Jim was on a quest for revenge on the one who abused him in his youth. "You can break up a man and not kill him.  And so I went looking for him.  Every time I went into one bar, he just left and went out the back way." Something happened along the way though that changed his plans.

Jim Rickteroff (Athabascan) Part 1

"Drugs are a horrible thing.  I mean, I've hurt my family members, I've hurt friends... because I was so self-centered; I was very selfish, and that's what sin basically is; it turns us into these selfish, selfish creatures that we only care about our wants, needs, desires, whatever.  And drugs multiply that by a hundred.

Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 4

The next day I was alive. I woke up, and it was just on my conscience heavy; "You prayed to God and you asked God, 'get me through the night, and He did.  What are you going to do?'"

Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 3

Mario thought, "What am I doing with my life?  I've got no future. I could not see a future for myself; all I could see was darkness, and the blackness of the darkness I felt that it was surrounding me at that moment, I could not even look into the future and say there was anything promising for me, and it was scary, it was scary for me.

Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 2

When Mario was growing up, he got into alcohol, drugs and trouble like many he knew on the reserve did.  With the deaths of two of brothers, Mario began to think that there must be a better way to live.  This is his story of how he found it.

Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 1

I've encountered other Native Americans who look at Jesus Christ as the Whiteman's Gospel - as something that is harmful and hurtful to them.  And so they try to leave you with a sense a guilt... "Well how can you be a Native - embrace something that is not Native, that is not of your culture, your background, and heritage?  How can a person do that?

Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 4

The road to recovery can be long.  Everywhere he turned there was alcohol.  If you've ever been there, you know what Chug is talking about.  So how did he deal with the temptation and ultimately find victory?  Thankfully, he tells us.

Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 3

After spending the night in jail for a DWI, and with his wife in the hospital after giving birth to their son, the shame and pain of life had become to much for Chug.  He began looking for a way to end his life.  But something happened that changed his course.

Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 2

"I remember sitting in the evening at the Silver Spur in Pierre.  And I remember looking up and watching the crowd and hearing the music.  I could see the smoke. I could see people laughing and dancing and everything going on around them.  And I remember so distinctly saying, 'God I don't want to live this way anymore... I don't want to live this way anymore'."

Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 1

After surviving abuse in residential school, growing up without a mother, and dealing with alcohol in her own home, Anne had been through a lot.  One day, while listening to a Cree Gospel broadcast, she realized that she had a greater issue that needed to be resolved... her relationship with her Creator.

Anne Morrow (Cree) Part 3

Anne's mother left home when Anne was just a little girl.  Years later, when Anne had a family of her own, her mother came to visit.  Anne was shocked.  But the big surprise was how she treated her mother after being abandoned by her in her childhood.

Anne Morrow (Cree) Part 2

Anne's mother left her and her dad when she was just a little girl.  She was raised by her father until she was sent to residential school. It was there that she was abused. Later, she ends up marrying a man she didn't know and then found out that he was an alcoholic. This is part one of an amazing story about rising above tragic circumstances and sufferings of this life.

Anne Morrow (Cree) Part 1

"And all our life was, was drinking and alcohol and smoking, and yet in my heart the Holy Spirit told me that it was wrong, and I knew that it was wrong, and I continued on that way until I began getting in trouble with the law."

Virginia Johnson (Cherokee) Part 2

Virginia recalls, "And I can remember from my childhood, that that stuff didn't smell good, and so when I would be sitting outside the bar and was drinking that, I can remember sitting there knowing it was wrong and knowing I didn't like it, but I wanted to be like my friends and so I drank."

Virginia Johnson (Cherokee) Part 1

Norman was glad to be in residential school. He enjoyed being away from his community and the opportunities that being in Prince Albert brought.  That all changed though when he was violated by someone he really. Eventually, his own struggle with the alcohol took a turn for the worst. Thankfully, this is not how his story ends...

Norman Head (Cree) Part 2

Norman grew up in an alcoholic home. It was not a safe place for anyone. He describes what it was like living through it as a child. For anyone who's ever experienced this, you understand. If this darkness was all to the story we would be left without hope. Thankfully, it's not. There's more to come...

Norman Head (Cree) Part 1

Herman's life has been deeply effected by a terrible car accident in his youth.  But instead of being bitter, his life is marked by love and humility.  How can this be.  In an age where anger and revenge are the norm, Herman's story is so refreshing.  Find out why.

Herman McClanahan (Navajo) Part 2

Herman and his family were involved in a life-changing car wreck because of alcohol. Yet, he is not bitter. Join us for this two-part story about a story of suffering, forgiveness, and love.

Herman McClanahan (Navajo) Part 1

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 was more to the empty life he was living. But now he knows there is - and he's not ashamed to say why.

Arlan Melendez (Paiute) Part 3

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 always did, he decided to go a Bible study that he had been invited to.  Sounds crazy.  But what happens next is amazing.

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