Category: Totally Awesome

God sent me to Denver to pray for the children at Children’s Hospital. As I was praying for the gift of Jesus Christ for these children,  God said, “Take the gift of Jesus Christ this Christmas to three Gangs. I will give you the names of the leaders of the gangs I want to bless.” My King gave me the names of three gang leaders and that I was to deliver Christmas presents to them and the gang members on Thursday the week before Christmas. I disciple the undercover cops that I have witnessed to. We have a Bible study where we meet regularly.   Two Fridays before the event was to occur, I shared what God revealed to me at our Bible study. There was a big response. Those that God chose to help us stepped forward. It started a ripple effect. The Holy Spirit did share things that were needed for this Christmas event. As for Bible study group, I told them to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to direct them on what to get for girls and guys both. The group wanted to even help bring Christmas to some poor families. Seven couples came up to the stage and asked the rest of the Bible study group if they knew any families that are struggling so we can put some Christmas Gifts together for them and their families.

Those seven couples organized everyone to buy the gifts for the families that they knew as well as the three gangs. Some Christian brothers and sisters helped me to buy little Christmas trees that have all the lights on them already.  We spent two nights wrapping all the Christmas gifts for all three gangs. Each present was prayed over that God would anoint each gift to be used for his Kingdom and open the hearts of each gang member. You could hear a lot of them crying. Just envisioning those people who would have no Christmas what it would be like would bring emotion to anyone. They will now be able to open up a gift that was delivered to them by love. God really brought a joyful heart to all of us.  My King is Faithful.

We loaded up three separate vans.  The first van was for  Marcello’s gang which consisted of eleven guys and seven girls.  The second van had gifts for  Apollo’s gang which consisted of  twelve guys and six girls. The third van was loaded for Fransisco’s gang which consisted of  fourteen guys and eight girls. The gifts consisted of Bibles and crosses. Gang members like to wear black, so we purchased black coats, hoodies, shirts, socks, shoes and sunglasses. For the girls, the undercover police women picked out some pretty shirts, coats, winter gloves, perfume, makeup kits, brushes, socks and toothbrushes.  Gangs like food so we purchased snacks like lunch meat, bread, cheese, mustard, mayonnaise, Oreo cookies, Spicy Cheetos, and other chips. They love having pop with their snacks so we delivered Dr Pepper, Coke, Mountain Dew, and Pepsi to each gang. Each of the gang leaders had their names placed on their gifts.

My King told me in what order to take Christmas to three gangs that he picked out. The first gang was to be Marcello. I then was to continue on to Apollo’s gang. I was to finish with Fransisco’s gang. Because the gangs are not comfortable with new vehicles showing up in their territory, I had to unload each van into my pickup before I delivered the gifts to that gang. I have spent enough time witnessing to all three gangs that they all know my truck very well. I am now ready to drive to Marcello’s residence with their gifts. I know that God was already dealing with their hearts and I was excited and anxious at the same time to get there.

As I pulled up to Marcello’s home at 4:45 p.m., I could see that they were home. My King said, “Sonny, take the box with the Christmas tree in first. ” As I was walking towards the house,  Marcello and four guys came out of the house to greet me in a gang fashion. Two of the guys had their pistols aimed at me. Marcello said, “What’s that Sonny that you are carrying?”

I said, “A Christmas tree. My King, Jesus Christ, said to bring you presents but you need a Christmas tree.”

Marcello exclaimed,  “Sonny, are you really bringing Christmas to us?”

I said, “Yes, My King wants to bless you with Christmas. He loves you very much. ”

When Marcelo figured out what I was doing,  he said, “Guys, put your pistols away. Sonny is cool. ”

As they opened the front door for me, the girls were cleaning up the corner of the living room for the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree comes out of the box with lights already on it. We slipped it out of the box and positioned it into the corner of the room near one of the outlets.

One  of the girls said, “Thank you so much for the Christmas tree Sonny.”

I said, “Your welcome.  My King wants to bless you this Christmas.  In fact, many other people also wanted to bless you guys with Christmas. I am going out to get the remaining gifts.” Some of the girls and guys both helped me get the presents out of my pickup.  Marcello plugged in the Christmas tree. The lights came on brightening the corner of the room.  Soon, some of girls and guys started to cry. We put the girl’s gifts on the left side and the guys on the right side. When they saw what people had done for them for Christmas,  they started hugging me and thanking me.  I said to them, “My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.”  I then said, “Let me pray for this moment.  Jesus Christ thank you for coming to this world to bring the gift of the Holy Spirit and  Salvation to the world and for being the reason for Christmas. We ask this in Jesus Christ’s Holy Name. Amen.”  Some of them said, “Amen” with me. They came to me and hugged me.

