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Saving a Gang Member’s Dads Life

Saturday morning I drove to Denver to witness to gangs on the east side of Denver. On the way there, God said, “Sonny, you need to buy 21 pizzas.”

Looking puzzled, I said, “God you want 21 pizzas?”

God said, “Sonny, just get them.” Then God said, “But first you have to buy 17 Frisbees.” So I stopped and bought the Frisbees at a Walmart store in Denver Colorado that was on my route to get the pizzas. I placed the Frizbies in my pickup. Before I left, I phoned my favorite Little Ceasers Pizza place on 5135 Chambers in Aurora Colorado. I called ahead to insure they would have enough pizzas ready for me when I arrived. I said, “I would like to order 11 pepperoni and 10 Sausage pizzas.”

The guy on the phone said, “Is this you Sonny?”

I said, “Yes, it is me.”

He responded, “Are you taking them to gangs?”

I said, “Yes, Brother.” He exclaimed, “Praise God!”

After a few minutes of driving, I arrived at the pizza place and went inside. I said, “This is Sonny. I am here to pick up my 21 pizzas.”

The guy who answered the phone asked, “How much money do you have?”

I said, “I have 100 dollars.”

He said, “That will do. I will cover the rest.” I left the store blessed, pizzas in hand and headed to the park.

When I got to the east side of the park, undercover police called me and told me that there was three gangs at the park today. They were standing on opposite sides of the park. I signaled to the two gangs that knew me to come first. Even from a distance I could tell that they knew me because of all the McDonald’s Iced Teas that were present on the picnic tables. Someone who helps me with my Ministry, created a customized iced tea for me. I showed these guys how wonderful they taste. I now have them hooked on McDonald’s Iced Teas with four to five lemons. They usually have an iced tea for me when I get there. I then signaled to the gang that was at the southwest corner of the park to come over but they just looked at me. I was a total stranger to them. I said silently, “God they’re not coming.”

God said, “Sonny, get out there and start throwing Frisbees at them.” When I started throwing all the Frizbies one at a time, the gang members gradually started picking them up and throwing them back. I kept the frisbees going over and over throwing them back until they felt more comfortable.  I got the other two gangs involved by sending frisbees there way. Soon we had frisbees flying everywhere. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit can something like this happen. These gangs lots of times are actually shooting at each other.

As they were playing frisbee. I placed the pizzas on the picnic table and placed the cooler out which was full of water bottles. Then they all started to come over to feast.  I recognized the 1st and the 2nd gang but I didn’t know the 3rd gang at all. When the 3rd gang got closer, I introduced myself, “My name is Sonny. God told me to bring 21 pizzas to serve you. So let’s pray.” After I prayed they started to eat the pizzas. As they continued eating, I began sharing Jesus Christ to all three gangs. The gangs ate all of the pizzas not leaving a single crust. After they finished eating, four young men from the gangs I knew wanted to give their hearts to Jesus Christ. When I began praying for these young men, the rest of the gangs started to leave the park. Their cars were all older restored vehicles that looked pretty cool. But the four that gave their hearts to Jesus Christ stayed. None of the ones that gave their hearts to Jesus Christ were from the new gang. I just planted seeds into their hearts. The Holy Spirit said that there was going to be four that would give their hearts to Jesus Christ. When I went to my pickup I only had four Bibles which I gave to each young man.

Three of them called their parents and they came to the park to get them. I got a chance to pray with their parents. They too gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. The young man whose parents did not come asked, “Sonny can you take me to my parents?  I told them that I just gave my heart to Jesus Christ and that I’m coming home. I told them that you were taking me home.”

I was glad to be able to take him home. He introduced himself and told me his name was Victor. While driving him home, he informally introduced his parents to me. His Mom’s name is Mary, the Dad’s name is Lorenzo and his sister’s name is Sarah. Victor said, “My Dad drinks a lot. Sonny be ready when we get to my home.” The parents and his sister came out running out of the house to hug and just love Victor.  They cried a lot. After getting to know the family,  I asked, “Lorenzo, can you and I take a drive?”

Lorenzo said, “Sure.” He entered my pickup from the passenger side. God said, “Sonny, take Lorenzo to the cemetery and talk to him.” When we arrived at the cemetery, Lorenzo asked, “Why are we here?”

I said, “My King wants to show you something.”

Lorenzo said, “Your King?”

I said, “His name is Jesus Christ.” We got out of the pickup and began walking to the east. Our journey brought us to a head stone with nothing written on it. A hole was dug out in front of it. Lorenzo asked, “What does this mean?”

I said, “My King wants to give you a chance to accept him as your Lord and Savior. If you don’t your name will appear on this head stone. All of your drinking is going to destroy your liver  this in turn will kill you.” When Lorenzo turned to me he had tears in his eyes then he looked at the head stone again and said, “I want to accept Jesus Christ in my heart.”

I said, “My King wants you to stop drinking. He is going to make you throw up every time you try a drink.”

