I was born August 20^th, 1994. I spent the first 2 and half years of my life in a rehabilitation center with my mother. She was an addict. But by God’s grace she has been clean for 23 years. My father was never in the picture because of his violent ways towards my mother. I grew up with just my mom for the longest time. Then my brother was born. I went through the early years of my life always seeing the kids I grew up with around their fathers and I always wondered why I never got to experience that kind of love. My mom became a Christian early in my life so I always knew about God and his son Jesus, The savior of my life. It was never really foreign to me. I always had the knowledge of a loving God in mind. I never believed the lies they would tell me in school about evolution and the big bang and that I came from a monkey from as early as I can remember. I always knew deep down in my knower that God created the heavens and the earth and that He created man and just knew that these lies they were trying to teach me were because they just didn’t know the truth. I thank God for revealing the truth to me at an early age. I continued to walk in this truth till I was about 11 years old. That’s when the world got its hold on me. I began smoking weed with my new step brother and his friends at age 11. I also began ditching school at this time and commit my first burglary at the same age. At age 12 I was expelled from middle school and was placed in continuation school with all the other misfits and began learning the ways of the streets. I would steel and cheat lie and fight. I rapidly began to not care that God cared for me. At age 15 I dropped out of school completely and began to claim atheist. Mostly because of the satanic music I polluted my mind with. Every school my mom would try to desperately put me in I would abandon right away. I spent my days hanging out with ex cons and gangsters and learned the politics they followed and tried to follow after them myself. At age 16 I tried meth. I fell in love instantly. I felt like superman and thought that now I could take on any situation without fear. At 17 I was charged with burglary in the first degree and was sent to juvenile hall. I was expecting this, eventually got what was expected. At 18 I ate a large quantity of meth and had a freak accident and ended up in the hospital. I saw Demons face to face that night. The next day I left the hospital and went to a church service because I knew that evil was going to consume me and knew that the salvation of Christ was the only thing that could save me. I walked in to the service in a disoriented state and was fading in and out as the pastor gave the message. Every time I came too it was like the words the pastor was speaking were directed to me. He gave an alter call and before the invitation was out of his mouth I ran to Jesus. I gave my heart to Him that night and received Him as Savior. I Felt the hand of God on my back as I confessed Jesus as Lord and asked for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt renewed after this and was honestly trying to abstain from evil. Not too long after I was back on the speed. My mother was tired and couldn’t take it no more, so at age 20 I found myself homeless. I felt finally I was free from rules and authority and began running myself into a pit I could not get out of until I was compelled by mothers worry for me to finally go to a program. So I called Set Free Phelan and came to the ranch. I was only 20 years old my first time at the ranch. But was captivated with the word of God and enjoyed the teaching of his word. I began learning the bible and what it means to be a Christian. Unfortunately, I backslid. Countless times of rededication and refocuses at the ranch. But my runs began to get shorter and shorter. And I knew that God had a calling on my life but I chose to run. Kind of like the prophet Jonah. It now been 4 years since my first trip to the ranch and my experience with Him has been Amazing. I’ve found out who I am in Christ and have a love for His word and the restoration He does to those who are broken. This time around I’ve accepted his call and have chosen to serve here at the ranch in a position of leadership. To lead these men into the way of God that leads to life. Glory to God.