This has been a time for me to put the past behind me and go for God. I've been figuring out my purpose in the body of Christ. That's something I've always wondered about. Training Rangers in Pensacola, Florida Loud rap music pulsates through the air. The sun is descending over the Attucks Court Housing Projects.
Silence seizes the room.
The boys stand and snap to attention. Simmons asks, drill sergeantlike. For nine years Simmons, a police officer, has been running Royal Rangers outreaches in Pensacola's projects. For many of these kids, this is their only chance to meet Christ. On a ball field, the boys march in lockstep.