Ryan grew up with sports, but he was especially good at hockey… so good in fact that he was eventually drafted by a professional hockey team. He wasn’t content though – something was missing.

Ray shares how his grandfather told him stories that were handed down from his people… stories that were very scary and brought fear to him as a child. He shares one of these along with the impact that it had on him then, and the perspective that he has about it now.

Ray recalls a sobering moment: “When I woke up, I was sick. Not only from what I had drank that previous night, but the burden of sin was heavy upon me. And not only that but, I was so sick I knew if I died at that moment, I wasn’t prepared to meet God.”

Ray grew up in northern Alberta. He loved ball games, dances, and the pleasures of life in his youth. But he had no peace. One of his friends though seemed to have what he was looking for. Ray noticed and was curious. Inner peace can be allusive, and finding it can be a journey. This was the journey Ray found himself on.

God tells us in His Word that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. That’s exactly what happened to Venus. When she put her trust in Jesus God took her broken life and changed it. He made something beautiful out of the ashes of deep pain and grief. Life was still hard, but things were different now. God gave her purpose, hope, and a very bright future.

In deep distress Venus cried, “I can’t do this anymore. I can not do this anymore.” Her heart was so broken that she didn’t believe it could be repaired. What would cause Venus to feel this way? And is there anything that could fix it? Join us for part 2 of Venus Cote’s amazing story. And make sure that you don’t miss part three… because the best is yet to come.