 I'm Zach. I was born in Climate Falls, Oregon, and raised in Pasco. And can you tell us how you got invited to Hunger Generation and when you first came, what did you think? I was invited because I was on the verge of shooting myself. I had told my brother, Alex, actually not my brother, but my best friend. I've gone through a lot since the past 21 years. And then all he told me was come to church, what could I do. I told him, I didn't believe in it because religion has been in my life, you know, since ever. I started off as a Christian, and then I went to Mormonism and then Catholicism and then Buddhism. And nothing's ever worked out for me, so I kind of just lost faith. And that's kind of when I just fell in the pit. And Zach, can you tell us, when you first came to the Earth Service, what happened to you? I was overwhelmed. Alex told me church, not concert. And then when I came, I believe his name was Dan, and his testimony really opened up my eyes. And it showed that I wasn't the only one. And with that being said, I don't know why I felt embarrassed, but I had to rush out because I wanted to cry. And so that being said, Alex had taken me home and I just sat there and I kind of took a step back and just re-evaluated my life. So why did you leave the service early? What happened when you went home? I cried and I, like I said, I re-evaluated. And then he told me to pray, and I didn't know how because this is all new to me. So I wrote it out. I wrote out my frustrations. I wrote it out. I wrote out like what I was struggling with. And you know, I wrote out like the little things I was struggling with and what I wanted to face just to get out the way. And I prayed to him. I was like, if you're out there, give me a sign. Because two weeks prior, my car had broken down. So I was walking to work, blistering cold, you know. And I'm already out in the cold for nine hours. So, and then 10 minutes. So when you wrote it down that your car was broken and you frustrated and you got to fix it, what happened next morning? 10 minutes until the next morning. I got out the shower, got ready for work. I was just crossing my fingers. I was like, oh, I hope my car starts because it is freezing. Next thing you know, one click, my car is up and running. Can you tell us a little bit what your life was like before you came to church? We know that you went through many religions to find peace and maybe happiness. What else were you into? Gangs, drugs. I was drinking every night. One of my biggest problems was pill-popping. I tried it when I was in ninth grade. It was oxycodone. And it progressed. It went from one to two a day, to two in the morning, to two at night, to four in the morning, to four at night. And it progressed to eight a day. And then it got to the point where I wanted something stronger. Why were you pill-popping? When I went through as a kid, I was born without a father. There was a point in time where I didn't live with my mother. When I moved here, that's when I was introduced to gangs. Those were the only people that welcomed me. I thought they were my family. I was picking fights and I was doing all these kinds of things. It was just a really horrible place. I really didn't see me going anywhere. That's why I kind of fell into depression. I was scared of the world. I was always cooped up in my room. I couldn't even step out the door. Prior to coming to church, I would never stand in front of people. I would be so nervous and nerve-wracking. I'd probably have an asthma attack and anxiety attack and just boot out of here. That would be the old me. Can you tell us when you came here that Wednesday and you give your left to Christ, what happened to you? My life took a complete 180. It's been brighter days ever since. I remember after that week, that first time I came, I went to go write in my journal again. I didn't even realize that that list I wrote down was completely crossed off. Also, one big thing was my hospital bills because my mom, she's sick as well. That's always been one of my struggles and why I fell down into depression. She had a stroke. She had back surgery. She had cancer removed, a tumor removed, and it was just hard. So you had a hospital bill. What happened to that bill? That's one of the things that you wrote down on the list of frustrating you. What happened then? It's gone. $2,500 I don't have to pay. You mentioned to me that you had one of the issues that you had or you were facing was in your relationships. Can you tell us about that? I feel like women are men's greatest treasures and guys need to realize that. Anyways, my girlfriend's parents weren't open to the idea. They didn't like it. That's a baby girl. That's their treasure. I tried everything to get on their good side and they didn't like me. Then after coming to church, praying to God, I wanted his blessing in my relationship. I wanted to move forward with her because I really loved her. I would do anything for her. So that being said, after I said that prayer, two or three days after, her parents had called her saying that they wanted to meet me. So this Monday, we're going to get together and have dinner. That's heartwarming. Can you tell us what is your advice to people that are watching us or here listening to you? What is it that you want to tell them? A prayer or a day makes a pain go away. I promise you, whatever it is, it's nothing God can overcome. It's God's battle, not yours. I promise you that. And with God, anything is possible.