When we got back to Lorenzo’s house he ran to his family and cried sharing what happened and then he hugged me. He then went to his liquor stash and broke the wiskey bottles. After that he went to the cooler and took out the 24 pack of beer that he had and threw it in the dumpster. He grabbed a pitchfork and started poking at the cans in the 24 pack and you could hear them fizzing and beer squirting all over inside the dumpster. He continue doing this until all the cans were drained. After doing this his neighbor came over with two glasses of beer. He said, “How about having a beer with me.”

Lorenzo said, “I have quit drinking.”

His neighbor was perplexed and put the beers down on the stairs trying to figure out  what’s going on.

Lorenzo said, “I accepted Jesus Christ and he wants me to stop drinking.”

Meanwhile the dogs came running up the stairs and spilt both glasses of beer all over the stairs.  This was to much for his neighbor to digest and he hastily left the scene. Lorenzo’s wife Mary has known Jesus for a while. I am sure that she was asking the question, “Is this for real?” Mary asked, “Are you going to see if you will really throw up if you have a drink?”

Lorenzo said, “Nope. God’s word is sufficient for me.”

Sarah asked Victor to come into her room. She showed him the place where she knelt. Sarah said, “Victor I prayed here for you every night that you would be safe and to come home.”

Victor asked, “How long have you been praying for me?”

Sarah responded, “I have been praying for you every night since you joined the gang.” This brought tears to Victor’s eyes.

Victor, who probably joined the gang because of his Dad’s drinking  immediately went over and asked his Dad to forgive him for all the things that  he may done to him as a Son. Lorenzo immediately asked Victor to forgive him for all things he done to him as a Dad. They both broke down into tears and it was a very emotional moment.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. It would not surprise me at all if I get to meet the new gang again. God is not done with them yet.

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Chinese Mafia Asks Questions

March 29, 2019

Friday at 2:30 p.m. one of the sons of the Chinese Mafia called me and asked me if I could meet with him, his brother and two of his cousins in Denver at 9 p.m. over dessert and talk about the Bible. As I was talking with him, I was praying and asking God if he wanted me to meet with them. God said, “Go and tell them how much I love them and to take milk and cookies with you.”

I said, “Yes, I can meet with you guys. I am bringing milk and Oreo cookies.”

He got all excited with my invitation. I took 5 glasses and met them on the south side of Denver. They were happy to see me. When they climbed in my pickup, I noticed that they all had their Bibles with them. After we were done eating cookies, one of them opened his Bible to Genesis 3 and started reading the passage. After finishing he talked about the serpent being crafty and a liar. He made a point about how the Devil tries to get in our minds and lies to us.

I asked, “If you asked Jesus Christ to forgive you of all your sins and ask Jesus Christ into your hearts. The Holy Spirit is there to help you. The Devil is already defeated because of Jesus Christ going to the cross.”

Our discussion stopped here because they had to leave. I prayed with them and thanked them for coming all the way to Denver. They thanked me for taking the time to meet with them. God is Faithful! My King gets the Glory and the Victory.

Sep 17, 2019

Today these young men have given their lives to Jesus Christ. They’ve been able to even to witness to their parents and they’ve had an impact on their lives and today they are doing things for God themselves. This was another victory for our King. These stories were password protected earlier to protect the young men. But now that they are God’s children I want you to know about God’s glory in their lives.

 

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Encounter with Chinese Mafia

March 2 2019

These gangs are very athletic. One guy did a vertical flip over me as I was standing there. Others jumped over their cars demonstrating their finesse. This gang drives high performance black Subaru’s that have dark tinted windows and do not have any license plates on them. When confronted law enforcement really does not like talking about these guys because they are so dangerous.

When I got to Pueblo today, the young men were at their workout building. I parked in front of the building where they could see me. They all came out and asked me “What are you doing here and how did you find our place?”

I said “My King told me where you guys were at.”

They asked “Did you bring us food?”

I said “Yes, I brought 30 hotdogs and mustard.” After eating all of the hot dogs, they took me into their building.

One of them asked “Can God really forgive everything we have done?”

I said “Yes, but first you have to ask for forgiveness of all your sins and ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart and he will forgive you. Jesus Christ will transform your heart.” Then I said “Those of you that want your names written in the book of life come to me and I will pray with you.” Four young men of the Chinese gang gave their hearts to Christ. Then they all went back into the building.

The four hugged me and said “We will be calling you Sonny. Please pray for us because it’s going to be hard to tell our parents.” I prayed with them that God would prepare their parents hearts. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.

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Visiting the Correctional Facility

I was asked by the undercover police to go and to meet the Correctional Facility Committee and to ask them if I could come and speak to the young men that are there.   You may be wondering what this Correctional Facility is. This place is anointed by God because they don’t advertise their services. The gang members go there because they heard about it. It is there to help them get their lives on track with our King. I prayed and told the Holy Spirit I only speak out in the streets. The Holy Spirit responded, “Sonny, you need to go because I have opened the door for you to do this.” So I went to speak.

As soon as I arrived there, I was escorted to a waiting room. The security guards name was Nathan. He asked, “Sonny, do you need something to drink.”

I said, “Yes, I would like some water please. Then I said, “Nathan, how long have you worked here at this Correctional facility.”

