A Bullet for Jesus

“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 executive

A 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