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To: Rocketman
"My family was saved through one of his crusades in new york city sometime in 1971.

Of all the evangelists of our generation he has been the most humble. He has really given himself to his ministry rather than profiting from it and living the life of the rich and famous.

It is a shame that more did not take Billy Graham's example -- instead too many of these others have followed the corrupt path of the 1950's tent evangelists."


The only other well-known evangelist of this day that is truly humble and truly trusts God to provide and doesn't hawk a buck is David Wilkerson. I have also respected him over the years. He gave up the huge crusades many years ago in obedience and turned the place that once put on "Jesus Christ SuperStar" into a light in the middle of darkness - Times Square Church in the heart of Manhattan.
16 posted on 01/20/2005 2:12:44 PM PST by time4good
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To: time4good
I Lived in New York and had come into contact with people that had been saved through his ministry and a sister Loa Resatto ? (Spelling)in the late 1960's and early 70's there worked together and the drug addicts were terrified of this woman of God she had such a walk with God.

Anyway in the 80's wilkerson took fed support and he was required to bring in psycologists into the program and it gutted everything

Then I head some years later he rejected the federal grants and tossed all the psycological soothsayers

Last I heard was he was working around times square with some people that I knew though some students I went to school with. I think the ministry was called at one time noah's ark.

Wilkerson was extremely powerful when he began. I have been out of touch from quite some time and now live in Alaska.

So it's nice to hear that he has apparently done good since his grant days.

17 posted on 01/20/2005 2:25:58 PM PST by Rocketman
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