testimony
A testimony of faith in the middle of New York’s concrete jungle
the cross
and
the switchblade
David Wilkerson
John & Elizabeth Sherrill
Editora Betânia
by Daniel Gomes
D
avid Wilkerson’s legacy is absolutely undeniable.
The intervention and rehabilitation program
for drug addicts founded by this evangelist –
Teen Challenge – stretches throughout over one hundred
countries today, with more than 1,400 centers all over the
world. But how did it all start? The Cross and the Switchbla-
de gives us the answer.
Reverend David Wilkerson
was a striking figure of the Pente-
costal church in the fight against
substance abuse and in the sharing
of the Gospel, risking everything
– even his own life – to bring hope
and change to New York’s most
dangerous boroughs. As such, it
is with great astonishment that we
realize the comfortable situation in
which Wilkerson lived prior to his
call to New York: The Cross and the
Switchblade presents us David and
Gwen Wilkerson, a young couple
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