Where Are They Now?

The children of Desire are now men and women of God. We will post the locations of some of these persons. Keep checking back as we periodically update the list!
Richard Johnson Richard was a key indigenous leader with Desire Street Ministries and his vision for ministry in New Orleans has only increased since Katrina. He has been an effective evangelist and advocate for the priorities of Christ’s Kingdom. Many of the young men of Desire owe their spiritual lives to his faithful ministry at Carver in years past.
Richard and his wife April are living in New Orleans in a formerly flooded home that they are renovating. He has started his own real estate company and is volunteer coaching at McDonough 35 High School with head coach Wayne Reese. We are working with he and April to assist them in launching a new outreach to the boys at McDonough 35 and establishing a ministry in the surrounding community. Please pray for the Johnsons marriage, for their continued recovery from Katrina, for the resources necessary for their exciting new business opportunities and for their continued spiritual pilgrimage.
Kedrick LevyLevy was at the center of almost everything we built at Desire Street in these previous years. He led many young men and women to Christ and became their surrogate father and pastor. He grew to love the Lord, the word and theology and we know the Lord is going to use him in even greater ways in the years to come.
Levy and his wife Nina (of over 11 years) and their four children have stationed themselves in Dallas, TX after Hurricane Katrina. Please pray for them as they settle down and rediscover the purposes of God for them in the years to come.
George Angeletti George was one of the first young men who came to Christ through our ministry in the early days. He was also one of our first staff. Coach George, as he and the kids in the neighborhood prefer to call him, and his wife Shanita and new baby girl Geovanna moved back to New Orleans in January of 2006 after leaving DSM at the turn of the year. George has since launched his own company called Committed Janitorial, LLC. George, as you may remember, was central to our ministry at DSM and is now putting his strong work ethic to some personal and professional reward. George is helping the city rebirth by cleaning up houses and businesses in order that folks can return to business and life as usual.
We are proud of his entrepreneurial efforts and his tenacity to get his life on the best track possible. If you have any need of his services or would just like to renew acquaintance, please contact him directly at (504) 913-8187. He would be overjoyed to hear from you!
Greg JacobsMany of you will remember Greg as the quiet, stablizing and positive force to our team at Desire Street. Greg served as the business manager, athletic coordinator and as a coach within the ministry’s recreational initiatives. Many young people were touched by his quiet, caring but resolute approach. Greg was a real hero on behalf of the children of Desire. He once led a large two-bus-load group of children to a summer camp in Missouri when the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel driving off the side of the road. No one but Greg was injured and even today Greg struggles with a severe back injury even after many surgeries and procedures to attempt to resolve the problem. Moreover Cajoya, Greg’s wife, suffered a broken nose once while trying to break up a fight after a similar summer camp experience. As he and Cajoya had bought a house on the West Bank of New Orleans prior to the storm, they had incurred no flooding as a result of Katrina. Since leaving the staff at DSM, Greg has been active in his church and is working on the entrepreneurial venture of launching a Subway in New Orleans East. We are really proud of Greg’s continued commitment to the city and his entrepreneurial spirit. You may reach him to congratulate him as well at (504) 234-4896.