Art Wilson

“There is no one so hard that God cannot reach.” – Art Wilson

Gangs, Guns, and God chronicles Art’s spine tingling journey into the unpredictable and sometimes violent gang world and shows how stepping out into obedience to God’s calling can impact even the most hopeless situation.

The call to minister to people who carry out some of society’s most dangerous and violent acts came one morning after Art dropped his children off at school.  As he headed home, he felt the presence of God so strongly that he pulled to the side of the road. God told him, “I have a plan for gang lives too. I will go with you and protect you.”

This action-packed book is about an unlikely man who God called to share hope, love and the gospel to violent gang members in “the projects” of Chicago. One such place was called Cabrini Green, known as one of the bloodiest war zones in the United States. The Lord broke Art Wilson’s heart for gangs and their plight of anger, hopelessness and helplessness. Coming from a small town in the panhandle of Florida, he had no prior experience or knowledge of the gang culture. Gangs, Guns, and God is a non-fiction book as well as an encouragement to others to obey God’s calling on their lives no matter the cost. Art had many harrowing close calls regarding his safety, but the Lord protected him on this journey of many years. Relationships and trust grew with Art and the gangs. Through the power of the Holy Spirit and the gospel, over time, many gang members prayed to receive Christ as their Savior. They even took their families and moved out of Chicago to begin new lives. Follow along as Art describes the many violent situations the Lord delivered him from. As many Chicago residents told him time and time again, “Art, except for God’s divine protections, there is no way you should still be alive.”