Well we got to go to New York!! It was such a blessing for my wife and me. It reminds me of the scripture that talks about our Dad giving good gifts. You know the one about if you ask for bread what dad would give a stone. I don't think Our Father in Heaven could have given me a better gift. We where 2 blocks away from Time Square, right across the street from Madison Square garden. It was awesome!
We actually had no plans to go to New York. You see there was a 50th anniversary conference for Teen Challenge and the tickets have been sold out for 3 months. Well 4 days before the conference was about to start we found ourselves in a directors meeting in Southern California. We where asked if we where going, and when we said no people started picking up phones and calling around. With in ten minutes we found out two people had canceled and there where plane tickets and a place to stay for free.
So who's the guy in the picture? Well that is Nicky Cruz. If you don't know who Nicky Cruz is don't feel bad. He was a leader of a gang 50 years ago before he was ambushed by Jesus. The thing that really influenced Nicky was the fact that someone could love him so much. That and when he felt the Holy Spirit he was convicted and asked Christ to come into his life. Now he is an Evangelist and an awesome speaker. His story is so inspiring that they are doing a new movie about his life called Run baby Run. It is also a book.
We actually had no plans to go to New York. You see there was a 50th anniversary conference for Teen Challenge and the tickets have been sold out for 3 months. Well 4 days before the conference was about to start we found ourselves in a directors meeting in Southern California. We where asked if we where going, and when we said no people started picking up phones and calling around. With in ten minutes we found out two people had canceled and there where plane tickets and a place to stay for free.
So who's the guy in the picture? Well that is Nicky Cruz. If you don't know who Nicky Cruz is don't feel bad. He was a leader of a gang 50 years ago before he was ambushed by Jesus. The thing that really influenced Nicky was the fact that someone could love him so much. That and when he felt the Holy Spirit he was convicted and asked Christ to come into his life. Now he is an Evangelist and an awesome speaker. His story is so inspiring that they are doing a new movie about his life called Run baby Run. It is also a book.
There is so much more I want to write about Teen Challenge, Nick Cruz, The fact that I was in New York and didn't plan it, and all the wonderfull things God had shown me through His grace. It was just a blessing to be there. I think that raps up my feelings about the whole thing. I also don't want to write six pages, so I will wrap it up with being thankfull to a Father that has saved me, redeemed me, given me a vision and is now training me.
