Street God: The Explosive True Story of a Former Drug Boss on the Run from the Hood--and the Courageous Mission That Drove Him Back [Paperback]

You won’t find a more amazing account of how God’s grace can change lives than what you have here in the life of my brother, Dimas Salaberrios.A complex and thrilling narrative. I dare anyone to read Street Godand come away unchanged. This is The Cross and the Switchbladefor a new generation.This is a powerful story of the relentless love of God. There is no pit so deep that his grace and mercy can’t find you.A powerful story of emerging leadership founded in personal transformation.His street name was Daylight. But he was a nightmare.On the streets of New York, darkness and violence reigned. Dimas “Daylight” Salaberrios popped his first pill when he was eleven years old, and just days later, he was selling drugs to his schoolmates. By fifteen, he was facing time at the notorious Rikers Island Prison. It was never safe to turn your back, and Dimas saw only one chance to survive: to become a street god. He would be the richest, most powerful ruler in the hood . . . or die trying.

But in one terrifying moment, with a gun pointed at his head, Dimas had to decide: How far would he go? Was he finished taking reckless chances to rule as a god of the streets? Would he dare to entrust his life to the real God—an even riskier path? Because that God would send Dimas back down the darkest streets he’d ever known on a rescue mission after those still in danger.

Street Godis the true story of one man’s against-all-odds journey from the streets to the altar and back again. A modern-day The Cross and the Switchbladefor a new generation, it reveals that we’re never too far gone for God to change us—and shows how a single spark can illuminate even the darkest existence.