 Let's give a hand for Brian. Now Brian came to church and he gave his life to Jesus Christ about two years ago. Before that he had very shattered life, drugs, took his life away. He had no religious or church background whatsoever and at one point he actually overdosed on drugs four times and he was pronounced dead once and then doctors they brought him back to life and God just gave mercy on his life and after going to jail and after some time spending in jail and after that he He went to the treatment program and he recovered he recovered from drugs and we just want to I have a few questions that we would like to ask him tonight and Brian Can you please go back two years and tell us how did you come about this place? And what was your experience at first? So the first time I came it was it was really awkward. It was just the presence in heroes. I felt really out of place You know everybody's singing everybody, you know everybody's joyful and at that point at that point in my life I wasn't I wasn't there yet. I just I didn't have a lot of sense of joy and peace And so when I came here, it was just it was different. I hadn't you know I knew nothing about God and you nothing about the love of God or anything So Can you tell us who invited you to this place? So we meet that it Brian we know that can you please tell us how? Your dedication to Jesus Christ and the church helped you to get free from drugs and alcohol addictions So that song we sung tonight said it that's really it's like all I have to say is you know my heart is alive and That's how I feel now. It's you know, it gave me a sense of the you know I experienced God's love in a way that I've never experienced before You know no matter what happened to me in the past no matter who I thought I was before You know, I just continue to You know proclaim that I you know who I am through Christ So the love of God is just it really touched my life Also, you know, it's I had no purpose or I didn't I couldn't say no purpose would have no vision before You know, I ran around aimlessly I had nothing that I had just going towards I knew I wanted to do something with my life, but I didn't know what And so once I gave my life to God and I continue to read Fill myself, you know with the mentors here and leaders here it gave me a vision on what I want to see and To see you know first and foremost I would love to see every one of my family members save to experience what I have felt because You know, we come from a background where there isn't there is no There is no God. They don't give God praise. They don't worship God and for me. It's completely changed my life my relationships with people So and I you know, I don't quite know yet what my purpose is I know in a sense to see people save To see people healed You know, and I'm just on along for the journey and to be available to wherever God wants to use me Amen. Amen. Let's put our hands together for Jesus Christ Brian we know that After you gave your life to Jesus Christ, you started to show very huge commitment to morning prayers and spending time with the Lord and actually giving a large sums Large amount of money away like your paychecks to people who were in need. Can you tell us? What was your motivation? What drove you to do such radical things? Um So we see it here and one of the one of the biggest things or one of the biggest impacts was I read the book the blessed life And then so that impacted me a lot and you know, it just showed me that No, you know, you could give all you have and God's always gonna provide for it. You can't out give God it also The life that I was living before it was, you know, I didn't really have a whole lot And so it was like, you know, I don't want to live my life. Just, you know, taking everything in and Getting to the top in a sense It was like they're still dying people out there They're still hurting people out there that don't have enough and so, you know, I know that a God will provide it for me So I'll give and that was just a decision that I've made that you know throughout the year I want to give, you know, a couple a couple big sacrifices, so Well, that is awesome. Let's put our hands together for Jesus Christ We know that today is actually a special special day for you. Can you please tell us why? So I guess it's special It I graduated it's a drug court program. It's in a sense. They call it hugs for thugs But it but it's a program that They don't necessarily They help you in a sense of holding you accountable The program's long enough. It's it's 18 months long. I was in it for like 22 But it the program it so it got rid of all my all my felonies I went in there with like four Four possibly five felonies that I would had one from previously, but so it completely wiped them away So legally, you know, I'm in a sense. I get to start over free. I got in other trouble, but for those You know, they wipe away free It's dismissed And so it's it's to me the program it's been It's important, you know, I take it's an accomplishment for me It wasn't the hardest thing to do, you know anything in life if you set your mind to it, you can do it but It's a it's just a stepping stone for the plan that God has for me. So hallelujah, hallelujah We're so happy and You can see on a picture, can you put the picture back? Yeah, he's holding his Certificate and I would like to invite his mother that is here tonight. Kaylee. Can you please come with his certificate if it's here? His mother Kaylee she came as a surprise to his graduations from Portland She is here with us tonight Celebrating his son her son's freedom and she made a surprise showed up at the court He was very shocked to see her because she's attending school in Portland and we're so happy that you're with us tonight. Welcome Kaylee We just want to can you switch places real quick? I Just want to ask you one question. What can you tell about? Seeing the progress your son has made and what can you tell about that? How do you feel about it? Oh, I'm so proud I'm so proud. I Didn't think this day would come. I figured I was going to be burying my son because his road his path was Destructive and he took his sister and I with him and Today Here he is and I know God has has a plan for him or he wouldn't be here today Yes, let's put our hands together for God Kaylee, we're really happy for your son your family and we know that God will do great things And it's just the beginning just the start of what is about to come to your family. Amen. Amen So and Brian, I want to ask you last question if you would can you please share a word of advice? Maybe to people who might be Struggling with a similar situation in their life finding themselves addicted to drugs or something. What can you tell them? You know once you get over the stage of you know Once over the first of all you have to make a decision to quit But once you get over that decision or once you get over the you know the addictive part of it because there is there is Physical withdrawals of everything so once you can get over that You know it took me the longest time to get to the point to where you know and that's where it's like praying That's why I dedicated to prayer is you know, it's almost like a positive reinforcement You continually have to tell yourself who you are through Christ and what God's word says about you not about what your past says Not about what your current situation and so it's you know to just to constantly fill yourself with positive with You know reinforcement that tells us who you are not not you know what you think you are and what the devil's trying to tell you Who you are? Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for sharing