I read John 3:16 to them. Marcello said, “My Dad and Mom had a plaque by the living room with that verse on it.” His eyes started tearing up. Then Marcello said, “Sonny,  when you read that verse to me,  I felt deep emotion coming from deep inside of me. John 3:16 means a lot to me because my Dad and Mom told me why Jesus Christ came to this world.” The Holy Spirit really started to move in the hearts of this gang at this time. Marcello then said, “I want everyone’s attention. Before you guys open the gifts, I want you to call your parents and see if they will take you back to go home because this gang is over.” After a pause, Marcello said, “I’m giving my heart and my life to Jesus Christ.” The way Marcello responded to accepting Jesus Christ made some of them to start crying.  They all made calls to their parents. God even softened the hearts of the parents.  They all wanted them to come back home. They all reported to me that their parents were coming to take them home. As they begin opening their gifts, you could hear many of them say,  “This is what I needed.” or “I am glad to get this.” Since the Holy Spirit gave the ideas to us of what items to pick up, it figures that the gifts would be something that they would want.

After the gifts were opened,  I said, “Those of you that want your names written in the Lambs Book of Life, come over here.” Marcello was the first one that came to me. They all gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. They hugged me some more and cried.  When their parents arrived, they too gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. Some of them were Christians already.  Those parents rededicate their hearts to Jesus.

When Marcello’s parents came, they brought the plaque with them that Marcello talked about. His Dad wanted to read it to him because it was Marcello’s favorite verse when he was younger. Marcello cried when he saw the plaque in his Dad’s hands.

Christ my King gets all the Glory and the Victory.

I left Marcello’s gang and headed back to the second van so I could transfer the gifts into my pick up before heading off to Apollo’s gang. Christmas for Apollo’s gang consisted of 12 guys and 6 girls. As I backed up to the van, the undercover police and their families were waiting to transfer the gifts. As the gifts were being loaded into my pickup, the children of the undercover police were praying over the gifts; thanking God for what he was going to do that night and that God would bless the gang members. They all hugged me and prayed over me. As I drove away, I could see all of them giving each other high five’s.

When I arrived at Apollo’s home, I could tell that they were all there. I got out of my pickup truck and picked up the box with the Christmas tree. I carefully walked towards the door. Apollo came out with three of his body guards who had their pistols drawn on me. Apollo asked, “Sonny, what’s going on?”

I said, “My King said bring Christmas to all of you guys. Also, there’s a lot of people that wanted to bless you guys with Christmas gifts this Christmas also. My King wanted me to bring this Christmas tree to decorate your home. ”

Apollo said, “Guys, put the pistols away. Sonny just has a Christmas tree in the box.” The girls must have been listening. They came outside and excitedly took the Christmas tree from my hands. I turned around and went back to my truck to get the rest of the gifts. The rest of the gang followed and helped me carry all the Christmas gifts to the house. The girls set the tree on the big table and started putting the Christmas gifts under the Christmas tree. They separated the gifts. Apollo’s gift was in the middle. It was the only gift that had a name on it. When I stood in front of all of them, the girls started to sing Christmas songs. The guys soon joined in. They sounded awesome and were really getting into the Christmas Spirit. Some of them started to cry because they began to remember their parents and families during past Christmas’s and what it meant to all of them. Soon as the room got quite, I started praying out loud for all of them and asked God to bring healing to their hearts. Two of the girls came over to me and began hugging me. They said, “We’re ready to ask Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We always listened to you when you would come and read the Bible to us, Sonny.” After the two girls gave their hearts to Jesus Christ, they began crying. Apollo came over and said, “It looks like you girls are going back to your families.” Then the other four girls came over and asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins and to come into their hearts. They to started to cry. As I stepped back, I asked, “Those of you that want your names written in the Lambs Book of Life, come over here.”

Apollo was the first one to come. Apollo said, “We have known Sonny for a long time. Sonny has never given up on us. He would come to us and read the Bible to us. He brought us food, pop and water when we were hungry and thirsty. Even when we would hurt him, he would always stand up and say I love you and I forgive you just like my King has loved me and forgiven me. ” Then they all came forward and asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins. They cried and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. After Apollo’s gang gave their hearts to Jesus Christ, they couldn’t stop crying and talking to me about how they can start learning more about Jesus Christ. They called their parents who started to come right away to get them. When the families started arriving, I prayed with their parents and families. They too asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins and asked Jesus Christ to come into their hearts. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. It is now 8:20 p.m. and is time to bring Christmas to Francisco’s gang.

The last van contained the gifts for Francisco’s gang which consisted of 14 guys and 8 girls. This gang has sliced me before. Sometimes they would listen to me when I would read the Bible to them. The next time they might drive away. Now God said, “Sonny, it is time to bless them with Christmas presents.”

