The tortured face of a young killer, one of seven boys on trial for a brutal murder, started country preacher David Wilkerson on his lonely crusade to the most dangerous streets in the world.Violent gangs ruled by warlords, drug pushers and pimps held the streets of New York’s ghettoes in an iron grip. It was into this world that David Wilkerson stepped, armed only with the simple message of God’s love and the promise of the Holy Spirit’s power.Then the miracles began to happen…The Cross and the Switchblade is one of the most inspiring and challenging true stories of all time. It has sold millions of copies throughout the world and has been made into a feature film.
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CONTRIBUTORS: David Wilkerson, Cameron Dante
EAN: 9780310248293
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 190 g
HEIGHT: 203 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Zondervan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-07-26
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
WIDTH: 127 cm
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Biography: religious and spiritual
David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York. He is survived by his wife and 4 children.
