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COVINGTON—David Wilkerson, author of the best seller, “The Cross And The Switchblade,” will address a gathering of teenagers and parents Thursday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m., in the Covington Community Center. Twelve years ago, David Wilkerson went to New York City on a one-man mission to change the lives of teenage gang members. Eighty years ago, Wilkerson was the first to expose the fact that glue sniffing was a fad among urban junior high schoolers, and he began to warn against its growing threat. Few major youth leaders are as realistic as Wilkerson when he counsels youth from the platform about sex, hard narcotics, and alcohol, where narcotic addicts are ee ities faith in God and Teen Challene also maintains a farm and trai center, providing vocatio and religious training. Some 74 percent of those who have completed the Teen Challenge program maintain their care. Wilkerson states,‘I am often accused of over-simplifying the problem and the solution because I preach a simple message of faith in Jesus Christ.” “But,” he says, “no one can deny it works.” Wilkerson is now challenging suburban youth with his message. He travels extensively in America conducting city-wide youth crusades, designed to reach young people before they become involved in drugs and alcohol. Wilkerson, whose crusades are conducted in cities throughout the world, is founder and director of Teen challenge. There are now 32 such Teen Challenge centers
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Hammond Daily Star
Hammond, Louisiana, US
Tue, Jan 11, 1972
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