I responded, “God, show me a verse that I’m supposed to read to them.” God showed me 2 Corinthians 5:17

When I arrived at Francisco’s home, I could see that they were all there. Like the other gangs, the first thing I brought into the house was the Christmas tree. As I was carrying the tree to the house, Four of the girls came running out the door and said, “Sonny is here and he brought us a Christmas tree.” They took it from me and took it inside to set it up. Still inside the home, Fransisco shouted, “What are you girls doing outside?” Then he saw that it was me outside. Fransisco and three of his men came outside with their pistols pointing in my direction.

Francisco said, “Sonny, what are you doing here?”

I said, “Both God and other people want to bless you guys this Christmas with gifts. We want to show you guys that there are people that care about you.”

The rest of the gang came out to help me carry all the presents into the house. As I entered Francisco’s house, I noticed how big it is. The gang does an excellent job of keeping it clean. Even the yard was very clean. They placed the Christmas tree on a table. Francisco told his men to put their pistols away. The gifts then were all separated into boys and girls packages. I said, “My King wants me to read a Bible verse for you guys. The verse is 2 Corinthians 5:17: ->Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation the old has passed away behold the new has come.”

Francisco said, “So, if I give my heart to God, I become a new creation.” Then Francisco continued, “Sonny, can God really forgive me of all that I have done wrong?”

I said, “Yes, when you ask God to forgive you of all your sins, God will forgive you. Then he will forget all the sins in your past. Then I said, “Francisco, do you want your name written in the Lambs Book of Life?”

Francisco said, “Yes, I’m done with this life. I want to be a new creation.” After Francisco said that, all the girls came forward and wanted to give their hearts to Jesus Christ also. It is beautiful to see people coming to Jesus Christ. Now they have hope. As I began praying for them, the rest of the gang members came forward and gave their hearts to Jesus Christ also. Francisco said, “I’m tired of living this way. I miss my parents and family. I know all of you do to. All of you call your parents and tell them to come and get you because this gang is over.”

I started passing out Bibles to everyone. It was so amazing how my King transformed the hearts of all three gangs. Jesus Christ gets all the Glory and the Victory. When the parents started to arrive, the girls started running out first to meet them. Some of the guys followed them as soon as they saw their parents and families. They told their parents that they had given their hearts to Jesus Christ. After all the parents and families had arrived, I prayed for all of them. Some were Christians and rededicate their hearts to Jesus Christ. Others asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins and to come into their hearts. It was so powerful what happened that night. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. “Kudos” to the Holy Spirt for transforming so many hearts both in the gangs and the gift givers. The undercover police women bought a lot of cool colors for the girls in this gang. You can see the excitement in their eyes. It is now 11 p.m.

 

God has chosen me to witness to gangs. They are lions with broken hearts. My King also has shown me the hearts of those who walk on streets like Colfax in Denver.  Many of them also have broken hearts. God continually sends me to the streets to minister to the lost and the broken hearted. I never know how the Holy Spirit is going to have me approach the people I meet on the street. Here are examples of some of the things he’s had me do.

One day as I was walking on the street, the Holy Spirit revealed, “Those two men  on your left are about to harm the couple to the right of you. I want you to tell them that I do not want them to do what they are planning. I also want you to tell them about me and how much I love them. One guy’s name is Allen and the others name is Thomas.”  I did as the spirit instructed me to do. I shouted, “Allen and Thomas, I want to talk to you guys.” I startled them when I called them out by name. They asked me, “Who are you and how did you know our names?”

I said, “My King, Jesus Christ told me your names and about your plans to harm that couple over there. He wants you to leave them alone.  He also wanted me to tell you about how much he loves you and he has a purpose for your lives then what you are doing now.” I started sharing more about Jesus Christ, who he is and how they could become part of his kingdom.  They finally wanted to accept Jesus Christ as their own Personal Savior. The other couple that they were about to harm kept walking over until they finally arrived where we were at. We shared with them that Alan and Thomas were about to harm you and how they decided to give their lives to Jesus Christ instead. They introduce themselves to us. The husband’s is Zechariah and his wife’s name is Sarah. We all talked about how God wants to transform their hearts for his kingdom. Zechariah and Sarah told the boys that God has a purpose for them.  The guys called their parents and they came for them. When the parents arrived, all of them began crying.  The guys told their parents what they were about to do to Zechariah and Sarah. In front of their parents, they gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. Their parents then rededicated their hearts to Jesus Christ.

The Zechariah and Sarah said, “Earlier, we were thinking it’s getting late in the day. We need to find people to give these two Bibles to. Now we know we were supposed to give them to these two guys.”  I ran out of Bibles earlier today and I did not have any Bibles to give these boys. But our King knew that I was out but he provided for.

