Guns to God: My journey from drug dealing to deliverance

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During this time, he spent much time working with young offenders and other young people, mentoring young disengaged adults and visiting young offenders’ institutions, as well as holding weekly youth drop-ins at the church. Spring Harvest - Have you seen this months Legendary Sermon featuring Claud Jackson from HTB Church?

At the second meeting, I entered, held out my hand to one lady to shake her hand, and she hugged me. This was something I would often do when pulled over, as it would give off the impression that I had nothing to hide. I was sure that the world around me is filled with predators – I was surrounded by terrible, inhuman things.

Whether you read it in a day or take your time over it, there is a challenge in these pages to see the work of God in one man’s life, and the hand of God over all our lives.

And for the first time in many years, I stared at this package and thought: is this my contribution to society? We hope that you too, will catch afresh, the hope of the Gospel as you journey through Claud’s story. He really looked forward to the sessions and, one evening, ‘my heart dared Jesus to come into my life and make a change’, giving him a sense of deep joy and peace. When Claud was 6 years old, he held a gun for the first time – a 9mm handgun belonging to his older brother. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.In desperation, he prayed to God to get him out of the situation – and was surprised to be released home the next day while his friend went to prison. While there, I created behavioural programmes and implemented them within the sector that I was working in. He had an abusive upbringing and hurt people hurt people, but having been through what I’ve been through, I find it hard to justify his abusive violence. Who would possibly believe that one of the mentors working for the council was a drug-dealer in his spare time?

Claud was struggling at school and, having been bullied, he learned to fight back, believing that ‘with fear comes respect. He studied at St Mellitus College and was ordained in 2022 and is currently a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton. Born into a Sikh family, Mindy Tagliente’s spiritual curiosity led her to experiment with new-age practices and eventually become a yoga instructor. But, when his brother laughed at him for thinking he could make a success of football, his confidence was shattered and he didn’t attend the trial after all.Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . By the time I was 20, I was so passionate about this lifestyle that I didn’t give a damn about other people. One that does not, but he mentions in his book, Guns to God, is that he got the chance to trial as goalie for Wimbledon.