This young man's life is over at just 18 years old. He was gunned down just before 11:00 a.m. this morning while we were in church. I was told of what happened and I could not focus on anything but wanting to get to "my church" and start ministering. Angie knew and quickly asked me if I wanted her to take me to get the vanHe was shot along with two others who are going to live. He had just turned 18 and had just got out of the Durham County Jail. Dean Padgett and I had ministered to him when he was 16 (just prior to turning 17) and he was locked up with the grown men.
There is another 18 year old that is expected to pass anytime from another shooting which sounds to be related to this one from last night. There are so many in Durham that die before reaching 20 years old. One of our walls in our headquarters has the names of over 150 that have been murdered since we began ministering in Durham in 2009. There are no signs whatsoever of it getting any better!
There is another 18 year old that is expected to pass anytime from another shooting which sounds to be related to this one from last night. There are so many in Durham that die before reaching 20 years old. One of our walls in our headquarters has the names of over 150 that have been murdered since we began ministering in Durham in 2009. There are no signs whatsoever of it getting any better!
When I arrived on the scene the area was loaded with police cares and loaded with people. Tension was very high and people were cussing each other out from both sides of this street. I immediately started talking to people trying to get them settled down. It is something how the Lord's name is taken in vain when the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy! I must have heard "G.D." a hundred times out there today! I asked many of them why they would take the one's name that died on the cross for them in vain because of something the devil did? I went to the middle of the street after talking to some folks that I knew and started praying. I looked around to see that many of the trouble makers had departed and the tension had eased. The same thing happened later with another group. That darkness can not stand the light!
The young man's body laid behind the curtain. This is always a difficult time when you know that you are ministering while a dead body lies close by. It is a very effective time to minister into people's lives!
Alyssa Tatum and I had ministered and talked with many of these young people who were very grieved after losing their friend. This young man was very well liked by many in The Mac.
From an 18 year old young man to a pile of stuffed animals....so sad! One of the young men that I ministered to today got offended when I told him that The Mac was controlled by the devil and that it needed JESUS! He told me that it was "equal with the devil and Jesus and that he was saved". I listened to his foul mouth as some of his buddies came up. He then turned back to me and said that he was offended by me saying that JESUS was not out there. I told him that I knew there were few that actually lifted the name of JESUS out there. I could tell that he was angry with me but I called him out concerning what he said about being a Christian and his foul mouth. He said "I love the Lord", I said "John 14:15 says that if you love Him then you will keep his commands....how about that foul mouth"? He smiled and said "the Lord and I have an understanding". I asked "what he meant by that". He said "He understands that I am the way I am and he's cool with that". I said "that kind of thinking will send you straight to hell"! I said "He does not have any kind of special arrangements with anybody"! We went back and forth, every time he said something I came back with a scripture destroying his foolish talk. We had many people around and there was no way that I was not going to teach these people and minister to them. The young man and I ended up shaking hands and he has my ministry card.
I ministered to many others that took the Lord's name in vain! I had many people come to me asking for prayer and pleading with me to please come back on a regular basis and help with this huge gang violence problem out there!
We will be doing an outreach in The Mac this coming Saturday from 11:00 - 2:00 p.m. There are so many young kids along with a mass of teenagers out there. There are grandmothers with their grand-kids that are petrified living out there but are stuck because of their financial situation. We must get back in there and win these people over to JESUS! The devil is hard at work destroying lives! A very sad time came today when I seemed to be the only ministry person out there. There is a church at the top of the hill about a 90 second walk from the scene and the congregation stood looking from beside their church! This is the same church that would not allow us to use their building. It is so disgusting to have a "wimpified so called church" that can not even come out to minister in a situation like this! This disgusted me and I am sure that it disgusted the Lord!
Call Pastor Terry at 919.900.0220 if you are interested in joining us in reaching this community for JESUS!
I ministered to many others that took the Lord's name in vain! I had many people come to me asking for prayer and pleading with me to please come back on a regular basis and help with this huge gang violence problem out there!
We will be doing an outreach in The Mac this coming Saturday from 11:00 - 2:00 p.m. There are so many young kids along with a mass of teenagers out there. There are grandmothers with their grand-kids that are petrified living out there but are stuck because of their financial situation. We must get back in there and win these people over to JESUS! The devil is hard at work destroying lives! A very sad time came today when I seemed to be the only ministry person out there. There is a church at the top of the hill about a 90 second walk from the scene and the congregation stood looking from beside their church! This is the same church that would not allow us to use their building. It is so disgusting to have a "wimpified so called church" that can not even come out to minister in a situation like this! This disgusted me and I am sure that it disgusted the Lord!
Call Pastor Terry at 919.900.0220 if you are interested in joining us in reaching this community for JESUS!