28th December, 2014
By: Brother Khrystus V. K. Wallace, President of Dare 2 Be Different International - www.daretobedifferentskn.com and Aspiring Prime Minister of The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis
Gang girls and boys and ghetto youth are pretty COOL people simply in need of LOVE!
Global following, before I get into the meat of this essay, permit to share with you some of The Apostle Paul's words:
Romans 7:15-20 New International Version (NIV)
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
The lad was burdened as he made those statements and I beckoned him to tell me WHY and this is what he said and I quote again. "WHEN WE GO IN A BIG CHURCH YOU AIN'T AN GOT NO TIME FOR US ANYMORE AND WE AIN'T GOING HAVE SO MUCH FUN ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU GOIN HAVE ALOTTA PEOPLE TO DEAL WID AND WE AIN'T AN GET A LOT TO EAT BECAUSE TOO MUCH OF PEOPLE GOING BE EATING OFF WE TING THEM."
When I visit Her Majesty's Prison to do ministry, a loud cheer usually goes up for me and everyone wants to say a word or two, because THE PREACHER IS DOWN TO EARTH, MIXES AND MINGLES and doesn't discriminate. Now and again, I get a call from the prison saying that an inmate wants me to bring by something and my Dare 2 Be Different International Prison Initiative raises funds to do that - HELP THE GHETTO YOUTH while they are incarcerated and supposedly being rehabilitated, because they are PEOPLE TOO - not dogs - BUT PEOPLE TOO.
THEY ARE COOL PEOPLE TOO, who just made a MISTAKE because they fell into the wrong company and do need REHABILITATION TOO.
GHETTO YOUTH FEELS IT THE MOST!
STAY STRONG! BROTHER KHRYSTUS IS IN YOUR CORNER, ENCOURAGING YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, EMPOWER YOURSELF, EDUCATE YOURSELF AND CLIMB OUT THE CIRCLE OF POVERTY that surrounds you all around the world!
YES YOU CAN!
By: Brother Khrystus V. K. Wallace, President of Dare 2 Be Different International - www.daretobedifferentskn.com and Aspiring Prime Minister of The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis
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| 28 year old Brother Khrystus V. K. Wallace, aspiring Prime Minister of The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis |
Gang girls and boys and ghetto youth are pretty COOL people simply in need of LOVE!
Global following, before I get into the meat of this essay, permit to share with you some of The Apostle Paul's words:
Romans 7:15-20 New International Version (NIV)
15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
Throughout this essay, I hope to present a STRONG CASE in support of empowering and rehabilitating our so called GANG GIRLS, GANG BOYS AND GHETTO YOUTH. May I hasten to add that THEY DO NEED LOVE TOO.
I want to state emphatically, here and now, that my business KVK ENTERPRISES - www.kvklives.com and ministry Dare 2 Be Different International - www.daretobedifferentskn.com are where they are TODAY, not because big institutions and organizations support, but because THE GHETTO YOUTH and the small man, the poor man have constantly supported - given their WIDOW's MITE and kept me encouraged, motivated and going for all these years. NOT THE BIG SHOTS EH!
Now do you understand why I am not too interested in quickly opening and or BUILDING a BIG Dare 2 Be Different International Victory Centre CHURCH SANCTUARY so that adults could rush in and shroud the help I'm giving to the toddlers and growing youth of many GHETTO PARENTS?
Actually, in discussing our plans to move from my home based church with my young people, as I try to make them feel apart by telling them everything that I discuss with my committee and getting their ideas and suggestions too, one EIGHT year old child said and I quote, "Brother Khrystus, let's just stay here nuh! Leh we don't go anywhere. Just stay here."
The lad was burdened as he made those statements and I beckoned him to tell me WHY and this is what he said and I quote again. "WHEN WE GO IN A BIG CHURCH YOU AIN'T AN GOT NO TIME FOR US ANYMORE AND WE AIN'T GOING HAVE SO MUCH FUN ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU GOIN HAVE ALOTTA PEOPLE TO DEAL WID AND WE AIN'T AN GET A LOT TO EAT BECAUSE TOO MUCH OF PEOPLE GOING BE EATING OFF WE TING THEM."
I never SHUT UP my young people. I have taught them NOT TO BE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP AND OUT SO YES THEY DO TELL ME NEARLY EVERYTHING.
I paused for a moment before I answered because all eyes were on me to see what I would say. I didn't want to make a promise that I couldn't keep, so I said, "VERY GOOD POINT ____________. Very, very good point. At another time, we would discuss some more ideas to see how we can ensure that you are not forgotten when our ministry grows bigger, because the truth is, many, many, many more people have been asking to join, so that is something we will ALL WORK ON TOGETHER."
I've said all of this to say, that because of the discrimination that SOCIETY locally, regionally and internationally tend to put on GHETTO GIRLS AND GHETTO BOYS, many times they feel REJECTED and tend to turn to the GANGS. Many times not because THEY WANT TOO, but because WE FORCE THEM - WE PUSH THEM THERE.
