The explosive true story of a former drug boss on the run from the hoodand the courageous mission that drove him back salaberrios, dimas, hunt, angela elwell on. Oct 14, 2015 he was selling dope by age 11, eventually got hooked on crack cocaine, and wound up in prison twice. A modernday the cross and the switchblade for a new generation, it reveals that were never too far gone for god to change usand shows how a single spark can illuminate even the darkest existence. He came from a middle class family, and lived in a decent neighborhood.
The explosive true story of a former drug boss on the run from the hoodand the courag. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. Aug 20, 2015 much of the book is about his road to street god, or drug lord. He was selling dope by age 11, eventually got hooked on crack cocaine, and wound up in prison twice. Dimas salaberrios tells his story in street god which is the true story of one mans dangerous journey through the underworld of crime, drugs. It was an encounter with the real god that saved his lifeand then. The explosive true story of a former drug boss on the run from the hoodand the courageous mission that drove him back by dimas salaberrios, angela elwell hunt with dimas salaberrios. Street god is the true story of one mans againstallodds journey from the streets to the altar and back again. It was an encounter with the real god that saved his lifeand then made.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But the man who yearned as a youth to become a god of the streets by building a drug empire, is now a man on mission for god. A modernday the cross and the switchblade for a new generation, it reveals that were never too far gone for god. The explosive true story of a former drug boss on the run from the hoodand the courageous mission that drove him back kindle edition by salaberrios, dimas, hunt, angela elwell. Dimas daylight salaberrios popped his first pill when he was eleven years old, and. Nov 20, 2015 street god by pastor dimas salaberrios is a riveting memoir of his desire to be a street god on the mean and dangerous streets of queens, ny and how events and people that cared for him showed him a new life with jesus christ. Dimas is a worldwide missionary, teacher and speaker, host of the weekday radio program the dynamic life, and author of the bestselling book street god. He would be the richest, most powerful ruler in the hood.
Dimas recalls his story from adolescence to adulthood with remarkable clarity. Because that god would send dimas back down the darkest streets hed ever known on a rescue mission after those still in danger. He graduated to the rank of street god and ruled a violent empire in which, despite his power and position, even his own life was in constant peril. By fifteen, he was facing time at the notorious rikers island prison. Dimas story is extremely powerful and a true testament to the redemption of christ. But when god intervened in his life, he embarked on an even riskier, higherstakes journeyas a rescuer.
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On the streets of new york, darkness and violence reigned. But the most fascinating part of the story is a thrilling adventure biography from cover to cover. Because that god sent dimas back down the darkest streets hed ever known with other lives depending on it. Street god is an intense, mouthpunch of a memoir that shows god at work even in the worst of situations through the worst of people for his glory. Street god street god audiobook, by dimas salaberrios. Dimas daylight salaberrios began selling drugs when he was eleven years old, and by sixteen, he had served his first stint at the notorious rikers island prison.
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Street god by pastor dimas salaberrios is a riveting memoir of his desire to be a street god on the mean and dangerous streets of queens, ny and how events and people that cared for him showed him a new life with jesus christ. In street god vertelt dimas salaberrios zijn verhaal, een verhaal over criminaliteit en drugs, maar vooral een verhaal over hoop. He could have been killed countless times and once, as he tells it, was even attacked by a witch. From page one through completion the writer had my attention and i did not want to put it down. Street god audiobook by dimas salaberrios, angela hunt. Street god ebook by dimas salaberrios rakuten kobo. As you follow dimas through the years and the dangerous journey he is on, you see just how god is in the background waiting for the right moment to show himself to dimas. He aided pastors in kenya and smuggled bibles to the persecuted church in china.
Dimas exudes jesus from his very pores, and is a delight to talk with. Drug bossturnedpastor chronicles surreal journey from being. It was an encounter with the real god that saved his life and then made it even more dangerous. His story is an impressive tale of how a young boy survives on the street. The excerpt below is taken from his new book, street god, which tells the incredible true story of how god turned his life around. Street god by dimas salaberrios, angela hunt hibooks. It was never safe to turn your back, and dimas saw only. Dimas salaberrios, street god book is a total lie tuesday, september 1, 2015.
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