Today is March 8, 2024, and it looks like the weather will be chilly all day. Early in the morning I went to Denver to meet with the undercover police. They gave me four dozen donuts, Captain Crunch cereal, and milk. They also had coolers filled with drinks. I thanked them and prayed with them before I left to meet another gang. God told me to visit the Hildalgo gang first. Because of the damp weather I went to visit the gang at their home. He has 15 boys in his gang. When I arrived at their house, It was as though they were expecting me. They opened the door waving me in and said, “Sonny, come in out of the cold.”
I asked, “How are you guys doing?”
Hildalgo said, “We have been laying low because we went to the cartel and told them that were not selling their drugs anymore. Then we just walked away I told the boys to pray because we need a miracle.” There was a slight pause then Hildalgo finished with, “Sonny we don’t have anything to eat.”
I asked, “How long ago did you pray?”
Hildalgo said, “It’s been 15 minutes.” Hildalgo then rephrased his earlier question and asked, “Sonny, do you have anything to eat?”
I said, “Yes I do. I need help getting the coolers.”
Some of the boys jumped at the opportunity to help bring in the coolers. I had everything I needed for making sandwiches and a box of chips to go with the sandwiches. Hildalgo said, “Sonny, I had never asked the boys to pray until now and look at what God did.”
I said, “God brought me here because you boys were hungry. Now I am going pray for the meal that God provided.”
When I was done Hildalgo thanked me for the food
Hildalgo gave me a report and said, “Some of the x gang members have been calling us and telling us you won’t see us out in the streets anymore. We gave our hearts to Jesus Christ and were now home with our families. They shared that you gave them note pads and they wrote notes to their dads asking for forgiveness. We didn’t have note pads, but we took it upon ourselves to go talk to our dads. We went straight to our parents. I told my dad I wanted to ask for his forgiveness for what I said to him the day I left. My dad cried and he said that he should be the one to be asking for forgiveness. My dad hugged me and cried. That was the first time I didn’t smell alcohol in his breath. You told us that we had to ask for forgiveness if we wanted to be forgiven.”
I confirmed, “That’s right.”
Hildalgo said, “All of us found out all our dads have stopped drinking, and all our families are saved. We are making plans to see what day we can get together with our parents. They wanted us to come home, but we told them our hearts were not ready. We need to have our hearts transformed before we go home. We are going to plan a day to meet with all their parents.”
I prayed and anointed them and told them God is faithful. After I was done praying with them, they asked, “Sonny, can you give us bibles.”
One man whose name is Jeremiah asked, “Sonny is it possible to give our hearts to Jesus Christ right now and then do it again in front of our parents?”
I said, “Yes!” All the boys took their caps off and wanted to give their hearts to Jesus.
I said, “God wants you to give your hearts to Jesus now because tomorrow is never promised not even for me.”
They asked God to forgive them of all their sins and then asked Jesus to come into their heart. They all began crying. I went to get their bibles. I signed each bible, and each one signed their own bible. I didn’t date them until they got saved in front of their parents.
Before Hildalgo left he asked, “Sonny, do you have some more of those notepads? The boys and I want to write more notes to our families.” I gave him what I had with me.
3/9/24
Hildalgo called me Saturday morning and asked, “Are you ready to meet our families?”
I said, “Yes, what time do you want to meet?”
Hildalgo said, “Around 11:30 am will work the best for me. Is that a good time for you Sonny?”
I replied, “Yes, I can make that work. How did everything go when you delivered your notes?
Hildalgo said, “Everything went well. I told my dad I had a note for him, and I read my note to my dad. My dad started crying and told me that he is the one that should be asking for forgiveness, and he said, ‘Son, forgive me for the things I said and did to you.’ My dad hugged me a just cried. We forgave each other.”
Hildalgo said, “All of us were invited to have dinner with our families. All our parents want us to come home. We told them what our plan was to give our hearts to Jesus Christ first. We told them about you Sonny and how you minister to gangs. They want to meet you to.”
I said, “Are you guys coming to the park because I have pizza and drinks for you.”
Hildalgo said, “No Sonny, save that for the other gang you are going to see today. Our parents have fed us good. We will see you later Sonny.”
I was at the park waiting for them. It wasn’t long before I saw the boys coming. When they pulled up, they looked excited. Then all their parents started arriving. The boys said, “All of their parents helped them clean the house and moved them out. The landlord gave them their deposit back.” The boys began introducing their parents to me.
The parents began to describe the most beautiful notes they received from their sons. They said, “They all asked for forgiveness and that they love us.”
Hildalgo’s dad said, “Sonny, my son asked me to read a note he wrote for me. He started reading the most beautiful note to me. It really brought peace to my heart.”
All the other parents confirmed that their boys read their note to them also.
They said, “Sonny that was such a good idea. thank you for telling them to write us a note. Their notes really blessed us. Their notes to their brother and sisters were beautiful also. Their notes really blessed the entire family.”
I said, “My King gets all the Glory and the Victory because he’s the one that told me to have them write notes.”
Hildalgo said, “Sonny can you read the same scriptures you read to all of us like John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11 and Mathew 6:33.”
I said, “I can do that. Can everyone gather around me.”
they moved closer to me, and I said, “These are the scriptures God tells me to read to the gang members. I read John 3:16, this is where it all started. Then I read Jeremiah 29:11 because God has a plan for their lives. Then I read Matthew 6:33. I want them to know that when they seek first the kingdom of God, they are seeking his heart “
When I finished reading the scriptures, I asked, “Those of you that want your names written in the Lambs Book of Life come forward. All 19 boys came forward with all their families standing behind them. I asked, “Do all of you believe Jesus Christ is the son of God?”
They replied, “Yes we do.”
I said, “Do all of you believe that Jesus rose again on the third day.”
They replied, “Yes we do.”
I then said, “repeat after me ‘Dear heavenly Father, forgive me of all my sins. Jesus, come into my heart. Give me a ministry so I can serve you the for the rest of my life in the name of Jesus. Amen.”
They all started to cry. All the family members were also crying and hugging their boys.
Hildalgo said, “Sonny has bibles for us and has signed them. We signed our bibles but now we must put the date on the bibles.” All the boys picked up their bibles to have them dated. I spent over 4 hours with them and their families. Over
72 family members were there, and they had a lot of questions about God’s ministry that he called me for.
Thank you for your prayers. God gets all the Glory and the Victory!!