You may be saying to me, "Khrystus man, global governments have a lot of programs to help them and they not going, so it's there fault!"
I like to be a REALIST. Put yourself in their shoes. If you have already been DEMORALIZED by society, CONDEMNED AND REJECTED and maybe even SORT AFTER TO BE ASSASSINATED, would you go? Would you enjoy being in the public eye where FOLKS WOULD POINT YOU OUT AND LAUGH AFTER YOU because "YOU AND DEM" went to school together and you're now a TEACHER and they're a "BUM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD with no subjects?" GET REAL!
Ghetto girls and boys NEED LOVE ON THE STREET CORNER before they are even empowered to attend programs to help them. THEY NEED A SELF ESTEEM BOOST. Not because many smoke weed, push drugs and know how to get access to a GUN easily to do what they do, means that they are BAD MEN AND BAD WOMEN EH, some of them are little WEAKLINGS just operating under the influence of drugs and regretting after their actions or if they are caught.
You may be saying to me, "Khrystus man, global governments have a lot of programs to help them and they not going, so it's there fault!"
I like to be a REALIST. Put yourself in their shoes. If you have already been DEMORALIZED by society, CONDEMNED AND REJECTED and maybe even SORT AFTER TO BE ASSASSINATED, would you go? Would you enjoy being in the public eye where FOLKS WOULD POINT YOU OUT AND LAUGH AFTER YOU because "YOU AND DEM" went to school together and you're now a TEACHER and they're a "BUM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD with no subjects?" GET REAL!
Ghetto girls and boys NEED LOVE ON THE STREET CORNER before they are even empowered to attend programs to help them. THEY NEED A SELF ESTEEM BOOST. Not because many smoke weed, push drugs and know how to get access to a GUN easily to do what they do, means that they are BAD MEN AND BAD WOMEN EH, some of them are little WEAKLINGS just operating under the influence of drugs and regretting after their actions or if they are caught.
I have dealt with many, many, many of them over the years through my KVK ENTERPRISES - www.kvklives.com business and I give them the highest RESPECT and they give me the HIGHEST respect too. As a psychologist and a Minister of the Gospel, this is one way I try to change their mindset and help them to change their lifestyle. Many agree, but one or two meetings won't do it and I do not have the type of SUPPORT to dedicate my life fully to rehabilitating and helping the GHETTO YOUTH as yet.
I listen to their stories and make them feel IMPORTANT. Sometimes people just want someone to talk to, who would listen and not condemn or even offer advice. JUST LISTEN.
When I was wrongfully incarcerated by the Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas St. Kitts - Nevis Labour Party Administration on Sedition Charges for six (6) months because of alleged doings through my Blazing Star Movement - www.theblazingstarmovement.com GODLY political party, as a PASTOR, psychologist and counselor, I took the time out to talk with and LISTEN to sooooooooooooo many of their stories and I made good, good, good, good friends with remands and convicts both.
Now I'm FREE and those that are also free now, come to look me up ever so often and bring little fruits and vegetables and fish and so forth for me, and come to print T-shirts or send business my way and tells the customer to tell me that THEY SENT THEM. I guess this is their little way of saying thanks for being their motivation, their inspiration, their encouragement and for leading some to CHRIST.
When I visit Her Majesty's Prison to do ministry, a loud cheer usually goes up for me and everyone wants to say a word or two, because THE PREACHER IS DOWN TO EARTH, MIXES AND MINGLES and doesn't discriminate. Now and again, I get a call from the prison saying that an inmate wants me to bring by something and my Dare 2 Be Different International Prison Initiative raises funds to do that - HELP THE GHETTO YOUTH while they are incarcerated and supposedly being rehabilitated, because they are PEOPLE TOO - not dogs - BUT PEOPLE TOO.
THEY ARE COOL PEOPLE TOO, who just made a MISTAKE because they fell into the wrong company and do need REHABILITATION TOO.
ALL OF US ARE GUILTY OF SINNING NOW AND AGAIN! FACT!
The Apostle Paul too, that's why he was BURDENED as he wrote about MAN's SINFUL NATURE that was causing him to DO THE THINGS HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO AND NOT DO THE THINGS HE SHOULD DO in Romans 7: 15-20"
In closing global friend, may I suggest that WE ALL NEED TO BECOME A MORE TOLERANT PEOPLE GLOBALLY. Not tolerant towards CRIME, but tolerant towards the people involved in the CRIMES and SHOW THEM LOVE.
I have continued to suggest over the years, that NO AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS and PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ARRESTS will heal the world. The only thing that would HEAL THE WORLD is ensuring that daily, weekly, yearly, every second, every minute, every hour, WE SPREAD THE SAME AGAPE LOVE THAT GOD GIVES TO US, to our fellow men and women and NOT FORGET TO NOT DISCRIMINATE, AND GIVE LOVE TO THE GANG GIRLS AND GANG BOYS AND GHETTO YOUTH TOO.
