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Historical figures: Nicky Cruz
Nicky Cruz was born on December 6, 1938, in Puerto Rico.
His parents practiced witchcraftThe activity of performing magic, especially for evil purposes, with the use of spells. and as one of nineteen children he endured severe physical and mental abuse.
He grew up in a very tough neighbourhood in Puerto Rico.
Aged fifteen, his parents sent him to live with an older brother in New York City. He soon ran away and joined the notorious Brooklyn street gang - the Mau Maus, quickly rising to become their president. The gang ruled the New York streets by fear.
Lost in a cycle of drugs, alcohol and violence, his life took a tragic turn after a fellow gang member was stabbed, beaten, and died in Nicky’s arms.
Nicky's life changed when he met David Wilkerson, a preacher, at a Christian outreach meeting in his neighbourhood. Wilkerson told Cruz that Jesus would never stop loving him.
Cruz responded by slapping him, spitting on him, and threatening to kill him.
Years later, reflecting on this confrontation with Wil
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Nicky Cruz
Puerto Rican Christian evangelist
Nicky Cruz (born December 6, 1938) is a Puerto Rican Christianevangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding another ministry home himself in California. Prior to his conversion he was the leader of a New York Citygang, the Mau Maus.
Early life
Cruz was born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico where he was raised by his parents.[1] His parents practiced brujeria and were followers of spiritism ("espiritismo"). They mentally abused him; his own mother would call him "Son of Satan". The neighborhood in which he lived was one of the worst in Puerto Rico and Cruz was always getting into trouble. According to his book Run Baby Run, his parents sent him to live with his brother in New York City when he was 15, and Cruz soon ran away and started living on the streets of the city. He became a member of the Mau Maus street gang, and about six months later Cruz was selected Warlord of the gang. He quic
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What Led Nicky Cruz from Crime to Ministry?
Few evangelists today have a conversion story as dramatic as Nicky Cruz. Raised in an environment of witchcraft and abuse, he led one of New York City’s most notorious street gangs before he was 18. So how did someone with so much darkness become a respected preacher who has reached millions?
What Was Nicky Cruz’s Life Before He Became a Christian?
Nicky Cruz was born in Puerto Rico in 1938. He was one of 19 children born to parents who practiced witchcraft. As a child, his parents and his other siblings regularly beat and mentally abused him. At one point, his mother declared him the “Son of Satan” while she was in a spiritual trance. At the age of 9, he attempted suicide.
By age 15, his parents banished him to New York City to live with his older brother. Soon after moving there, he left his brother to live on the streets because of his angry behavior. By 16, he joined one of Brooklyn’s most violent street gangs: the Mau Maus, feared by other gangs and police alike. In less tha
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