I was amazed when I chanced upon a book titled Jesus Doesn’t
live in Brooklyn. For a minute I just wondered what exactly John Gallagher was trying
to say then again they say you don’t judge a book by its cover so I actually
got to reading it.
After the first chapter I learned that Brooklyn is a place
of hopelessness and great demise. What God used Paul Wilson to do is amazing. The
gradual growth of his faith and the final discovery of his purpose: to bring
the love of God to the destitute to bring Jesus to the lost. The progression of
a man in a God given direction leading to a world changing venture.
Metro ministries was born out of his obedience to what THE
LORD laid on his heart. A ministry which brought joy to the children of Brooklyn
and now is adapted in other parts of the world. A bus went round every Saturday to pick these
kids to and from the location. The creation of a haven where kids can feel love
and forget whatever problems they had back at home, and understand the love of
Jesus. The kids learn songs, play and receive exhortation from Pastor Paul. This
did save some from street violence and delinquency giving them an alternative
lifestyle.
The kind of patience and persistence Pastor Paul has shown
is naturally unimaginable. I have had to babysit a few kids and I kept getting
frustrated at their silly behavior. Pastor Paul however has been able to handle
over one thousand kids all at the same time. He found something these kids like
and nicknamed his ministry YOGIBEARSUNDAYSCHOOL. Yogi and his counterpart
booboo are classic cartoon characters which are simply lovable and I remember them
getting on the ranger’s nerves too.(those two were rightly matched)
Like every other venture metro ministries had its fair share
of trouble. It almost died when they got evacuated from their initial location;
a church .The kids had destroyed a pew and caused a clogging in the washroom. The
displeasure of telling the kids they could no longer have their Saturday meetings
was Paul’s. A message came to him
through another preacher when he was giving up. By a miracle he was able to pay
for an old warehouse to refuel the ministry and this time God gave him sponsors
which provided transport to convey the kids to the new location. People all
over had begun to hear of this wonderful miracle and sent in donations to save
the young people of Brooklyn. This time it was bigger than before over 2000
kids came every Saturday. Imagine over 2000 kids receiving the love of God and
being drawn to Jesus! I am sure Jesus was very happy after all Paul was feeding
His sheep.
Pastor Paul Wilson is one world changer who didn’t give up
when they lost their initial meeting place but fought for what he believed that everyone can be saved.
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#metroministries #paulwilson
