“But Bill isn’t there some other way? I didn’t give up all I had and come here just to let some ‘punk’ gang leader kill me?”“Well Jim, there’s the door; you can either go out, turn left, walk down to the corner, face Eddie, and see if he really intends on killing you: or you can turn right and run for your life; hoping he doesn’t catch you. Either way, your life and ministry here are probably over. You must decide whether to stay and fight for those you love or run away to live another day. No one can make that decision for you, not even me.”Jim was called of God to leave the college ministry where he was working at the University of Maryland and move to New York City to join with Young Life in their work with violent youth and gang bangers. Never did Jim imagine that when we say we are willing to die for Jesus, that one day he would have to face that ultimate challenge."A Bullet for Jesus" is based on a real story. A faced paced thriller filled with danger, romance, joy and tragedy.A young man with high spiritual values jeopardizes his very life while trying to help those caught up in a world of drugs and violence. What he encounters though will not only change his life, but put his very faith at risk.

"An addictive story of fear, surprise, romance, relationships, and strong faith that could only have been written by someone who had lived it." —Loren Burke, retired IBM executiveA novel based on true events, A Bullet for Jesus follows a team of young men and women, mostly volunteers, who choose to live in a violent neighborhood in New York City. Among youth characterized as "unlovable," "drug addicts and gangsters," "rejects of society," they change their area from one "terrorized" by drugs and gangs. Transformed by Jesus, the leader of a Puerto Rican gang is continually confronted by those who want to kill him. Will he survive? Will his faith survive the daily dangers and God''s silence? Does God really care about him? This novel is the first written by a Young Life volunteer."I was so blessed to read this wonderful book . . . This novel shows that like Jacob in the Bible, one can ''wrestle'' with God and God will answer your prayer." —Lee Allen Jenkins, pastor, author, speaker, Eagles Nest Church"This novel is an incredible example of the power of God to change lives and bring hope." —William Milliken, author of The Last Dropout"In A Bullet for Jesus, Jim Boyd provides us with an insightful view of the wrestling within our souls when life takes us along a path that is less than ideal." —Pastor Jonathan Booth, Eagles Nest Church

“But Bill isn’t there some other way? I didn’t give up all I had and come here just to let some ‘punk’ gang leader kill me?”“Well Jim, there’s the door; you can either go out, turn left, walk down to the corner, face Eddie, and see if he really intends on killing you: or you can turn right and run for your life; hoping he doesn’t catch you. Either way, your life and ministry here are probably over. You must decide whether to stay and fight for those you love or run away to live another day. No one can make that decision for you, not even me.”Jim was called of God to leave the college ministry where he was working at the University of Maryland and move to New York City to join with Young Life in their work with violent youth and gang bangers. Never did Jim imagine that when we say we are willing to die for Jesus, that one day he would have to face that ultimate challenge."A Bullet for Jesus" is based on a real story. A faced paced thriller filled with danger, romance, joy and tragedy.A young man with high spiritual values jeopardizes his very life while trying to help those caught up in a world of drugs and violence. What he encounters though will not only change his life, but put his very faith at risk.

"An addictive story of fear, surprise, romance, relationships, and strong faith that could only have been written by someone who had lived it." —Loren Burke, retired IBM executiveA novel based on true events, A Bullet for Jesus follows a team of young men and women, mostly volunteers, who choose to live in a violent neighborhood in New York City. Among youth characterized as "unlovable," "drug addicts and gangsters," "rejects of society," they change their area from one "terrorized" by drugs and gangs. Transformed by Jesus, the leader of a Puerto Rican gang is continually confronted by those who want to kill him. Will he survive? Will his faith survive the daily dangers and God''s silence? Does God really care about him? This novel is the first written by a Young Life volunteer."I was so blessed to read this wonderful book . . . This novel shows that like Jacob in the Bible, one can ''wrestle'' with God and God will answer your prayer." —Lee Allen Jenkins, pastor, author, speaker, Eagles Nest Church"This novel is an incredible example of the power of God to change lives and bring hope." —William Milliken, author of The Last Dropout"In A Bullet for Jesus, Jim Boyd provides us with an insightful view of the wrestling within our souls when life takes us along a path that is less than ideal." —Pastor Jonathan Booth, Eagles Nest Church