The Rev. David Wilkerson, an influential evangelical minister who wrote a best-selling book, “The Cross and the Switchblade,” about his work with drug-addicted youngsters in Brooklyn, was killed last Wednesday in a car accident in eastern Texas.
Mr. Wilkerson, 79, was best known in New York as the founding pastor of Times Square Church, which opened in 1987 and is widely considered the first modern evangelical church in the neighborhood.
His book, “The Cross and the Switchblade”, and “Run Baby Run” by Nicky Cruz had a profound impact on me when I became a Christian 27 years ago.
It’s hard to put into words a tribute to David Wilkerson because he was so much to so many.
To me, David was an author of a book. A book where I encountered Jesus.
Tribute
On your lonely crusade
You were one man with the Lord
Showing love to the gangs
Their world, their small-sword
I read you book
It impacted my life
I have walked both those sides
On the edge of that knife
You performed miracles
All through the years
Through the words of one book
I encountered God there
Now you are with my God
What joy must fill your soul
Thank you for work
May God make you whole
Very nice, David 🙂
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