Nathan said, “I have been working here for a year on Monday.” Then Nathan said, “Sonny, you have 10 minutes then they’ll be ready for you.” I thought I was just going to meet the committee.  My King said to me, “You are speaking to my children tonight.” Nathan came back with the water I requested. He asked, “What topic are you going to talk about?”

I said, “I bring God’s Kingdom to them.” Nathan started to cry. I said, “Let me pray with you Nathan.” Nathan has been running from God. Nathan decided it is time to rededicate his heart to Jesus Christ tonight. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. Nathan said, “They are ready for you now Sonny.” I was escorted to the back of the stage. I was standing on the stage behind the big red curtains. Before the curtains were drawn, I started praying and asking God to prepare their hearts for my message.  While I was praying, a lady, whose name is Suzanna, walked on stage. She said, “We have invited someone to come and speak to all of us tonight. He ministers to gangs all over the United States. His name is Sonny with Deep Waters Ministry. The curtains opened as the audience was clapping. There were over 300 people in the audience. I recognized some of the young men I have witnessed to. Suzanna came over and hugged me. She asked, “Sonny can you open us in prayer.”

I looked up and prayed, “Father God you know all the hearts that are here tonight. God only you know the brokenness of these hearts and why they are broken because what they have been through. You are a King that brings healing and brings your Love to us.  Thank you Lord for letting me come and minister to these young men.” Then I said, “My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. This ministry belongs to my King. His name is Jesus Christ.” I then turned my face towards the young men in the audience and I said, “I am very proud of all of you for being at this place and having the desire to change your lives.” Then I read John 3:16:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I followed with Matthew 6:33:
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

I said, “What this verse means to me is that we need to seek God’s heart. You will find my King’s heart by spending time in prayer and in his word daily.”

I continued reading Proverbs 3:5-8:
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

I told them, “Trust in the Lord with all your hearts and the Lord will direct your path.”

I finished by reading Jeremiah 29:11:

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

God gave me an additional verse Psalms 34:18:

18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

I said, “My King commanded me to ask those of you that want your names written in the Lambs Book of Life to come to the front.” The 300 young men came forward. As they were coming to the front, a song started to play “God Only Knows” by the band “For King & Country”. While listening to the worship song, they asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins and for him to come into their hearts. It was beautiful moment. I couldn’t stop crying. Some of the parents present were born again Christians. Then 21 young men came towards me. I recognized them. They were part of the gangs in Denver. They all held up my ministry cards. They said, “Sonny, the verse on you ministry card has meant so much to all of us.” They finished coming closer and hugged me and thanked me for coming. Then they asked, “Sonny, can you forgive us for the times we hit and cut you.”

I said, “I forgive you and love you like my King has forgiven and loved me. My King Jesus Christ gets all the Glory and the Victory.” These 21 will be starting a new journey with our King.

Suzanna asked the 21 some questions about how long they knew me and how long did it take before they started thinking about leaving the gang life.  Suzanna took the 21 boys away and kept asking them questions. I really don’t know what she asked them because I was talking to the other boys.

The rest of the evening I just walked around talking to everyone that was there about our King and any personal questions they may have had.

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New York Trip to Save Victor and His Gang

God warned me about a month ago that I would be returning to New York. I was there two weeks ago witnessing to a new gang. When God said it was time to go again, Marciano, a born again gang convert from my 2017 New York visit, called me and asked me if I could come to New York and witness to his cousin Victor and his gang.  Marciano has been going to Victor and his gang sharing God’s word to them. He called me to ask for help. This was my confirmation that it was time to go back to New York again. The police jet that flew me to Chicago and New Jersey came to pick me up at Denver International Airport. As we began to fly over New York City, I walked up to the pilots and asked, “Can you fly over Brooklyn where the gang I am going to witness to tomorrow.” The pilots honored my request by banking the plane over the location I was to go. From my window, it was clear that some of the buildings were abandoned and had broken windows. Nearby, I saw a baseball field that looked run down but some kids were playing baseball. The undercover police told me that there’s a Christian grounds keeper that takes care of that field. After I finished my inspection, the undercover police that were with me told the pilots to fly over the Bronx where I had witnessed to a gang two years ago.  God wanted to show me what the ex gang members have done to that part of the neighborhood. They have cleaned it up. People are actually living there now.

When the jet landed at LaGuardia Airport, all 17 ex gang members that I witnessed to two years ago in the Bronx were there waiting for me.  We hugged and prayed together. The Holy Spirit was radiating from them. It was beautiful sight to see how Jesus Christ has changed Marciano and the young mens hearts from two years ago. Marciano asked me, “Sonny, what has God shown to you about how we are to reach my cousins in Brooklyn.” They are a gang of 15 young men.

I said, “We are taking God’s Kingdom to them on Saturday at noon near the baseball field. God has shown me that we need to prepare a meal before our enemies.”  We purchased 17 large pizzas and bottled water. Next, we needed four tables and chairs to serve on. With food and supplies in hand, we headed to Brooklyn. After arriving at our destination, we prayed for the days event and set up the tables. Marciano cousin Victor and his gang kept driving by when we were done setting up. We signaled for them to stop and eat.  After some coaxing, they finally parked their cars. We asked them to sit down and eat with us. Marciano said, “I would like to read my favorite Bible verse John 3:16”
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Then he read Philippians 4:13:
13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Then Marciano said, “Sonny, do you have a verse to share?”