Before you discriminate again, pause to consider, that one of those gang members or ghetto youth may be the child of a RAPE VICTIM who could barely look after herself. One of those ghetto youths dad and uncle and brother was SHOT dead and everyone has rejected him or her and the only other choice he or she had was to hang with the wrong crowd.
One of those gang member's mother probably was prostituting herself and daughters as fun or for the money and because he was a boy and of not much value because he DIDN'T HAVE A VAGINA, he was rejected and forced to RESORT to smoking weed and he was PAWNED out to commit a murder of someone who wouldn't pay their DUE FOR THE WEED THEY TRUSTED, then given LIFE IN JAIL just for being MANIPULATED.
THESE ARE BUT SOME OF THEIR STORIES. I TALK WITH THEM and understand them.
Their stories are HEART WRENCHING! THEY JUST NEED LOVE FROM US AND A TENDER I CARE - MANY TIMES.
In talking to my Uncle Destin Thompson, a former St. Thomas USVI Police Officer a few years back, he told me that at sometime during his career, he was called to the COMMISSIONER's OFFICE. Upon entering the office, before taking a seat, the COMMISSIONER asked him, "THOMPSON, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU ARRESTED SINCE YOU WERE AN OFFICER?"
My family all around the world are not RUDE PEOPLE, we are silent, respectful and RESOLUTE. My uncle answered, "MR. COMMISSIONER, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU HELPED SINCE YOU BECAME A POLICE OR BECAME COMMISSIONER?"
Do you get the point global reader? MANY TIMES, WE JUST NEED TO HELP A BROTHER - A SISTER - A GANG MEMBER - A GHETTO YOUTH and show them LOVE.
Failing to show them LOVE, would just keep the GLOBAL POLICE BUSY and keep the GOVERNMENT SECURITY BUDGET HIGH.
THE GHETTO YOUTH AND GANG MEMBERS SIMPLY NEED LOVE!
Before you discriminate again, pause to consider, that one of those gang members or ghetto youth may be the child of a RAPE VICTIM who could barely look after herself. One of those ghetto youths dad and uncle and brother was SHOT dead and everyone has rejected him or her and the only other choice he or she had was to hang with the wrong crowd.
One of those gang member's mother probably was prostituting herself and daughters as fun or for the money and because he was a boy and of not much value because he DIDN'T HAVE A VAGINA, he was rejected and forced to RESORT to smoking weed and he was PAWNED out to commit a murder of someone who wouldn't pay their DUE FOR THE WEED THEY TRUSTED, then given LIFE IN JAIL just for being MANIPULATED.
THESE ARE BUT SOME OF THEIR STORIES. I TALK WITH THEM and understand them.
Their stories are HEART WRENCHING! THEY JUST NEED LOVE FROM US AND A TENDER I CARE - MANY TIMES.
In talking to my Uncle Destin Thompson, a former St. Thomas USVI Police Officer a few years back, he told me that at sometime during his career, he was called to the COMMISSIONER's OFFICE. Upon entering the office, before taking a seat, the COMMISSIONER asked him, "THOMPSON, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU ARRESTED SINCE YOU WERE AN OFFICER?"
My family all around the world are not RUDE PEOPLE, we are silent, respectful and RESOLUTE. My uncle answered, "MR. COMMISSIONER, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU HELPED SINCE YOU BECAME A POLICE OR BECAME COMMISSIONER?"
Do you get the point global reader? MANY TIMES, WE JUST NEED TO HELP A BROTHER - A SISTER - A GANG MEMBER - A GHETTO YOUTH and show them LOVE.
Failing to show them LOVE, would just keep the GLOBAL POLICE BUSY and keep the GOVERNMENT SECURITY BUDGET HIGH.
THE GHETTO YOUTH AND GANG MEMBERS SIMPLY NEED LOVE!
Gang Girls and Boys and Ghetto Youth Are Pretty COOL People with STORIES too. They have hearts too. They have lives too. They need help too and MOST OF ALL THEY NEED LOVE TOO!
Gang Girls and Boys and Ghetto Youth Are Pretty COOL People. I don't like some of the things they get involved in, but I HONESTLY LOVE THEM ALL AND WILL FOREVER LOOK OUT FOR THEM AS THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK OUT FOR ME TOO - daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.
GHETTO YOUTH FEELS IT THE MOST!
STAY STRONG! BROTHER KHRYSTUS IS IN YOUR CORNER, ENCOURAGING YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, EMPOWER YOURSELF, EDUCATE YOURSELF AND CLIMB OUT THE CIRCLE OF POVERTY that surrounds you all around the world!
YES YOU CAN!
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