Tribal Chairman, Arlan Melendez is living proof that God can break the chains that bind us and give us power to change. Arlan was once hopeless, wondering if there...

We left off last time with Arlan suggesting he had hit rock bottom. It was there in that place that, instead of going to the bar again like he...

Sometimes people need to hit rock bottom before they’re ready to look up. That’s what happened to Arlan. In part one of his story, Arlan shares how he got...

Making pottery is part of the O’odham culture. One day while in boarding school, Miss Ira Redbird came to teach Mike’s class how to make pottery. Mike explains the...

There are significant moments in each of our lives that we will never forget. Some we wish we could forget, but others we cherish because of the positive impact...

Mike grew up in foster homes and boarding school – all the while longing to be back with his family. When he started high school, he learned to play...

When Harlan decided to follow Jesus his life drastically changed – including sobering up. His wife was convicted by what she saw. First she made it hard on him...

Harlan kept telling his wife that he was going to change his life and start going to church. “I was so good at lying, making people believe that what...

One day while she was home with her baby and Ivan was out, there was a knock at the door. When Sophia opened it there stood an older man...

Sophia grew up without her mom. As a child she was back and forth from her dad’s place, her kookum (her grandmother), and the group home. Later, Sophia moved...