God led me to read Psalm 34:18
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
   and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

After I finished reading the scripture, I looked at Victor and saw his eyes tearing up.  Marciano prayed for our meal. Victor and his gang kept looking at Marciano while he was praying.  His prayer was so anointed by the Holy Spirit that the gang kept silent.  Some of the young men were looking around, some listened intently and the rest of Victor’s gang had their eyes closed during Marciano’s prayer. As Marciano continued praying, you could see their hearts softening. During the meal they started talking about baseball and the Yankees. The conversation lead to the possibility that there are new gangs trying to move into the Bronx and Brooklyn area. Those 17 young men that met me at the airport started sharing with the gang members around them what God has been doing in their hearts and lives since they left the gang environment two years ago. They were reading the Bible to Victor’s gang. Marciano got up and said, “I want to introduce the man that led us to the Lord. His name is Sonny.”

I introduced myself and said, “Hi”  to all of Victor’s Gang.

The leader Victor said, “Your the one that brought the big light to the Bronx that night. It was so bright.”

I said, “Yes, that light you saw was Jesus Christ my King. He loves all of you and wants to bring healing to all your hearts. All you have to do is to ask Jesus Christ to forgive you of all your sins and ask Jesus Christ to come into your hearts. Jesus Christ will forgive you and forget all your sins. My King will transform your hearts. God told me to prepare a meal before our enemies. We come to bring Salvation, peace and a new purpose for your lives. In this world Jesus Christ loves all of you. Jesus Christ wants to transform your hearts so he can use you in this world to bring Salvation and healing to those around you.”

Victor stood up and asked, “Is it really that easy to ask Jesus Christ to forgive me for everything I have done?”

I said, “Yes, my King will forgive you and forget your sins.”

Victor and his gang stood up and said, “We are leaving now.”

Marciano said, “Before you guys leave let me pray for all of you.” Marciano prayed, “Father God thank you for your love for us and thank you for bringing us together to eat this meal and talk about all the amazing things you’re doing in our lives to protect us, to provide for us and to help us to be a light in this world for those that are lost and broken hearted around us. We ask this in Jesus Christ’s Holy Name. Amen!” The power of this prayer was so beautiful. They all stood there and listened to his prayer anointed by the Holy Spirit. Marciano then asked, “Victor, do you remember when we were kids and played baseball.”

Victor said, “Yes, it was so much fun back then.” Then Victor said, “There’s a field not to far from here. What do you say Marciano? Let’s go and play baseball. There’s a ground keeper there that takes care of the baseball field. He will let us use the field.”

Marciano said, “I’ll go and get everything we need to play baseball.”

Victor said, “We have some gloves and baseballs.” When we got to the baseball field, the gentleman was just finishing raking the field and was putting the bases back. The gentleman’s name was Isaiah. He came walking up to us and said, “Hi! My name is Isaiah. How can I help you young men?”

I said, “Hi, my name is Sonny. We were wondering if we could use this field to play baseball. ”

Isaiah said, “Sure, that’s what this field is for. Do you young men have everything you need to play baseball.  I have baseballs, gloves and bats.”

Marciano said, “Sir, we could use some bats and some baseball gloves.”

Isaiah said, “I will locate some bats and baseball gloves for you guys to use and I will put them by the dugout.”

Do you remember people who were playing baseball on this field before I landed? 12 of them came back to use the field today. They asked, “Are you guys going to play baseball now?”

We said, “Yes.”  Then the boys asked, “Can we play a game of baseball with you guys?”

Marciano said, “Sure, let’s pick teams.” Isaiah walked up to Victor and said, “Lou is 16  and he is an amazing pitcher.” Victor and Marciano became the team Captains. I found out all 12 boys in this group that came to play today are Christians. The youngest is 12 years old the oldest is 16. Before they began picking the teams, I had a quarter to see who goes first. I told Victor, “You call it in the air to see which captain chooses first.” I flipped the quarter in the air Victor called “heads” and it was heads. Victor picked his first player who was Lou. Then Marciano picked next. There was total of 44 young men on the field with 22 per team. Isaiah showed up wearing an umpire’s uniform. He said let’s pray before the baseball game starts. As Isaiah began praying, all the boys put their heads down and closed their eyes except Victor. Isaiah walked up to Victor and placed his hand on Victor’s heart. Victor just stood there and let him pray for him. I could hear Isaiah’s prayer for Victor, “Dear God, I lift up Victor and his boys to your Kingdom. Bring healing to their hearts. Father, I ask that you bring healing to them and let them know that you love them and have a purpose for them in this world.”

Victor said, “I’m ready to ask Jesus Christ to forgive me of all my sins.” Then Marciano stepped in and said, “Victor, do you want your name written in the lambs book of life?” Victor said, “Yes, I do.” The Holy Spirit prompted me to ask the rest of the gang members the same question.  I said, “The rest of you that want your names written in the lambs book of life come over here and stand by me.” All of Victor’s gang came and stood by me. Marciano and the 16 others came forward to help pray with Victor’s Gang. The 12 young men who came to play baseball positioned themselves around the front. As they started to talk to Victor’s gang, God showed each young man a verse to read:

Ephesians 4:32
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Psalms 16:8
8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

John 14:6
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Mathew 6:33
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Psalms 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.

