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

surrounding us and continued, “We are not here to arrest you, we are here to protect you.”

Man, was I blown away at what God was doing that Halloween night. Kevin continued, “Keep my card and let me know if there is anything we can do to help you next time you come to Key West.” He dispersed the police and the paddy wagons disappeared. Our ministry teams, Daystar Youth group and people from Glad Tidings church were praying with people to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. On Halloween night. In Key West. During Fantasy Festival Parade. To God be all the Glory. Sunday morning, we all attended church at Glad Tidings. Denny Nissley and Mel Rolls preached. We were definitely all fired up about how Jesus had used us to bring Him Glory on the streets of Key West. As we got in the van headed back to West Palm Beach, we stopped at a convenience store for gas and some snacks. We grabbed a Sunday morning copy of the Key West Citizen, the local Key West newspaper. To our surprise, we were mentioned in the article about the Fantasy Festival. The writer of the article crowed with pride, exclaiming that the Fantasy Festival was finally a force to be reckoned with. They were finally a nationally recognized parade and had made their mark. And what did the article say was the event that turned them into a nationally recognized parade that would draw thousands of revelers next year?

They felt important because “the Jesus Freaks had shown up in Key West.” They were proud of the fact that

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