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

sing along with the worship songs; they would mock to show off for their friends and they would get under heavy conviction and want to pray. Many received Jesus. During offering time one evening I was sitting behind Ronnie in the pew when the basket passed before him. He wanted to give something in the offering. I gasped when I saw him place a pair of lacy women’s panties in the basket! I gently (well, I’m pretty sure it was gently) slugged him in the arm from behind and told him to get that out of the offering! He had been drinking that day and his words were a bit incoherent. Oh, Ronnie! On another Monday I was talking to Ronnie while Bobby and the rest of the team were setting up for evening service. Ronnie had the nerve to get a little fresh with me and pinch my rear end! Oh, my goodness…Ronnie! I was not a happy camper and knew we were in for quite an evening with Ronnie that night. When I saw Bobby and his brother, Bill, I told them what had happened. Well, these two wise guys got the giggles thinking that Ronnie had done that. I really wasn’t amused at the time. We have gotten some good laughs over the story since that time. Bobby and Bill saw Ronnie outside a few minutes later and Bill asked him, “Ronnie, have you ever had your butt kicked up and down Hollywood Boulevard ?” Ronnie stuttered and stammered a bit before saying, “ Well, yeah several times!” Oh, Ronnie! Almost every Monday night meeting Ronnie attended he would come forward at the end of the service for the altar call. But we never saw him change. We knew that the Lord was tugging at Ronnie’s heart to surrender and become a new creature in Christ Jesus.

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