Another time of witnessing, he said, “Sonny, go stand on the street corner with your Bible and don’t say a word; but pray for those that come to you and ask for prayer. Pray for them because of what they are going through.” My first thoughts had me feeling that I should not do this but it would be better to go out into the people and do my thing. Only my King knew that the people would respond better to me by standing still on the corner. I am glad I listened to him.

Of those who come to me while just standing, sometimes they just want someone to pray for them. Some of the reasons could be for their parents, families,  or a job situation. My most memorable time,  just standing in place, was by a building. I began praying for people as they came to me.  As I finished praying for one person, I looked to my left. 21 people were lining up so I could pray for them. I praise God for that. After I pray with each individual,  I ask them if they want their names written in the Lambs Book of Life by giving their hearts to Jesus Christ. Many get saved on the street just by standing still. Not all people who come are in need. Because of the spiritual warfare going on out there on the streets, some people are out to destroy me.

One time a girl, all dressed in black, began to approach me. Her eyes appeared black like looking into a dark casam. Her gaze never left me as she continued to approached me. “Don’t let her touch you Sonny!”, the Holy Spirit warned me.

I fired back at her holding my Bible towards her and exclaimed, “My King, Jesus Christ, does not want you to touch me.” The power of the name “Jesus Christ” was too much for her. She did a 180 and took of running. She never said a word while fleeing.

Another time when I was on a street corner where God told me to stand and pray for people, I saw a man walking towards me on my left side.  He was wearing all black clothing covered by a trenchcoat.   His appearance looked very dark. Even his eyes through the sunglasses appeared very dark. A little girl walked up to me on my right hand side and said, “Sonny, don’t let that man touch you and don’t pray for him. Just tell him Jesus Christ loves him.” When that man got closer, he was about to put his hand on my shoulder. Before his hand touched me, I said, “Jesus Christ loves you very much.” That man stopped moving,  turned around and took off running. Again, he never said a word. I turned to thank the little girl but she was gone.

The next time another guy spoke to me. He said, “I want to pray over your pickup.” Again the Holy Spirit warned me not to let him touch my pickup. Then I said, “Before you do, let me pray in the name of Jesus Christ over your life.” He too ran off in the opposite direction and wanted to get as far away from me as possible. “Jesus Christ”, the name that’s exalted above all other names, has amazing power.

I have even been opposed even before I get to where I’m supposed to  witness. I actually had one guy come up to me and point his pistol at my window while I was in my pickup truck. Since my mission that God has sent me on is not complete yet, he sent a bolt of lightning from my door joint where my front pickup door opens and zapped the guy. That caught him off guard and he lost interest real quickly in trying to shoot me. His greatest desire now is to see how far and how fast he could get away from my truck.  I am sure that he is going to think about what happened. My greatest desire for him is that he’ll realize who Jesus  Christ is and will accept him as his Personal Savior. Because of all the spiritual warfare going on out there on the streets,  I encourage everyone to pray that I continue to be effective in reaching not only the gangs; but whoever I come into contact with on the street.

My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.

Remember this, if your King, Jesus Christ, chooses you to do something for him and as long as we follow his instructions, he will protect you in all situations while doing his work. There can be suffering involved doing his work. But it is beneficial to him that you survive to finish the tasks that he gives you to do. Trust in Jesus Christ always.

As I was getting off work on Wednesday, God said, “Sonny, you need to take supper to the Texas Gang tonight.” You are probably wondering who we are talking about. About a week ago when I made first contact with this gang, the undercover police called me and told me about a new gang from Dallas Texas that arrived in Denver.   Soon  God said, “Sonny, pick up seven pizzas and some bottled water. Serve them to the Dallas gang in Denver.”  I picked up some bottled water from King Soopers. After picking up the drinks, I picked the pizzas up at the Little Caesars place that I frequent when I’m in Denver. As I walked in to the restaurant, one of the girls recognized me.  She called the manager over. She said, “Hi Sonny, how many pizzas do you need this time?”

I said, “Guys, I need seven pizzas total. Five pepperoni and two sausage.”

The manager said, “Well, your getting seven pepperonis and three sausage pizzas.” After they put my order together, they came over and asked, “Where are you going with the pizzas?”

I said,  “I am taking them to a new gang here in town.” Three of them came over to pray for me and the hearts of the gang members. They only charged me for the seven pizzas I asked for. I left the restaurant to go to the park. An undercover policeman directed by the Holy Spirit, told me the location of this gang.

It was around lunch time when I arrived at the park. God said, “Sonny, go introduce yourself  to them and read Joshua 1:9  and Psalm 91 to them. ” As I walked over to to them, some of them drew their pistols on me. They asked, ” What are you thinking coming here?”

