David Wilkerson, founder of Teen Challenge passed away

Michael D Inman FWD
With sadness I pass this along to you
David Wilkerson Today
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
by Gary Wilkerson
by David Wilkerson
"David served the purposes of God in his generation, then he died" (Acts
13:36).

On Wednesday afternoon my father, David Wilkerson, passed away in a car
accident. We grieve the loss of a beloved father, a faithful husband
and a holy
man of God. My mother, Gwen, his wife of 57 years, was in the car also, but we
are told she will recover fully.
Dad's 60-plus years of ministry have impacted the lives of those closest to
him and extended to millions around the world. Today we feel a personal loss,
but at the same time we rejoice knowing Dad lived life to the fullest, obeying
God with devotion and loving Jesus radically.
He was known for his unlimited faith. He believed God could change >the lives of
gang members and transform the most desperate drug addicts. He believed that a
dynamic church could be launched in the heart of Times Square, New York City.
He believed he could be a man who loved his wife and children well.
And he did.
Dad was not one for fanfare, acclaim or ceremony. He turned down
invitations to
meet with world leaders yet would give everything he owned to support a poor
>orphan or a widow in distress.
Like King David of old, Dad served God's purposes in his generation. He
preached with uncompromising passion and relentless grace. He wrote with
amazing insight, clarity and conviction. He ran his race well and
when his work
was done, he was called home.
I don't think my father would have retired well. I don't think he was one
to sit in a rocking chair and reminisce about times past. I believe
that Jesus,
knowing this, graciously called him home.
Dad's last mission on earth was to be an advocate for the poorest of the
poor-to provide relief and support for hungry children and widows and
orphans. After founding Teen Challenge, World Challenge and Times Square
Church, he sought to feed starving children in the most impoverished countries
in the world. Today, Please Pass the Bread is saving the lives of thousands of
children, through 56 outreaches in 8 countries.
Like King David of old, after having served God's purpose, he died. I know if
my father were able to encourage you with his words today, he would invite you
to give your all to Jesus, to love God deeply and to give yourself away to the
needs of others.
The works he began outlive him. We can all attest to his impacting us-not
only in his preaching, writing and founding of world-changing ministries, but
in his love, devotion, compassion and ability to stir our faith for greater
works.
Read this devotion online: http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/13180
Pulpit Series Newsletters
Seizing Your God Story, 04.18.11
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2011/seizing-your-god-story
The Only Way to Become Holy, 03.28.11
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2011/the-only-way-to-become-hole
Keep Yourself in the Love of God, 03.07.11
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2011/keep-yourself-in-the-love-of-god
Sermons By David Wilkerson
Heaven, 08.06.06
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/2234
What it Means to Live by One's Faith, 01.18.09
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/6183
A Fresh Baptism of the Holy Spirit, 07.27.08
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/4931
For more sermons by David Wilkerson visit our Pulpit Series Newsletters
[http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/pulpit_series_newsletters] and Sermon Media
Center [http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/sermons]
Audio sermons by David and Gary Wilkerson are also available via our audio
podcast in iTunes [http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=294033386]
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Georgetown Times

David Wilkerson, founder of Teen Challenge . . . has passed away.

Wilkerson founded Times Square Church in New York City and was the focus of the book and movie The Cross and the Switchblade.

Wilkerson founded Teen Challenge in 1960. The goal of Teen Challenge is to help troubled youth and adults, particularly those with life-controlling problems due to drugs or alcohol.

Over five decades, the Christ-centered Teen Challenge program has consistently shown one of the world’s highest success rates, according to the organization’s website.

Click here to continue reading.
http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/Teen-Challenge-founder-killed-in-traffic-accident2011-04-27T18-30-09
Also see Dave Wilkerson’s church website.
http://www.tscnyc.org/

Other coverage:
Rev. David Wilkerson Killed in TX Car Crash
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2011/April/Rev-David-Wilkerson-Killed-in-TX-Car-Crash/
David Wilkerson killed in car accident, wife in critical condition
http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/david-wilkerson-killed-car-accident-wife-critical-condition