Joshua 1:5
5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Psalms 32:8
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Lamentations 3:23
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Micah 6:8
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a] with your God.

Psalms 34:18-19
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

Psalms 139:16
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

2 Corinthians 5:1
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Each boy read their verse to Victor’s gang. I read Jeremiah 29:11 to Victor.

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

It was so powerful how my King used these young men to witness to Victor’s gang and read scriptures to the ones that had just given their hearts to Jesus Christ. We all came together giving hugs and celebrated the Salvation of Victor’s gang.

Victor said, “Call all your parents and have them come and get you. All of you can go home to your parents.” Victor then called his parents. You could hear his parents praising God because Victor and his gang gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. After Victor’s gang called their parents, you could hear them talking about going home. It would be a couple of hours before the parents arrived.

Now it was time to start playing the baseball game. Isaiah flipped the quarter in the air and told Marciano call it in the air. Marciano called “heads” and it landed “heads”. Isn’t it interesting that it was heads both times the quarter was flipped. Does that mean that God wants these young men to look forward and not to look back? They are about to start a new journey.

Marciano said, “My team wants to bat first.”  Victor and his team went out to the field they all rotated positions to make it fair. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. I had so much fun watching the boys playing baseball. It looked like they had been playing together forever. Victor’s team was winning when parents began to arrive. But the boys wouldn’t stop playing.  Marciano and I gathered the parents that arrived and explained to them what our King did. And my King gets all the Glory and the Victory. The parents couldn’t stop crying. The anointing of the Holy Spirit was so beautiful. I then asked, “Do any of the parents want to give your hearts to Jesus Christ.” They all came over and they to gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. It was so beautiful see both the parents and their sons give their lives to Jesus Christ. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. The parents hugged each other then sat down. The boys kept playing baseball and their parents were cheering their sons on. It was such a big celebration. After the game ended the 12 boys introduced themselves to the parents. The parents thanked them for praying for their sons. The 12 boys walked over to me and hugged me and said to me, “You are truly a man of God.”

I said, “I can only do what God tells me to do. The Holy Spirit makes it all happen.”  My King gets all the Glory. The 12 boys said, “Keep your eyes on God’s Kingdom, Sonny.”

Isaiah came to me and said, “God Bless you Sonny for being obedient. You are truly Anointed by our King. I said, “God bless you Isaiah for representing our King at this baseball field.” Isaiah turned and walked away with the 12 boys. My King gets the final Victory. I flew in the police jet back home to Colorado thinking about the wonderful thing God did here in New York.

 

 

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The Power of Serving

On Saturday God said, ” Take 6 pizza to a park in Denver. 2 gangs will be there. I want you to serve them and talk about me.”

I arrived at the park and set the pizzas on a picnic table. Normally I serve from my pickup box but I felt today I should go to a picnic table.  I have been witnessing to the Gang on my right for a year. So they are getting to know me real well. The other gang I only have known them about 2 months. These two gangs at the park are adversaries of each other.  When they both started walking towards me, God was showing me their hearts and why they are broken.  I started to pray for them as they continued walking towards me. As they were in talking distance of each other, the gang that knew me the longest said, “Guys, this is Sonny. He doesn’t mean any harm to us. Sonny brings food to us and reads the Bible to us. Let’s put our weapons down and just listen to what Sonny is going to read to us.”

They unloaded their pistols and laid them down on the table. As they brought both tables together the presence of the Holy Spirit took over the event. It was so peaceful around both Gangs.  Some of the gang members noticed that some of the others has not received any pizza yet. They picked up the box and started to pass the pizzas around to make sure everyone got a slice. The moment was so powerful. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.  I read Jeremiah 29 :11:

. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

30 min later I read to them Jeremiah 29:12:

12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Three young men from the gang that knew me the longest came forward.  I prayed for them and they gave their hearts to Jesus Christ.

I looked directly at 2nd gang and read John 3:16-17:

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

The message of God’s word touched their hearts. Two from the other gang started to come to me. I prayed for them and they gave their life to Jesus Christ.

Jesus talked in the New Testament about serving others. When this is done with the love that Jesus Christ demonstrates to us, it even becomes more powerful.  The gangs trusted me and felt secure because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life. Here are some scriptures that talk about the importance of serving others.

1 Peter 4:10 New International Version (NIV)

10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

Galatians 5:13-14 New International Version (NIV)

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Ephesians 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.

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God Sends Me to New Jersey

The Police jet that picked my up in Chicag0 came to pick me up a Denver International Airport. I boarded the jet and I am now heading to the state of New Jersey. God said, “There is a gang there that is hurting everybody who comes into contact with their turf. I want you to witness to this gang and tell them about my son Jesus Christ. Take 15 Bibles and 14 crosses and read 1 John 1:9 and John 3:16-17 to them. Serve them by taking milk, orange juice and 2 dozen chocolate doughnuts for them.”

