David Wilkerson quotes

David Wilkerson was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his work among the young gang members and drug addicts in New York City in the 1950s. He founded Teen Challenge, a ministry that helps troubled youth find hope and transformation through faith. Wilkerson's influential book "The Cross and the Switchblade" chronicled his experiences, leading to its adaptation into a movie. His unwavering dedication to helping those on the fringes of society left a lasting impact and continues to inspire others to this day. Wilkerson's fearless spirit and compassion have made him a true icon in the world of Christian ministry.

Our ministry also supports orphanages in the U.S. and overseas, thousands of poor children in Latin America, drug centers for addicted men, and a drug center in Israel.

- David Wilkerson

God has never, in the history of mankind, allowed his name to go long offended.

- David Wilkerson

Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx - and miracles began to happen.

- David Wilkerson

The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world.

- David Wilkerson

How quickly we forget God's great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles he performed in our past.

- David Wilkerson

Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances.

- David Wilkerson

I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.

- David Wilkerson

Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America.

- David Wilkerson

Christ died to save this lost world; he did not come to destroy, maim or pour out wrath.

- David Wilkerson

Gwen and I have four children and ten grandchildren.

- David Wilkerson

Likewise today, some Christians are content to merely exist until they die. They don't want to risk anything, to believe God, to grow or mature. They refuse to believe his Word, and have become hardened in their unbelief. Now they're living just to die.

- David Wilkerson

Our ministry is supported entirely by faith, through the missions gifts of readers who receive my messages every three weeks. We seldom mention money, and we never burden supporters.

- David Wilkerson

I believe in walking in the Spirit.

- David Wilkerson

The greatest fear that haunts this city is a suitcase bomb, nuclear or germ. Many people carry small gas masks. The masses here seem to be resigned to the inevitable, believing an attack of major proportions will happen.

- David Wilkerson

A final word: I am not knowledgeable about the internet. I do not have a computer. I guess that at 74 years of age, I don't have the patience to learn.

- David Wilkerson

America is a giving nation and very compassionate.

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Both of our daughters, Debbie and Bonnie, are also cancer survivors.

- David Wilkerson

From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.

- David Wilkerson

The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all which are reaching many.

- David Wilkerson

Our nation is being led astray by ungodly judges, mayors and governors, who are given to change, defying the Constitution and substituting their own wicked agendas.

- David Wilkerson

Riches and the things that are necessary in life are not evil in themselves. And all of us face cares and troubles in this life. The sin comes in the time and energy we spend in pursuing these things, at the expense of neglecting Christ.

- David Wilkerson

My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences.

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In these times, God's people must trust him for rest of body and soul.

- David Wilkerson

I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.

- David Wilkerson

Many of those who once were so passionately in love with Christ now run about pursuing their own interests. They're burdened down with stress and problems, chasing after riches and the things of this world.

- David Wilkerson

Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.

- David Wilkerson