JOY STORY: When Love Comes to Town

One day on my way to work, I was stopped by a traffic light. While sitting there, a young woman no more than 15 years old crossed the street. She was dressed in revealing clothing, obviously a prostitute, and was followed by what appeared to be her pimp.

I was hit with the compassion of the Holy Spirit and began to weep for her sinful condition and her eternal destination. I have two teenaged daughters and I could not help but think that except for the Grace of God there goes one of my daughters. At the same moment, the Lord spoke to my spirit and said, “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT”? I responded as you might have and said, “What CAN I do about it?” I was hoping that was the end of it but the Lord spoke to me again and said, “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT”? I called a ministry specializing in rescuing prostitutes and helping the homeless. I was told to bring her down to the facility and they would help to change her life. As I went up and down every side road looking for her, I was shocked at the blatant sin in broad daylight. I was literally seeing a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah right before my eyes.

The Lord began to unfold His vision for these lost and hurting people. He showed me an empty parking lot and told me to organize a day of worship and outreach to take the area back for the kingdom of God. With the joint efforts of local businesses, churches and concerned citizens we held the inaugural Impact Fulton Industrial in June 2007 and had 1200 attendees. We saw 16 individuals leave this lifestyle and by our best count 30 people were saved. We hosted Impact Fulton Industrial II a few months later and we had over 5000 in attendance. 50 or so left for rehabs and hundreds were saved or rededicated their lives.

All these years later, we’ve witnessed over 50,000 people have their lives enriched through Maximum Impact Love Ministries. I have a question for you. “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT”? I hope you will join me in making a difference in the lives of lost and hurting people. Come see what happens when love comes to town.

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