Stan Strickland

Ministering to the Prodigals: the Power of God's Love on the Streets Stan Strickland

Publisher Marketing: In His book, Stan Strickland leads you on an incredible journey of encounters with the glorious transforming power of God's love, first in his own life, then in the lives of people that he ministered to on the streets. Stan's journey took him from his normal suburban life to the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin district, then later to Skid Row in Los Angeles, ministering to people on streets, people he had previously despised and avoided. That journey began when he said "Yes" to Jesus' invitation to follow Him - to become a fisher of men. The book is filled with stories about the impact of God's never-ending love for His children, men and women who have temporarily forgotten their true identities and have convinced themselves that God could not possibly love them because of what they have done. The principle of the power of God's love for His runaway children is based on the story that Jesus told in Luke 15 about the prodigal son who ran away from home but returned when he remembered his father's love for him. He returned to be welcomed home to his father's open arms and to have his identity restored as a loved and honored son. But this book isn't just about a journey. It's also about a call to action. God's love activates and compels us to get out of our comfort zones and follow Jesus. His love demands that we not just camp under the outpouring of His extravagant love for us but fill up our buckets and take them out to those who are thirsty and may have forgotten the source of refreshing, or don't think they deserve it. Get up, fill up, and go out to a thirsty world!