Study Nicky Cruz s Life Very Interesting And Inspiring

Nicky Cruz Assignment In this research project I decided to study Nicky Cruz because I find his life very interesting and inspiring. I chose to find out what his early life was like, how God used him and what I can learn from him. What was his early life like? Nicky Cruz (full name San Nicholas de le Cruz, meaning Saint Nicholas of the holy cross) was born on the 6th of december, 1938, in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. He was the 8th of 18 children. Nicky s parents both practiced witchcraft, or espiritismo, and had a huge reputation and were greatly respected. Nicky was the black sheep of the family. He was severely abused physically, mentally and verbally by his parents, particularly his mother, who often told him she hated him and cursed by calling him things like the son of satan and that he had the mark of the beast on his heart. Whenever his mother was angry at his other siblings, he would be the one whipped. As a result of this treatment he became resentful, angry, sneaky and mean. Nicky was always in serious trouble. He never cried for the most of his childhood, his heart had hardened to stone. Him and his mother became enemies and he swore he would one day kill her, though he was desperate for affection. He learnt to be cautious of her. He grew up a very angry and deeply hurting boy, and would have blamed the way people treated him on his mother. He would often run away from home, by the age of 9, for weeks at a time. Nicky used to steal his mothers money, out of