MURDER ON MAPLE STREET!!

Maple street is one of the areas of York, PA. that RAVEN East Coast ministers to on a weekly basis. Just days before I arrived a young man was shot to death there.

The above pictures are of the site where the young man was murdered. The make shift memorial includes many "Catholic candles" beer bottles and wine bottles. We ministered to a number of people that visited the site.

This is a close up of the picture of the young man that was used. As you can see, he is holding a beer bottle in one hand and sticking up his middle finger with the other. Pastor Sam ministered to a woman that was out there and she said that she wasn't ready for a relationship with the Lord right now. She was one of those that was angry with the Lord because of what happened. What a lie from the pits of hell that is when one feels that way. Pastor Sam gave the lady his card and told her to call him 10 minutes before she was going to die and then he would come down and lead her to Jesus. She said "why would you say that to me, I don't know when I am going to die". His response was "exactly". This young man seemed to be living the "thug life" and with that gets a trip to hell when one dies. We ministered to many using him as an example.

Some of the artwork of Maple Street.

This man's name is Eric. I approached him and he said "I remember you from two years ago". Eric is addicted to heroin. He told me that he really wants to get his life on track. Pastor George ministered to him also and hopefully he will get with Pastor George in the near future. I told Eric that I have only been there 3 times and it is not by accident that we have crossed paths 2 of the 3 times. Please pray for Eric that he will get right with JESUS!!

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TRIP TO ASSIST RAVEN EAST COAST

I had an amazing time in Pennsylvania hooking up with Pastor Sam & Lucy and their crew. We hit 5 different locations while there including Philadelphia and one of my favorites, Maple St. in York formerly called "The Jungle". Philly has always been a place where I have wanted to minister and I finally got my chance. I can not wait to go back again!! We seen many people that weeped and weeped crying out for Jesus to change their miserable lives.

The pictures above give an idea what the sidewalk looks like on a Kensington Street corner. This was more disposed needles that I have ever seen in one place.

Jon (on the right) cried his eyes out because of being so tired of a life addicted to crack. Pastor Frank Vega who will be heading up RAVEN Philadelphia and I ministered the Word to him and casted out demons from this man. He was a real mess and we are praying that he will hook up with Pastor Frank and get his life right.

Pastor Sam hugs on another addict on the same corner of Kensington Street. Pastor Sam and I teamed up on this young man with a very twisted mind. He is one that was talked about in Titus 3:10-11:

Titus 3:10 Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. 11 It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off.

When we arrived we circled up to pray. When we were finished praying I turned to find the man above (Marcus) standing a short distance behind me. I immediately said hi and asked him if he was living his life for JESUS. He told me that he did when he was in prison. I then said to him "I am talking about now". He said that he was a good person then he told me of his gang affiliation, his drug and alcohol addictions and that he was a drug dealer. I handed him my BIBLE as I helped him to look up many scriptures showing him where he really stood with the LORD. It wasn't long till he looked at me with tears welling up in his eyes and said "I am on my way to hell". I told him that he was exactly right if he did not change the way he is living his life. Marcus told me that he did not want to go there and that he wanted to get his life right with JESUS!! I introduced him to Pastor Frank and told him that I would stay in contact with him. I spoke with him yesterday and I believe that he is trying to change things. Marcus was so happy that he came back later that afternoon and wanted to take me to dinner. I told him that we would hook up on my next trip to Philly.Philadelphia's finest stop by to inquire if we know where we are really at because of the high crime area that we are in. Lucy made it clear that we were very aware of where we were at. This happens alot to us as we hit different areas.Here I am ministering to a couple of homeless with one of them being a back slidden preacher. Pastor Frank picked him up for church the following day and he re-dedicated his life to the Lord.Imagine sleeping on a sidewalk in 30 degree temperatures like this. We seen people all over the sidewalks there.Me and Pastor Frank, he will be a blessing to work with in the future. He is an awesome man of God and was a pleasure to work with on the streets of Philly.

Awesome Witness In Orlando!!