I was dropped off 7 blocks away from the gang on “Death Street” because the uncover police didn’t want to be seen before I started to witness to the gang. The Undercover Police prayed for me. They prayed, “God, give Sonny wisdom to touch their hearts and protect him while he is sharing the love of Jesus to them.” It was a very powerful prayer. They then anointed me with oil. As I walked, I prayed for the gang I was to meet. I asked God to show me their hearts and why their hearts are broken.  I prayed that my King would start the healing to their hearts even before I arrived.

As I neared my destination, a man named Job walked up to us and said, “Our King said don’t walk into the street for 7 minutes.  Our King is still preparing their hearts.” Then Job turned and walked away.  You may be asking, “Is this the same Job that I met in Chicago? It is. He could be an angel sent by God or he could be a man who was sent by God to aid in my Ministry. Either way, he is one cool dude and I thank God for sending him. The undercover police also asked, “Who was that?”

I said, “His name is Job. He was sent to us by our King. He told us to wait 7 minutes  before crossing the street.”

After the 7 minutes passed,  God said, “Walk towards them.” While I was walking towards the gang, God showed me the Leader’s heart and why it was broken.  I walked straight to the leader. The Leader exclaimed, “What’s your last words to me? Because you are going to die here today.”

I said, “My last words to you are: I forgive you and love you just like my King has loved me and has forgiven me.”

The Leader said, “You never should have come here!” Then the Leader said, “Your not scared of dying, are you.”

I said, “When my eyes close in this world they will open in God’s Kingdom. I get to see my King and from there I will pray for you.”

God told me, “Pray for all of them.”

I responded,  “I was sent here to pray for all of you. After I finish praying then you can shoot me.”

The Leader said, “Go ahead. Pray for all of us.”

I said, “Before I pray for all of you, there are two Scriptures that God wants me to read to all of you. One scripture is John 3:16-17 and the other is 1 John 1:9.”

John 3:16-17

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

1 John 1:9

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

God told me, “Pray for the Leader last.” As I was walking by the Leader to pray for the others, I could see his eyes tearing up. As I began praying for the others, God began showing me why their hearts were broken. I began praying that God would bring healing to their hearts.

As I prayed for each one, I hung a cross on their neck and anointed them with oil.  Then I handed them a Bible. Each gang member accepted my prayer.  Our God is so awesome.  Lastly, I walked towards the Leader. God showed me that the Leader was wearing a cross already under his shirt. That is why God said to me to only take 14 crosses even there are 15 in the gang.  The Leader said, “You are praying for me, anointing me with oil and giving me a Bible. Where’s my cross?”

I said, “It’s under your shirt. The cross you are wearing was given to you by your Grandpa.  Your Grandpa also read John 3:16 and 1 John 1:9 to you before he died. Those were his favorite verses.”

The Leader started to cry and said, “I know that you were sent here by God for me and my Gang. No one here knows about the cross under my shirt and my Grandpa’s favorite verses. I’m tired of running from God.”

I responded, “Those of you that want your names written in the Lambs book of life come to me and I will pray for you.”

All of them walked up to me and and asked Jesus Christ to forgive them of all their sins. Then they asked Jesus Christ to come into their hearts. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. They all called their parents who were anxious to have them come back home. Before their parents arrived,  I continued to pray with them and telling them that God has a new purpose for their lives. The Leader came over and hugged me for a long time. I exclaimed, “My king loves you and is so proud of you and I know your Grandpa is praising God for your Salvation.”

I kept hugging them and praying with them. When all their parents arrived, they all cried while hugging and loving their sons. God told me, “Pray for their parents.”   I asked the parents, “Do you  want your names written in the lambs book of life?” All of them came forward with their sons. All the parents gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. We all sat down and ate the food that I brought with me and continued to talk about the wonders of God and his son Jesus.

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God Sends Me to Rescue Undercover Cops

On Friday night I went to the bonfire at my church and had a great time fellow-shipping and talking about our awesome God. Later in the evening God said, “Sonny, you need to go to Denver. There are four undercover police that are going to be surrounded by a bunch of guys.”

In my walk with God, when God asks me to do something I get on it right away. Timing is very important with God. I left my church to go to Denver. The Holy Spirit took me to east Colfax to an empty parking lot where the undercover police officers were. I scoped out the parking lot  and noticed a bunch of guys walking towards them. Thank you so much for your prayers that the Holy Spirit reveals these things to me. These undercover police officers were my friends. I counted 13 guys  in the group that were about to surround my friends. God said, “Go and stand against the enemy. When you walk up to them, tell them I come for the lost and the broken hearted. Those of you that want your names written in the lambs book of life follow me. Because tomorrow is never promised. God wants your hearts.”

After I did what God commanded me to do, all 13 guys walked away from my friends.  As I started to pray for my friends, they asked, “Did God tell you that we were going to be in trouble Sonny?”

I replied, “I was in Windsor at a church bonfire and God told me to go to Denver because some undercover police offices are in trouble.  I got here in God’s timing. God is Faithful!”

They said, “The guys had really big knifes in their hands, Sonny.”

