.. perhaps the most unexpected and surprising opportunity to follow God\u2019s leading came as a gang-affiliated youth walked in off the street looking for a place to get drunk. The young man heard contemporary worship music and assumed it must be a Shihad gig \u201d\u201c but when Diocesan Youth Co-ordinator Luke Paynter and his co-leaders spotted that he didn\u2019t have a New Wine wristband, they escorted him outside to question him.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when his story began to unfold.<\/p>\n
He had lost his job in the last few days, and his future wasn\u2019t bright. His dad, a patched gang member, didn\u2019t take too kindly to the news, and gave his son \u201cthe bash.\u201d\u009d Reaching breaking point, the young man went looking for somewhere to drown his sorrows.<\/p>\n
As the young man told his story, Luke and his co-leaders offered to pray with him..<\/p>\n