“The first time I heard the worship, it was 80 hard-core prisoners. It sounded like angels. My heart just broke at that point.”
—Chris
When Chris was 12 years old, his parents went through a tumultuous divorce. After that, there was much less supervision at home. At age 14, Chris tried hard drugs. In addition to using, he began selling drugs and stealing.
Chris’ drug habit became so out of control that by age 16, he was asked to leave school. He eventually got his GED and started working for a private investigator. While employed in the corrections field, Chris trafficked drugs within the facilities he worked at. He described himself as a “functioning addict.”
Through the years, he was arrested and released 43 times. In 2002, Chris was arrested for a 44th time, but unlike previous arrests, he wasn’t able to bail himself out.
Chris knew he needed things to be different if his life was ever going to change.—
When Michael’s aunt visited him in prison for the first time, she may have appeared empty handed. She brought an encouraging word she felt was from the Lord. God used his aunt’s message to reignite his faith. Read how Michael’s prison sentence turned into his training field.
