Knight Life Ministry Quietly Strives To Keep Young Men Out of Gangs
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
Length: 04:12
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she created Knight Life 25 years ago. Today, young men and boys take in scripture from Joe Hunter, a preacher of the streets, pizza and basketball on Friday nights. Some of the youth who benefited give back by spending their Friday evenings with the boys.
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Transcript
As WKNO continues its series “Gangs In the City,” recruitment into gangs – from the highly organized and established gangs to the more disorganized neighborhood sets – continues on the streets, in schools and through the media. Eva Miller taught at Sheffield High, where many students live in abject poverty. The former English teacher quietly continues her calling – that started 25 years ago, Knight Life, a ministry that offers young people other options. Candice Ludlow reports.
Greg Savage grew up in a rough housing project in Memphis called Walter Simmons Estates. He, like many of the young men who spend their Friday nights at Second Presbyterian shooting hoops and gaining strength and direction through scripture, credits Knight Life for helping him become the man he is today.
Savage is 34, married, and works security for a casino in Tunica. Savage says he wasn’t a bad kid whe...
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INTRO:As WKNO continues its series “Gangs In the City,” recruitment into gangs – from the highly organized and established gangs to the more disorganized neighborhood sets – continues on the streets, in schools and through the media. Eva Miller taught at Sheffield High, where many students live in abject poverty. The former English teacher quietly continues her calling – that started 25 years ago, Knight Life, a ministry that offers young people other options. Candice Ludlow reports.
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