Ngwolo and fellow leaders met Floyd in 2010. He was a towering 6-foot-6 guest who showed up at a benefit concert they put on for the Third Ward. From the start, Big Floyd made his priorities clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018I love what you\u2019re doing. The neighborhood need it, the community need it, and if y\u2019all about God\u2019s business, then that\u2019s my business,\u2019\u201d said Corey Paul Davis, a Christian hip-hop artist who attended Resurrection Houston. \u201cHe said, \u2018Whatever y\u2019all need, wherever y\u2019all need to go, tell \u2019em Floyd said y\u2019all good. I got y\u2019all.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The church expanded its involvement in the area, holding Bible studies and helping out with groceries and rides to doctor\u2019s appointments. Floyd didn\u2019t just provide access and protection; he lent a helping hand as the church put on services, three-on-three basketball tournaments, barbecues, and community baptisms.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe helped push the baptism tub over, understanding that people were going to make a decision of faith and get baptized right there in the middle of the projects. He thought that was amazing,\u201d said Ronnie Lillard, who performs under the name Reconcile<\/a>. \u201cThe things that he would say to young men always referenced that God trumps street culture. I think he wanted to see young men put guns down and have Jesus instead of the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rest of the country knows George Floyd from several minutes of cell phone footage captured during his final hours.<\/p>\n But Houston\u2019s Third Ward knew him as a mentor to a generation of young men and a \u201cperson of peace\u201d ushering ministries into the area https:\/\/t.co\/5neX3UOMsa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n