McDONOUGH — “I’m so glad to see you giving out Bibles and not carrying guns.”
Pastor Terrell Scott heard those words as he was doing community outreach in King Boulevard, a major area where he used to run drugs more than 20 years ago. Growing up in McDonough, Scott started selling drugs throughout his community and around metro Atlanta until he was arrested in 2003. While serving his prison sentence, Scott said he was “radically saved” by God.
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