The religious leader David Wilkerson died at the age of 79. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Late evangelist who penned the top-selling book The Cross and the Switchblade in 1962.
He died while married to Gwen Wilkerson.
Quotes
"Our ministry is supported entirely by faith, through the missions gifts of readers who receive my messages every three weeks. We seldom mention money, and we never burden supporters.
"I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.
"Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances.
"As I look back over fifty years of ministry, I recall innumerable tests, trials and times of crushing pain. But through it all, the Lord has proven faithful, loving, and totally true to all his promises.
"I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.