1993 10:54`	5
	I've been receiving this newsletter for a few months now, and wondered about its background. Thanks for the note. Karen