Last Wednesday I was in Orlando taking Eileen to the airport to go and spend some time with her mom and sisters in Chicago. I was flying to hook up with Pastor Sam & Lucy in Hanover, PA. the following day so I got a room at a hotel for the night. I was going to spend the time just getting into the Word and taking it easy. I went to get a bite to eat and when I got back it was in the 80's so I thought I would maybe take a nap by the swimming pool. The pool was very nice and set in an area where many of the room looked down on it. When I walked out there only two people were out there. A guy and a woman with a very short skirt on that had her feet in the water.

Right away it came on me that I would be witnessing to the woman. My immediate thought was "how is this going to work"? I sat back and watched what was going on for a while. The woman got up and talked to one of the maintenance people and made some kind of comment to me then headed for a lounge chair. She went to sleep and in her turning to get comfortable she ended up with her skirt up and her underwear showing. At this point the other guy started sitting up and showing some interest in her. Then another guy that was well dressed came out and I felt darkness come into the area. The presence of the enemy was definitely there. I took a quick glance to see what the situation was with the woman and she had set up and straightened her skirt. What was coming to me was that I had to do something before the enemy was able to enter in with one of the two other guys. I got up and walked over to a hot tub that was close to her then I knew that I had to act quick. I walked up to her and asked if she was ok. When I got close I could tell that she had been drinking. She made the comment that "it was about time that someone nice came over to talk to her". She exposed her underwear two more times as she told me about all the problems in her life.

She then asked about me and I quickly told her that I was a pastor. She started to weep telling me that she was a Catholic then she had been in a Pentecostol church. She told me that she had been baptized twice. She also told me that she had to have at least 5 drinks a day. I then told her that she had not been baptized twice and that she had only "got wet twice". I said to her "Deb, I know that the Lord sent me over to you to tell you that it is time for you to get right with Him. She told me that things fell apart when her son committed suicide. She asked me how Christians could tell her that her son would go to hell because he committed suicide. I proceeded to tell her that what they were saying was actually right and then took the time to explain to explain it to her through the Word of God. She continued to ask questions and tell me that she needed to get her life right. I told her that it was a choice that she had to make and that I had no magic prayer that I could pray over her to make her life straighten out. I continued to tell her what the Word said about her situations and then she reached out for my hand and said that she wanted me to pray with her to get Jesus back into her life. She was immediately sober and said that it was time for her to get back to Wisconsin with her family. She thanked me over and over, I told her that she needed to give all the thanks to Jesus and we parted ways.

I thanked the Lord for being able to use me in a situation that was very awkward and difficult in my eyes.

DAYTONA NIGHTS..............New Year's Eve

We had a wild time on the streets of Daytona on New Year's Eve. We were witnessing to people as others were being arrested for different reasons. The enemy was hard at work on this night. The team consisted of Pastor Troy, Pastor Alex & Holly, Pastor Craig, Christy, Rusty and I. The team hits Razzle's on a very busy night.

Pastor Alex ministers the WORD to some guys that were hanging out.Sister Holly ministers to a lady.Rusty giving the WORD to a young man.

I ministered to this young man that comes out to dance and entertain the people around outside the club. Jimmy has a very low self esteem and knows that the people are actually making fun of him but he said that he does it to make people laugh and for him to feel accepted. He told me that he attends church but he really does not have a relationship with the Lord. I talked to him about hooking up with us and getting a real relationship with the Lord.

Pastor Alex ministering the WORD to another brother..............Then praying with him.

This man named "Joel" was the highlight of my night. He walked across the street with his party hat on and looked right at me. I asked him if he was living his life for Jesus and he responded with "i'm agnostic". I told him that he was a mess and his eyes started to tear up and he immediately told me that he wanted to have a relationship with JESUS!! We talked for quite a while about having a relationship with Jesus............

he then repented of his sin and prayed to receive JESUS and live his life for JESUS!!!!! I got his number and have not been able to contact him yet but I look forward to discipling Joel.

The police were thick and the patty wagon was full by the end of the night. Many people were ministered the Word of God and were given a chance to really start out having a better New Year.