David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
David Ray Wilkersonwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth19 May 1931
CityHammond, IN
CountryUnited States of America
children
Gwen and I have four children and ten grandchildren.
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It's hard for people to understand bringing 450 or 500 new kids just 'boom' into the system, ... For our staff to make it so seamless is just a tribute to the amount of preparation they do to get things ready.
prayer believe gone
I have questioned God sometimes whether prayers have gone unanswered. But answered prayer is still harder to believe.
prayer america challenges
Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America.
men house challenges
The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world.
father challenges ministry
I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.
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The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all which are reaching many.
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Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx - and miracles began to happen.
heart squares years
Eighteen years ago, the Holy Spirit led me to establish a church in the heart of Times Square.
faith ministry faith-based
From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.
writing mail messages
I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.
son ministers conferences
My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences.
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Our ministry also supports orphanages in the U.S. and overseas, thousands of poor children in Latin America, drug centers for addicted men, and a drug center in Israel.
mother daughter cancer
Both of our daughters, Debbie and Bonnie, are also cancer survivors.