I said, “My King, Jesus Christ, who loves you guys very much, sent me over here to talk about him to you. He wants me read his word to you.” As I started reading God’s word, a couple of guys hit me with tiny baseball bats. The gang leader stood behind me and took his pistol out and started poking me in the back. God said, “Sonny, keep reading do not get distracted by what’s happening to you.” The leader, not saying a word, just kept poking me. After I finished reading Joshua 1:9,

⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

I explained to them what that verse meant. I continued on to begin reading Psalm 91 to them.

Psalm 91

 ¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^[a]
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

 ³ Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

¹⁴ “Because he^[b] loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”

When I finished reading, they stopped hitting and poking me. I turned around and headed back to the pickup and was thinking that I should give the food to another gang that was not so obstinate. I am sure they were glad I was leaving. God had other plans. He said, “Go get the food and serve them.” I did what my King told me to do and headed back with the pizzas in hand. I set them down in front of them while they watched. After doing all the things they did to me, they were surprised. They asked, “Are you going to feed us pizza?”

I said, “My King told me to make sure and serve the pizzas to you guys.”

They replied, “We are craving pizza.” They were very hungry and you could tell by their expressions that they were surprised that I brought pizza.

I then turned around and headed back to the pickup to get the rest of the stuff.

They asked me, “Hey, where are you going?”

I responded, “I have a cooler with drinks in my pickup.”  Two of them came with me to help me get the big cooler out of my pickup. After bringing the drinks back, they began to eat the pizza and drink the water.  They ate everything. There was not a single crust left. They thanked me for bringing the pizzas. The gang leader, whose name is Leo, did not say much.  None of the gang members give their life to Jesus that day but their hearts were beginning to be softened by the Holy Spirit. This was my first contact with this gang.

For tonight, God said, “Order 32 dollar burgers from McDonald’s resturaunt. Make sure you hold the pickles.” When arriving at the McDonalds I frequent, I walked into the restaurant. The manager asked, “How many burgers do you need tonight Sonny?”

I said, “I need 32 hamburgers.  Make sure you hold the pickles.”

They were so excited. They asked, “Where are you going with all the hamburgers?”

I responded, “There is new gang here from Dallas Texas. The Lord has asked me to serve hamburgers to these guys.” They came over and prayed for me and the gang members hearts.

I already have a Dr Pepper 12 pack and a Pepsi 12 pack in ice in my cooler. For dessert, I picked up double stuffed Oreo cookies and milk. The Holy Spirit guided me to their address. As I arrived, they opened their door to their home. I reached into the back seat and grabbed the hamburgers. I headed towards the open door. I was careful not to block my face so they could see who I was. I proceeded directly into their dining room put the hamburgers down. They were not sure what I was doing and three gang members drew their pistols. They asked, “What are you doing?” Then they asked, “How did you find us?”

I replied, “My King said that you were hungry for hamburgers and where you would be so I could bring them to you.” Then I said, “The hamburgers do not have pickles on them.”

They replied, “How did you know that we hate pickles? We were just counting our money to see if we could buy any hamburgers.”

I said, “My King is Faithful. He knows your needs. You are hungry so he asked me to bring hamburgers to serve you. My King knows what you like. That is the reason I held the pickles.”

They responded, “That’s amazing!” With a slight pause, they then said, “Let’s eat.” When they started to eat, I read John 3:16 to them. I then told them that’s how much God loves them. Three of them started to cry and walked over to me. They told they wanted their names written in the lambs book of life. They all knew about Jesus Christ when they were younger. So they knew about the Book of Life. But until you place Jesus into your heart, you truly do not know him. It is extremely easy to go down the wrong path in life if he is not in control of your heart. I prayed for their new journey and their walk with Jesus Christ.  While I was praying for the boys, I noticed that the rest of the gang was pretty quiet. They are wondering what was going on. Not much of anything else happened  during the events of the evening. As I finished praying with them, one of the boys told me their aunt and uncle live here in Denver.  The aunt and uncle know the other two boys real well.  I took all three boys to their home. I prayed for the boys again and for the aunt and uncle. The boys gave their hearts to Jesus Christ and the aunt and uncle rededicated their lives to Jesus Christ. I  am heading home now. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.

P.S. The parents of the three boys have come up from Dallas Texas and they are now heading home to live their life for Jesus Christ. I am praying that their story will have an effect on those who they meet when they return back to Dallas.

About 3 months ago the undercover police told me that an organization ran by a guy named Samuel had a hit out on me. Bringing Jesus Christ to the gangs has decreased the number of people in his work force generating income. He wanted me stopped. I was waiting till my King told me to go and pray with them. My King still has me going to Denver to continue witnessing to the gangs. He chose me to bring Jesus Christ to gangs and he will protect me as long as I obey him.  My job is a long way from being completed.

I was having a Bible study with the Boys from the Bronx’s. During the study, God said, “The people trying to kill you, their hearts are ready now. Go and pray with Samuel and his organization. Before you go to Denver, take 22 Crosses and 22 Bibles.” After I told the boys from the Bronx what God just revealed to me, we stopped everything and they prayed for me and my safety.

