Edna grew up in Pedro Bay, Alaska a small community that began when her parents started trapping there. Life took a challenging turn when her father passed away when she was five. It wasn’t an easy life. Eventually, she heard about God’s love for her. She got married. And soon found out that her husband was an angry man. One day she decided she couldn’t take it anymore… and did something that many aren’t willing to do.

Drinking was a part of Mike’s family culture as he was growing up… and it left it’s mark on him. Eventually, he picked up the bottle himself and became an alcoholic. He brought those troubles into his own family. Then something happened to his wife. She was acting different. One day Mike came home to find that she and the children were gone… and so he went looking for them. What he found would change his life forever.

Jeff VanEvery (Upper Cayuga) has a story to tell. It's his story of hope, how radical change came into the life of a man who once was a drinker, bouncer, and fighter... and who almost lost everything he really cared for.

If you were to die tonight and stand before your Creator, would you be ready?