Intertribal Life Newspaper -

A father to the fatherless,

defender of widows,

is God in His holy dwelling.

-Psalm 68:5 NIV

In 1998, my life hit rock bottom.

An active member of a criminal organization, a drunk, a drug dealer, and an addict, I was a general menace to society.

I was arrested for a major crime and it looked like I would be spending the next seven years in prison. God's grace was with me even when I didn't believe in His Son. Since I had gone to seek help through the Addictions Foundation and Alcoholics Anonymous, the judge gave me a three-year conditional sentence to be served...