Article September 23, 1996 Issue

Young people find God on inner-city streets

by Kim Shippey

At a time when statistics paint a depressing picture of juvenile crime in American cities and many children are growing up without love, discipline, or security, it's heartening to talk with young men like Rich Williamson and Chris Womack. They are confounders of God's Posse, a group that is deeply committed to restoring hope to the young people of their neighborhood of Roxbury, Boston, and to showing them how their lives can be changed through an understanding of the truths of the Bible.

We spoke with Rich and Chris about their collaboration and about their unusual ministry.

"I have a love of the streets," says twenty-seven-year-old Chris. "That's where I'm most comfortable." What he doesn't mention is that he once survived nearly three years of hawking drugs and weapons on Pittsburgh's meanest streets before finding God.

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