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Losing David Wilkerson “like having to say goodbye to my father,” says Nicky Cruz
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Back in 1958, rural Pennsylvania pastor David Wilkerson was stirred by a Life magazine photo of teenage street thugs – and felt compelled by the Holy Spirit to go talk to the young gangsters. However, he found himself on the dark, dangerous streets of one of Brooklyn’s worst housing projects, facing off with a laughing teenage…
Famed New York City street preacher, author David Wilkerson killed in car crash
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David Wilkerson, 79, author of the bestseller The Cross and the Switchblade, founder of Teen Challenge rehabilitation outreaches worldwide, and longtime pastor of the 8,000-member Times Square Church in New York City, was killed Wednesday in a car crash. His wife of more than 50 years, Gwen, was hospitalized with injuries. A prophetic voice calling…
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