The Storyteller

Daniel grew up on the Navajo Rez in a broken home. He used alcohol, drugs, and relationships to pursue happiness. But in the end he found that they could not satisfy. The pressures of life intensified and so he considered a final solution. Find out what happened to Daniel Esplin as he tells his story in his own words.

Matt grew up as a preacher's kid. He knew lots of things about religion, but with all he knew, he didn't understand what God required. And for some time, he really wasn't interested. Listen as Matt shares how he came to understand that he was lost even though his dad was a pastor.

Alex observed the genuine faith of his room mate at the outdoor program, "Higher Challenge". He took note of this young man's commitment. Later, at a youth retreat, Alex heard about the fate of those whose names were not found written in the Book of Life. This concerned him. Listen as Alex shares about the outcome of that event and the impact that it would have on his life.

Alex is from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He grew up without a father, and moved around with his mom quite a bit. When they returned to the reserve, Alex ended staying with his grandma who taught him some important life-lessons... including respect. He speaks candidly about his turbulent youth and the impact of a program he got involved with called, "Higher Challenge".

Charlie's childhood experiences of physical, mental and sexual abuse left him a hating, cold and violent person who for forty years succumbed to the empty life of alcohol, drugs, crime and destruction, until one day God caught his attention, and he discovered the source of real life.

Charlie's childhood experiences of physical, mental and sexual abuse left him a hating, cold and violent person who for forty years succumbed to the empty life of alcohol, drugs, crime and destruction, until one day God caught his attention, and he discovered the source of real life.

Charlie's childhood experiences of physical, mental and sexual abuse left him a hating, cold and violent person who for forty years succumbed to the empty life of alcohol, drugs, crime and destruction, until one day God caught his attention, and he discovered the source of real life.

The drinking and drugs so easily could have taken her life. But somehow she survived. Darla tells about how God turned this broken individual into a new creation. He took away the drinking and drugs, the anger and hatred... and now she's a new person. She gives God all the credit.

Darla shares with painful honesty how broken and difficult life was. Hers is a story of simple survival. Abuse, drugs, poverty, anger, hatred... these marked her life. One day she came across an ol' partying friend whose life was now so different. Was it possible that Darla's life could change too?

"A friend of mine who I was raised up with came out of church and he said, 'If you keep hanging with your same friends, you’re going to Hell.' That was the first time I realized that I was on my way to Hell, and it was because he brought it to my attention. It broke that seal, that evil bind that had my heart, it broke it, and I realized then, 'I’m on my way to Hell.' What a joy to know that Jesus Christ can take a broken-down veteran whose life is beaten, battered, and can make you able to go and witness and tell people the goodness of the Lord."