Drive-by Prayer Vigil -- April 4

Prayer Vigil scheduled Saturday, April 4, 2009

Constantino Lopez
30th & Georgetown Rd.
12:00pm

James Foster
30th & Georgetown Rd.
12:00pm

Alfred Davis
30th & Georgetown Rd.
12:00pm

Lecoy Motley
3200 Guilford Ave.
1:00pm

Daniel Ferguson
2600 E. North St.
2:00pm

Tiffany Wray
5400 E. 42nd St.
3:00pm

Only four days after being released from the Marion County Juvenile Detention, 15-year old Daniel Ferguson loses his life. An argument that leads to a fight, which ends in death appears to be the predictable story that lingers in our streets. After young Daniel was shot in the street, he made his way to a house in the 2600 block of East North Street, but collapsed on the porch and died before entering the doors. I envision him struggling to leave the scene of sudden hell in order to reach the safety of a secure home. After multiple gunshots he was only able to make it to the porch. Although there was no one present to open the door for Daniel that day, four days before his death there was a knock on another door; the door to Daniel's heart, and Daniel himself opened this door and allowed one to enter who would usher him into eternity in a few short days.

Volunteer Chaplain, Ken Turner, of the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center shares the story of his encounter with a stubborn and resistant Daniel Ferguson in an article posted a few days prior to his tragic death. Here are some of the moving excerpts of Daniel's story as recorded by Ken Turner a week before his death. Daniel's name was referred to as "Darrel" in the original article for privacy purposes:

Click here to read the entire article by Chaplain Ken Turner


The Drive-by Prayer Vigil salutes Chaplain Ken Turner and the many volunteers that invest their time into our young men and women at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. They are the foot soldiers working behind the scenes to reach the hearts of our future before tragedy makes them our past. My heart was saddened by another young man losing his life so prematurely, but it was made glad at the news that Daniel did make it beyond the porch and into the door of Life. For more information on the ministry of Ken Turner or volunteer opportunities at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, log on to: www.kenturnerministries.org or email Tonya Hill (Volunteer Coordinator) at trhill@indygov.org.

Join us this Saturday as we declare Peace in the Streets, Safety for our Families, Life over Death, all in the Name of Jesus Christ who came to give us Life in abundance!