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The extended reach of Global Teen Challenge
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Rick Souza
Posted: Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:00 am
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Updated: 6:59 am, Sat Feb 18, 2012.
The extended reach of Global Teen Challenge
I recently returned from the ancient city of Rimini, Italy. It
sits on the Adriatic Sea and is a very popular tourist destination
during the spring and summer, but it was cold while I was there. I
went to meet with Global Teen Challenge ministry leaders from
around the world.
Teen Challenge is a ministry that was founded by the Rev. David
Wilkerson in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1958. At that time, it was believed
there was no hope for the drug or alcohol addict. But Scripture
tells us in Luke 1:37: "For nothing is impossible with God."
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