I headed to Denver. I was halfway there then I got the phone call from an undercover police officer. He was directed by the Holy Spirit to call me. He told me there was 22 of them and gave the address of the building. I continue driving until I arrived at the address the undercover police officer gave me. I arrived at approximately 7 PM.

I parked my pickup around the corner of the building near the alley because it was dark and no one could see my pickup. My King told me to remove my license plate before I arrived. As I walked up to the door, I noticed it was one of the fanciest buildings in Denver. God said, “Sonny, anoint the building with oil and pray.” I preceded to walk around to each corner of the building and anointed olive oil on each corner and prayed for those inside that their hearts would be softened to receive God’s Word. As I finished anointing the last corner, I headed towards the main door. God said, “Before you press the door buzzer, anoint your hands with oil.”  I did what God told me to do and anointed my hands with oil and prayed for their hearts some more. I then proceeded to press the speaker button. A guy asked, “What do you want?”

I said, “I’m here to deliver a message to your boss.” Two guys came to the door and took me to the top floor.  The building was teaming with activity. Most of their income is made from drug activity from the gangs working in the late of night. When we stepped out of the elevator, there were 20 men in the room. They all surrounded me. Their boss said, “What’s your message to me?”

I said, “My King brought me here to pray for all of your hearts. He said you are going to die here in this building this very night.  Before this happens, let me pray for all of you.”

The boss, whose name is Samuel, asked, “What’s your name?”

I said, “Sonny, the one you have been looking for. Let me pray for all of you.” Everyone was motionless. I prayed for all of Samuel’s men first. They were just standing there like “What’s going on.” Samuel was the last one I prayed for; but before I prayed for Samuel, I said, “Let me read a verse to you.”  I read Mathew 6:33 to him. His Grandma read that verse to Samuel when he was young and his grandparents had that verse on a plaque on their wall.

After I prayed for each one of his men, I anointed them with olive oil and put crosses and on all of their necks. I gave each of them Bibles. Then I walked up to Samuel and prayed for him and his family. I saw tears coming out of eyes. When I was praying for Samuel, God showed me why his heart was broken and that he needed to forgive his Father because what he did to him and his mother.  After I prayed with him, Samuel took me into his private office away from his men.  Samuel said, “No one ever knew about that. You were sent by God to bring healing to our hearts.” I told him what God had revealed to me about his father. He proceeded to call his Father and tell him that he forgave him for what he did to him and his mother. After that, Samuel told all his families that he gave his heart to Jesus Christ. Then he made a call to someone on his desk phone and told them to leave me alone that he was taking the hit off of me. He hung up the phone and we left his office. He told his men that he has given his heart to Jesus Christ.

I asked them, “Those of you that want your names written in the lambs book of life come and stand in front of me.” Samuel was the first one to give his heart to our King. The rest of them followed.  My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. God spared their lives. I shared some of my story of what God is doing here and in other cities. I started sharing about reaching gangs in New York City Bronx area. Samuel said, “I lived in the Bronx.” He told me that he was born and raised in the Bronx. I told him about what happened at the baseball field on my last visit. For you readers: all the things that God did can be read in my last New York story.

Samuel said, “I remember this baseball field. I actually played there when I was younger. ” He also told me about the abuse he endured there also. He had an opportunity to learn how to box at 14 years of age. After he learned boxing, three boys who were abusing him constantly growing up he eventually confronted and knocked them out cold. This skill eventually landed him the title of gang leader,  then boss of a business involved in drug trade.

After Samuel accepted Jesus Christ, he decided he wanted to give all that up  and serve him. Samuel was lead by the Holy Spirit to take a trip to New York to see his old stomping grounds. He looked the old baseball field over. He remembered when I told him I anointed his building with oil before I entered. He walked around the field and anointed the perimeter and prayed over the field. I told him about Isaiah, the grounds keeper. He saw a guy who was working on the field. Samuel walked over and said, “You must be Isaiah.”

Isaiah replied, “How do you know my name?”

Samuel said, “Sonny told me about you.”

Isaiah asked, “You know Sonny?”

Those two talked about what happened recently in Samuel’s life and I am sure there was some discussion of what the Holy Spirit accomplished when I was there.

While he was there, God lead Samuel to make improvements to the baseball field we used when I was in the Bronx. He approached local businesses to do the work. The company that does the lights for the Yankee Stadium came out and fixed the lights.  These were state of the art lights.  The same as what you would find at the Yankee Stadium. After the company found out it was to be a witness to gangs, there was no bill for the lighting. Samuel approached another local company that replaced the perimeter fence with a beautiful strong one.  Samuel then found a landscaper to come in and make the baseball field look professional. Samuel purchased a bus so they could travel around New York to play gangs and other teams. He wanted the grounds keeper Isaiah to drive the bus. Isaiah accepted the position as bus driver. God has truly changed Samuel heart.

