Crosswalking: Morning After a Shooting

Late at night, on Thursday, May 20, 2021, another shooting occurred in a rough neighborhood, in Davenport, IA. Initial reports in the neighborhood was that one person was killed and several others were wounded. However, when the dust settled, it now appears that one person was shot and wounded. The yet-unidentified man is expected to recover.

This morning Tony set up on the corner of 13th and Gaines, just a stone's throw from where the shooting took place. With cross in hand and with "Free Bibles" and "Stop for Prayer" signs posted along the curb, Tony waved at passing motorists with the hope that someone would stop and talk.

Before getting started, Tony notified people via text and social media, asking them to pray. Mahria prayed. Donnie and Michelle prayed. Karen B, Pat H, Beth C, Cathy A, Amanda C, Alan J, and others prayed.

God answered.

During the three hours Tony stood on the corner, here's a synopsis of what God did:

• A couple who recently lost their home in a fire asked for bibles to replace the ones they lost.

• Frederick, a landscaper, asked for bibles for him and his co-worker and asked for prayer.

• Ted stopped for a Bible.

• Ken stopped to thank me for being in the neighborhood and received a gospel tract.

*Barbara, who Tony met previously while crosswalking, stopped to encourage Tony and let him know that she had prayed for him this morning before seeing him in the neighborhood.

• A motorist stopped for a couple of bibles.

• Cyleigh, on her way home from her grandfather's deathbed stopped for prayer.

This audio is a compilation of some of Tony's interactions on the corner.