Street Stories - A Ringside Seat To Over 4 Decades Of Taking Jesus To The Streets Of The World

Chapter 9

Thank You For Praying

I want to testify that there is power in the Name of Jesus… the Name that is above every other name. This powerful truth is more real to me today than ever before. One Saturday night while Dot was out of town, I picked up our daughter, Molly, to take her out for dinner. We wanted to spend a little father-daughter time together. We left her apartment and noticed as we drove into North Hollywood that Saturday night traffic was more insane than usual. After dodging a reckless driver who stopped at the red light in front of us, I mentioned to Molly that people were sure driving crazy. As the red light turned green, the truck in front of us sat still, not moving forward. Wondering what was wrong, I pulled around him to the left and, suddenly, I realized why the traffic had come to a halt. There were two bodies lying flat out on the street in the middle of the six-lane intersection. I quickly pulled forward with my headlights shining on them. The tragedy before me was more realistic and dramatic than any movie or TV drama I had ever seen. The scene was intense. I turned on my hazard flashers, leapt out of our Ford Explorer and ran to the aid of the two victims sprawled in the street before me. I was compelled by the Lord.

At first, because senseless shootings are so frequent in Los Angeles and a deathly scene lay before

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