Scott grew up in Bundaberg, the coastal Queensland town renown for its ginger beer, which is an Australian favourite. His upbringing was typical for secular Australians until one day when his mother and father became Christians. They changed so much that he thought they had gone crazy.

 

He learned about God through his parents' conversion and had some wonderful experiences with lovely Christians at church, but he was also doing things that were out of harmony with his parents' new faith. Soon his mother told him he would need to change his behaviour if he was to stay at home. Instead of doing this, he chose to leave. He was 14 years old and went to live with a friend. 

 

For the next 10 years or so, his was a journey of drug-dealing, dodging the police and going in and out of prison. God continued to reach out to him during this time as family and friends prayed for him. One day while in prison, he picked up a book that changed his life. He saw a new picture of God that melted his heart. 

 

Find out what Scott read and how God led him out of prison and into a new life of service in full-time ministry.  

 

Want to listen to Scott's wife's interview? Listen at this link:

 

https://3abnau-bwt.castos.com/episodes/interview-with-jeramie-heitmann