I said, “I have the Sword of God with me. No weapon shall prosper against the word of God.”

They continued to thank me for saving them from the 13 guys that were about to confront them. My King gets all the glory and the victory .

The Undercover Police went back to work with an even greater conviction on how powerful our God is.  I went to the streets to pray for people that will come to me for prayer.

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Meeting Gangs in Chicago

While I was praying, God said, “Sonny, there are two gangs in Chicago that are causing a lot of problems there. I want you to go to Chicago and share the love of Jesus Christ with them. I have a purpose for their lives.”

God also shared more details of the gangs to prepare me and what to take with me when I would leave for Chicago. Shortly after this the Chicago Police Department called me asking for help for two gangs there. This confirmed what God already told me. I said, “My king said that I should go and witness to these two gangs”. The Chicago Police Department brought out one of their jets to pick me up at Denver International Airport.

As I got on the plane, all the undercover police gave me hugs and thanked me for going to Chicago to see what God is going to do. Three of the undercover police officers on the plane are Christians.  I also discovered the two pilots are also Christians.  The other three passengers, an undercover police officer and two young ladies, weren’t Christians. They served us with pop or water and snacks before we were in the air.  I prayed for our flight as we prepared for take off. After we were airborne a little while I  went and prayed with the undercover police officer that was lost. He began to cry. He said, “I’m done running from God.” He gave his heart to Jesus Christ. The two ladies, after witnessing the salvation of the undercover police officer, came over and asked if I would pray with them. As I started praying, they began to cry and asked Jesus Christ to come into their hearts.  It was beautiful moment on our flight to Chicago.  I read the word of God to them and gave the three Bibles I had in my possession to them.  My King gets all the Glory and the Victory.

When our flight was near Chicago, the pilots flew us over the buildings in “Hell Zone”, as the police called it and where the gangs lived. As the pilots banked the plane, I looked out the window by my seat. It looked really bad from the airplane. I can see why God wanted me here. Once we landed at the airport, the undercover police took me to a building to pray for the undercover police officers that were having a meeting. There was over 200 officers present. God said, “Sonny, pray for them and to read Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

After reading scriptures, I shared what God has been doing in my life and how God protects me from danger. Some of them started to cry.  I asked them, “Those of you that want your names written in the Lambs Book of life to come to the front.”

Over 150 officers came forward. They all accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.   Only the Holy Spirit can prepare this many hearts at one time. God gets all the Glory and the Victory.

I am ready to go out and confront the two gangs. Before I was dropped off where the gangs were, God said, “Sonny,  take 54 Bibles and the 54 crosses with you. A man whose name is Job will give you box with the crosses to take with you. For food take doughnuts,  milk and orange juice.” As I was going about my business in Chicago, a man whose name was Job came out of nowhere with a box of 54 crosses. When he handed me the white box, Job said, “These are from our King.” Then he said, “Sonny, walk by faith not by sight. Keep your eyes on God’s Kingdom.”

The police provided a wagon for me to transport my supplies. The undercover police officers dropped me off 12 blocks away from the abandoned building where the gangs are hanging out. I was walking toward the gangs that God called “Lions”.  There are 15 gang members and 11 girls in one gang. The other gang has 18 gang members and 10 girls. I can witness to both gangs here because both gangs are facing each other now. They are yelling at each other and aiming their pistols at each other.  When I saw them, God started showing me their brokenness. As I got closer to them all of them re-positioned their pistols towards me.  The leader on the right side exclaimed, “What’s your last words before I shoot you? You made a serious  mistake coming here. ”

I said,  “Jesus Christ loves all of you and I forgive you and love you just like Jesus Christ has loved me and forgiven me.” Then I said,  “Before you shoot me, let me pray for every single one of you and when I’m done praying then you can shoot me.”

God said to me,  “Start walking through the gangs to where all the girls are. Pray for the girls first.”

I prayed with the girls and anointed them with olive oil and put Crosses on them. None of the gang members moved.

Then God said to me, “Now pray for the gang members.” I was praying for them and anointed them with olive oil on their foreheads and putting the crosses around their necks. Again none of them moved. God wouldn’t let them move at all.  God then instructed me,  “Go to the girls and ask them if they wanted their names written in the lambs book of life.”

I asked the question. All 21 girls came along side with me as we were walking by the gang members. Still none of them moved. God said to me, “Walk away from them.” I walked the girls 12 blocks where buses were waiting for us. There was a bus for the boys and a bus for the girls.  God told me earlier,  “Sonny, before you  meet the gangs, I want a separate bus for the girls and the boys.  They will all give their hearts to me. I want you remove them all from Hell Zone and take them to a safe place.” The boys bus had a male Christian undercover driver and there are a seven male Christian counselors present to talk to the boys. The ladies bus had a female Christian undercover police officer driver. There are seven Christian women counselors  on board the bus to talk to the girls.

The ladies that were waiting by the bus were undercover police officers. They were there waiting for the girls that would come. They hugged the girls and loved them and told them they were safe. They encouraged them to call their parents to see if they would meet them at the safe park.

I went back and stood between both gangs again. They still had not moved. The leader on the left said,  “Where’s all the Girls?”

