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Former Gang Member Becomes a Pastor

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Published April 11, 2007 at 11:36 PM CDT

By Ty Chandler

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Kansas City, MO – The gang violence that erupted in gunfire on the streets of Kansas City last month is all too familiar for Marvin Kirkwood. Kirkwood knows this life, because he lived it. But one day in the heat of a gun battle, his life took a dramatic and unexpected turn.

This story was produced for KC Currents.
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