Because of what has happened recently the area around the baseball field is a lot more peaceful. The residents have never seen it as good as it is right now.  Most everything is free to used by the locals. When we believe in God and trust what he can do. He can change the world. I am sure there is a lot of praying going on. That is where most of the power and peace is coming from.

As I was heading to Denver to witness, God said, “Sonny, I want you to pick up 15 kites to take with you to the gang members. They will also be hungry.  I want you to pick up 30 hamburgers to serve them. They will be in the southeast corner of the park.”

I picked up the kites at a Walmart store then I headed to my McDonald’s store that I frequent to get the hamburgers. The manager exclaimed, “Sonny are you going to witness to gangs today?”

I said, “Yes I am. Please pray that Our King would prepare their hearts for receiving God’s Word.” I left the restaurant and headed towards the park.

I could see that there was 15 in this gang. When I pulled up, I started getting all the hamburgers and the water out.  I lowered the tailgate down on the pickup. The gang members started coming towards the pickup. The gang leader said, “Hey Sonny you brought us hamburgers.”

I replied, “God said you guys were hungry. He wanted me to serve you. ”

As the gang member started eating their hamburgers, I started reading John 3:16 to them. As they thought about what I read, they responded with the question, ” So God so loved the world that he gave his only son for us?”

I said, “Yes, he did.”

The gang leader said, “Can God really forgive me of all my sins?”

I said, “Yes, he will forgive you of all your sins. All you have to do is ask him to forgive you first. Then ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart.”

The leader said, “I’m still hungry man. I want to eat another hamburger.” The Holy Spirit revealed to me, “Sonny, he is not ready yet. But I have softened his heart.  He will eventually turn to me.”

So they start eating their 2nd hamburger. When they were done eating, I said, “Hey, I brought you guys a surprise.”

The gang member said, “What did you bring us?”

I said, “I brought kites.”

The gang leader said, “We don’t fly kites man.”

I said, “Well just help me put them together. It’ll be fun.”  I put all the 15 kites on the tailgate and began putting them together. As they were watching, some of the gang members started helping me construct the kites. I learned  the gang leaders name is Brooklyn but his nickname is “Sing” because he’s always singing. As we were getting close to finishing,  I was telling Sing there’s not even a breeze I need some wind Lord because we are about to finish the kites. Then all the sudden the wind picked up and the gang members took their kites to the open part of the park and started flying the kites. It was a blessing to see these young man have such a wonderful time flying the kites. After they have been flying kites for a while, I went one by one and read the Bible to them. I told about what God is doing in my life and what God wants to do in their lives. The gang members are having the time of their lives by flying kites. It was so beautiful to see all the kites up in the sky. The sun was beginning to set. As it was getting dark, they said, “Sonny we need to go.”

As they were beginning to leaving  I asked, “If there’s any of you that want your name is written in the lambs book of life come over here by me.”  Two gang members came to over and stood by me.  They gave their hearts to Christ. My King gets the glory and all the victory. I was able to take those two young men back to their families where I got to pray for their families.  Their parents gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. Again my King gets all victory and the glory.  I am thankful just getting the opportunity to see it happen.

On Saturday as I was going to witness to gangs in Denver, I got a call from an undercover police officer.  He told me that there was two gangs of Latinos talking to each other in the park. Latinos are usually friendly towards each other. The men in Latino gangs usually have pistols tattood on their arms. The girls have a rose on their arm. Some of these rose tattoos are so professionally done you almost feel like you can reach out and hold the rose in your hand.

I now have a chance to witness to two different gangs at the same time. The gang from Denver has 14 members. I know most of the people who belong to this gang. The Leader’s name is Angel.  The other gang from San Jose California has 13 members. The membership consisted of seven guys and six girls. The leader of this gang goes by the name of Leo. The San Jose gang is totally new and I have not met anyone who belongs to this gang.

Before I arrived,  my King said, ” Go and buy 8 boxes chicken at King Soopers.” Each box has 8 pieces of chicken. I pulled up and parked next to their cars. All of the cars from San Jose are 54 and 56 Chevys. God said, “Sonny, go ahead serve them now.” I took the chicken and the cooler with water bottles and placed the food where the gangs would see it. Leo’s gang drew their pistols on me.   Leo asked, “What are you doing here?”

Angel exclaimed, “This is Sonny. He talks to us about his King Jesus Christ.”

I said, “God said that you guys were hungry.”

They all started to eat the Chicken and the serranos. One guy was really starting to sweat eating the serranos but he would not stop eating. As the gangs ate, I read the Bible to them.  God gave me Jeremiah 29:11 and John 3:16-17 to read.  I gave Bibles to all of them. God gets the Glory and the Victory.