I said, “God told me to take them where they would be safe.”

The leader responded, “How did you do that? I didn’t see you take them anywhere.”

I said, “It’s because of my King. My King didn’t want you to see them walk away from here.” Then God said to me,  “Tell them tomorrow is never promised. They needed to make a decision where they wanted to spend eternity in the Lake of fire or in God’s Kingdom.” then God said, “Read John 3:16 ,17 and Isaiah 41:10. After I read the scripture to them I shared what God told me.  I asked them, “Do you want your names written in the Lambs book of life?”

All dropped their weapons and walked towards me. They replied, “You have scared us. Your King took all the girls away and we didn’t see it happening. We want to know your King. Can you pray for us?”

I prayed with them. One by one they began accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. As the boys walked the 12 blocks to the bus, I said, “Do not look back.” When we arrived at the bus, the boys asked, “Where are you taking us?”

I said, “To a safe park. You should  call your parents.”

There was a park that the undercover police knew about that was safe for them and their families.  They told them the name of the park where they would be going. The boys then told their parents where they were going to be. Everyone of the parents came for the young men. I prayed for all their parents. Eight of the parents gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. The rest were already Christians. I told them to destroy their cell phone chips which they did immediately.   I went to the other bus. We took the girls to another park where all their parents were waiting for them. There was a lot of crying. I prayed for all the parents of the young girls.  Twelve of the parents gave their hearts to Jesus Christ.  The rest of the parents were Christians already. I told their parents to destroy all the girls cell phone chips and they did immediately. My King gets all the Glory and the Victory. God is Faithful.

The wagon with all the food we put in the buses. We ate the food at the safe parks.  I read  them John 3:16 ,17 and Isaiah 41:10 again. After spending 2 days in Chicago, my King had me go back home to Colorado. I went back home in the same jet and landed at Denver International Airport

John 3:16 ,17
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
   do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
   I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

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Entire Dallas Gang Give Lives for Jesus Christ

Monday morning when I landed in DIA at Denver, I received a phone call from an undercover police officer.  He said, “Sonny a gang moved to Denver last Friday from Dallas Texas. There are 20 of them.”   He then told me where  I would find them.

God said, “Read John 3:16 to them and take them fried chicken.” I went to King Soopers and I picked up 40 pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. I then filled a cooler full of bottled water. I placed the food into my pickup and headed to the location where they were hanging out. When I pulled up to the gang and climbed out of my pickup, the Leader said, “What do you want?”

I said, “My Boss sent me here to meet you because he said you guys were hungry.”

The leader said, “So, who’s your Boss.”

I said, “His name is Jesus Christ. He told me to bring fried chicken.”

As they started to eat, I prayed out loud to Bless the food. I then read John 3:16 to them.

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

When I finished reading,  three of them came to me and said, “We are ready to accept Jesus Christ.” So the three gang members from Dallas, Texas gave their hearts to Jesus Christ on Monday. God is so faithful. One of them has an Uncle and Aunt that lives in Pueblo, Colorado. They drove to Denver to pick the young men up. The other young men’s parents are coming from Dallas, Texas to take them back to their homes.  We stayed up most of the night Monday talking about the awesomeness of  God. The Uncle and Aunt from Pueblo, Colorado also asked a lot of questions about God. They both gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. It was beautiful to see. They all cried and kept hugging me and each other. My king, Jesus Christ, gets all the glory and the victory.

Tuesday was more powerful then Monday. That morning I went again to the park where the Dallas Gang has been hanging out. I parked my pickup in the middle of all their cars and proceeded to get out of my vehicle. The leader said, “What are you going to read to us this morning?”

I said, “My king told me to read Mathew 6:33 to all of you. I brought doughnuts and milk for all of you guys.”

While they were eating, I read Mathew 6:33

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

The leader started to cry and all the gang members began to surround us. They asked him, “What’s going on?”

The leader said, “That verse hangs up in my Grandma and Grandpa’s living room. My Grandma told me when I was a little boy, someday a man is going to read this verse to you and you are going to give your heart to God. This  man will be sent to you by God.”

The leader asked for forgiveness and gave his heart to Jesus Christ. The rest of the gang said, “We have known about Jesus Christ for a long time. Our leader has never cried before.  This must be real.”

The entire gang gave their hearts to Jesus Christ today. They all called their parents and told them what they did. Their parents welcomed them back  home in Dallas, Texas. They are on their way back home as of this writing. My king gets all the glory and the victory.

As I was writing down the events of the greatness of our God, I had a chance to talk to the Grandma and the Grandpa of the Leader.  The Grandma was so excited. She said, “I know all those boys and I had them in children’s church every Sunday and Wednesday nights. I praise God that they finally gave their hearts to Jesus Christ.”

My king gets all the glory and the victory. Amen.  Before they headed back to Texas, I went with the gang members and talked to their landlord and told him what God did to their hearts. The landlord is a Christian and he prayed with them before they drove to Dallas, Texas.  The house was rented to them last Friday. The Landlord gave them back their rent for the month and gave them their deposit back. It was so powerful. God is amazing.  The parents of the boys are having a big celebration barbecue for all the boys and rejoicing to have them come back home.