“Danny was the big man on campus. He was the meanest, toughest, most foul-mouthed boy on the ranch, and we all wanted to grow up and be just as tough and mean as he was. But he would kick us around, hit us, yell at us, force us to do his chores and things, just…

You’ve heard alcohol referred to as “spirits”. Have you ever wondered why? Ted’s story may help shed some light on this. What he experienced was frightening beyond imagination. But it didn’t matter because he was determined to be set free.

When alcohol is your master, it effects every part of your life. For some, it comes on slow. But eventually you begin to realize the grip is not you on the bottle, but the bottle on you. Ted speaks candidly of his journey to find freedom, and the demons he faced along the way.

Growing up without a dad was not easy. But it was in the loss of his father that Jimmy came to know God as Father. Listen as he reflects on how that happened.

It’s not often that a boy gets to see his father die. It’s even less common to hear someone talk about it. But that’s what Jimmy does as he shares what happened the day that his dad unexpectedly took his last breath.

Hazel grew up on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When her family moved to the town of Dupree, she experienced prejudice for the first time. At a young age she ended up getting married to a non-Native man in order to get away from abuse. The result was not what she was…

I finally turned my life to God. I got on my knees and I cried and it seemed like another year went by, just not getting His presence back in my life. I think for all the misery and the shame and the name that I disgraced, began to haunt me and to really eat…

“I used to sit on the hillsides back when we had no electricity or running water in our community I grew up in. And I used to gaze into the sky at night and the only friends I had were my dogs. I would sit there on a hill. I’d wonder where, and why and…

Boyce got in trouble with the law and it landed him in prison. Thankfully, something happened that would change the direction of his life. And even though he would be back in jail again, it wasn’t because of trouble, but to share with others what changed his life.

Our choices have consequences. Deborah knows that well. We can get ourselves into trouble in a hurry when we’re not careful… and the impact can last a lifetime. But there was one particularly important decision which she made that would change her life forever… and she’s never regretted it.