"Shorty"

Reaching Out Ministries sent the following Miracle story about a man who attended their recent Hootenanny in the Hood:

A gentleman named Shorty came to give his testimony May 5th, 2008 at the annual Reaching Out Hootenanny.

He knew about Reaching Out Ministries through the “girls” he had working the streets. Shorty was a pimp, drug dealer and “ran” a group of under aged boys to deliver his drugs and steal computer equipment and automobliue equipment.

Shorty attended a “Hootenanny” in 2003. A couple of months later he came to the house in the early morning/late night hours, depending on your perspective, and asked for help to get off the streets. He was placed in a rehab center and went through their program.

He was angry with Orlin for preaching to him as he had grown up in the church and believed he knew all there was to know about Jesus. After his anger cooled a little bit he admitted he did smoke crack, snort cocaine, and shoot heroin at every opportunity. Orlin’s pill was bitter to swallow.

Shorty said it was the first time he could see the plank in his own eye instead of the splinter in others.

He was use to being able to look down upon the people he used. He didn’t like seeing himself as others saw him.

Shorty has now been “clean” for four years and has an active, healthy life in society. He is also part of the leadership in the church he regularly attends. He just wanted to say “Thank You”. The “seeds” planted with the prostitutes and teens that came to Reaching Out Ministries were spread to Shorty. Shorty is now bearing fruit and spreading seeds of his own.

God is good. All the time.