They thanked me and they told me that they loved the food. They ate it all picking the bones clean. There’s never much to clean up after these gangs are through eating.

Then Leo said, “Can God really forgive me for everything I have done? Sonny, I have done some really bad things and I didn’t think that God would ever forgive me.”

I replied, “Just ask Jesus Christ for forgiveness from all your sins and ask Jesus Christ to fill your heart. God will forgive you and forget all your sins.”

Leo said, “Your King is cool, man.”

I said, “When you give your life to God, he will write your names in the Lambs Book of Life.”

One of the girls said, “I want God in my heart.”

Leo said, “Guys, lower your guns and put them away.”

Angel asked, “What does this mean?”

Leo said, “I’m giving my life back to God. I’m tired of living this way.”

I exclaimed, “Those of you that want your names written in the Book of Life come over to me.”

The whole gang from San Jose came over and stood by me. As they were asking Jesus Christ to forgive their sins and asking Jesus Christ to come into their hearts, Angels gang was just standing there. They didn’t move an inch. When we were done praying, Leo’s gang began asking many questions about Jesus Christ. The Denver gang decided they wanted to leave when Leo’s gang began asking questions. The leader Angel drives a  dark blue 1967 GT500 Mustang. The rest of the Gang also drive 1960s and 1970s Mustangs. They started their cars and you could hear the rumble of those V8s. Angel since he had more horsepower of course he was in the lead. But they all soon left the park with Leo’s gang here by itself. Leo’s gang continued asking more questions about Jesus Christ.

Leo’s gang sometime later began calling their parents. It was cool hearing them talking about how they found Jesus Christ and how they gave their hearts to him. They made arrangements to head back to San Jose to meet their parents that are welcoming them back home.

Leo’s gang headed back to California yesterday. God is so Faithful.


Did you ever  wonder what happens to some of these people that I witness to?  Well I want to tell you a story about Lorenzo.  Lorenzo was one of the last people I witnessed to. I found out that after his neighbor left he started thinking about what happened in Lorenzo’s life. He was anxious to find out how he made such a drastic change in his life. He then asked Lorenzo if he would go out to lunch with him and share what happened in his life to make him decide not drink anymore. They went out to a Subway store and ordered sandwiches there and they started talking. His neighbor asked, “What happened over there at the house that day I was there? I could tell there was a change in your life at that time.”

Lorenzo said, “This guy, whose name is Sonny, brought my son home from the gangs. He asked to take me out for a drive. I had no idea where we were going but we happen to stop by the cemetery. ”

Then Lorenzo said, “Sonny,  this is kind of a strange place to go.  Sonny then told me, “God wanted me to bring you here.” We got out of the truck and we started heading east then we came upon this blank head stone. There was hole dug by it. I asked Sonny, “What does this mean?” He warned me, “This is your fate Lorenzo if I do not quit drinking. Your liver will fail and you will surely die. ” He also talked about how much Jesus Christ loves me and he wants me to be part of his kingdom. I just cried and felt I needed Jesus. I accepted him right there. But Sonny did not stop there. His King wanted me to stop drinking. His King was going to make me throw up everytime I had a drink. I decided it was time to start living for Jesus Christ and make his King my King. I went home and destroyed my stashes of liquor.”

The Lorenzo concluded, “My relationship with Jesus has improved my relationship with my wife and family. I even want to go to church now. ”

His neighbor started crying and he to wanted a relationship with Jesus Christ. His neighbor went home and he to destroyed his caches of liquor in the dumpster. His neighbor decided it was time for him to live the life Jesus Christ would want him to. Both Lorenzo’s wife and his neighbor’s wife have been Christians for a while and go to church together while the husbands stayed home to drink. Not now! They all go to church together as a family. Because neither drinks now the grandkids are coming and playing in the backyard. This is something that never would happen while they were drinking. Lorenzo’s son in law has made changes in his life because of the living testimony in Lorenzo’s life.

Lorenzo’s church that he is now going to has already seen the drastic change in his life. The pastor has noticed the change that has happened in his life and he has been asking Lorenzo to give his testimony to everybody in the church. People need to hear about the power of God working in their lives.

Lorenzo and his wife are also being a witness to the street that they live on. Many times the neighbors get together to have a party. Lorenzo and his wife are also hosting parties and inviting everyone to come. The only thing is when Lorenzo has a party now there is no liquor involved. The neighbors want to bring some liquor but Lorenzo said, “No. we’re only having juice, water and non-alcoholic beverages.” This gives Lorenzo an opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ to his neighbors and what he did to alleviating his desire to drink. Lorenzo’s testimony is having a great impact not only in his family but to his neighbors also. I do believe the power of Lorenzo’s testimony is going to change the lives of whoever he comes in contact with.