This week a comment was made to me I thought interesting. “My own spouse doubts your testimony because he thinks you are a celebrity and that at your own house you are still an angry guy.” I had two thoughts: 1) Ask my wife if I am a celebrity. LOL 2) Heck, I don’t have [...]
I don’t know how many gals you have in your house. But I have four: my wife and three daughters! Can you just hear the fussing over the blow dryer, hair straightened, make up, that’s my shirt, get my shoes off, etc.? It was the same when I grew up with my mom and three [...]
Here is an e-mail I received a few days ago from a friend of mine that works in law enforcement. He works in sex crimes against kids. Victor, hope everything is going good. I was thinking about you earlier today. We had a 14 year old (looked more like 11) prostitute interviewed by one of [...]
This past weekend was our first outreach done in Maine with Ken Graves. A ton of fun! Youth facility outreach and a men’s conference in an area wide evangelistic event. The spiritual warfare was wicked but the spiritual harvest was wonderful and worth it. All said and done 62 youth and adults made the decision [...]
Eileen and I dropped off the latest ATP newsletter at the printer. We’re doing our best to mail as few as possible to save money for the ministry. But I’m so excited about what God is doing that I can’t wait for you to see it. Please July 2009 ATP Newsletter” target=”_blank”>download the newsletter to [...]
Spreading Christ’s love to incarcerated youth is the heart of the ATP ministry. The letter below is from a mother of a boy who is incarcerated at a juvenile detention facility that I visited recently. I have changed his name to Mark to protect his privacy. Receiving letters like this help us to know that [...]
Following a work out a couple of weeks ago, I grabbed a video camera and did a quick interview with my friend and workout partner Kevin Burnett. While he’s a real “animal on the mat,” Kevin is a fine Christian family man who has a heart for troubled and locked-up youth. I think you’ll enjoy [...]
When I go to speak to kids at a juvenile detention center, it is very intimidating no matter how may times I visit. The kids that sit in front of me are there because they have been involved in gangs, drugs, assault, and sometimes murder. They are surrounded by guards as they sit in their [...]
I thought a lot about fathers on Father’s Day. As I’ve spoken to locked-up teens and young adults, I’ve noticed the absence of a good father’s influence in their lives…often there is no father or if there is a man around they’re a really bad influence. I also know there are a lot of dads [...]
PTL! What an amazing day! Yesterday we visited the Herman Stark Youth Facility. This facility is a maximum security prison that houses young men mostly ages 18-22. I wanted to give you a first hand view into our ministry, so you could see what we do and share highlights of our visit. The rules are very strict inside [...]