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The Gutter and the Ghetto

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Don Wilkerson is the brother of Dave Wilkerson who founded Teen Challenge and who told about the beginning of the work among troubled teenagers in New York City in the book THE CROSS AND THE SWITCHBLADE. Don takes up the story where Dave left off. He describes briefly the beginning events, particularly his reactions to the sensational trial. But mainly he concentrates on the work's amazing growth: the increasing number of dope addicts and other abandoned-for-lost individuals that have come to them for help; the search for and surprising discovery of larger and more suitable quarters; the addition of imaginative new projects like a farm for recovering addicts, a girl's home, a Bible training center; the young people who volunteered to work for Teen Challenge in many capacities.

The Gutter and the Ghetto is also the story of Don Wilkerson and his growth along with Teen Challenge - his overcoming of his own fears and his development of the evangelistic side of the work. Further, it is the story of many individuals whose lives have been completely changed because of Teen Challenge - people like Bob Israel, Cookie Rivera, Bunny, and Demi. You will meet these and others in this book, and share with them and the Teen Challenge staff the joy of seeing people literally reborn. You will also share in the heartaches; the sense of failure over the 23% of the dope addicts who revert to drugs in spite of everything the staff can do; the sorrow over those who reject Christ and will not be helped.

Language: English

Pages: 179

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Word Books Inc.

Release: May 06, 1969

The Gutter and the Ghetto

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Don Wilkerson is the brother of Dave Wilkerson who founded Teen Challenge and who told about the beginning of the work among troubled teenagers in New York City in the book THE CROSS AND THE SWITCHBLADE. Don takes up the story where Dave left off. He describes briefly the beginning events, particularly his reactions to the sensational trial. But mainly he concentrates on the work's amazing growth: the increasing number of dope addicts and other abandoned-for-lost individuals that have come to them for help; the search for and surprising discovery of larger and more suitable quarters; the addition of imaginative new projects like a farm for recovering addicts, a girl's home, a Bible training center; the young people who volunteered to work for Teen Challenge in many capacities.

The Gutter and the Ghetto is also the story of Don Wilkerson and his growth along with Teen Challenge - his overcoming of his own fears and his development of the evangelistic side of the work. Further, it is the story of many individuals whose lives have been completely changed because of Teen Challenge - people like Bob Israel, Cookie Rivera, Bunny, and Demi. You will meet these and others in this book, and share with them and the Teen Challenge staff the joy of seeing people literally reborn. You will also share in the heartaches; the sense of failure over the 23% of the dope addicts who revert to drugs in spite of everything the staff can do; the sorrow over those who reject Christ and will not be helped.

Language: English

Pages: 179

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Word Books Inc.

Release: May 06, 1969

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