 Okay, please introduce yourself and where you're from oh, my name is Brian and I'm from Pasco originally Well share with us your testimony What how your life was before Christ will lead you here and how it is now? Well, my life before Christ was a pretty much like the prodigal son. I grew up, you know My my dad he gave his life to Christ when I was eight It was a big change and he felt a calling and we saw their house We saw a lot of possessions and went to Mexico and started a mission when I saw that every other mission was only supported But whatever my dad made I decided that oh, I got to come back to Washington I got to go to school. I got to finish and I got to support him in any way That's when my life changed. I came back. I started straight away from the right path. I started feeling just the criticism just hate from my peers just randomly I started sheltering myself in drugs and gangs and That's I would talk to my parents every day and I would tell them everything's fine. Everything's okay Because knowing that the monster I became if I went back to that mission I would destroy everything that God has started. So I just masked my emotions. I masked my feelings and You know drugs daily, you know, just a violent life leading dozens and dozens of kids and youth into the wrong path And every day I was just dying a little bit inside emotionally and spiritually every day I would die more and more Until you know years of this lifestyle passed. I met this girl kind of got my life straight and We had a beautiful son. I know you guys probably seen him around little meanie me and It's he's a wonderful boy and it was it was a blessing from God But I never put God first in my life and you got to put God first in your life And it for in order for anything to work. That's what I never did. We were together for six years. Everything was passing We became bitter. We became angry with each other. We just started Hating each other and thinking we're holding each other back from being happy So one point that was just one point the same just got in the way too much and we split and After that, you know, I lost focus. I lost hope that I was gonna see my kid and grow my kid and teach him the right ways till just April 22nd of just a little bit ago. I was sitting in my window and as I saw my my baby's mother Come and drop off my son. I realized I still have something to fight for My son is something gonna grow up and he's gonna need somebody to lead him in the right way He's gonna leave some someone to teach him the right way not just hearing stories of what happened this and that He needs to know that the power of God Can change anything? So I ran to my room. I locked it and Locked myself in there and for the first time in years. I cried out to God. I cried out to God from the death of my soul and after so many years that I'd let God Out of my life and just completely out of the picture He looked down on me with mercy and he pulled me from that hole And I knew that moment from that moment on I was a different person. I got up from my knees I walked out to the living room Knowing God had changed my life that moment then on every addiction every feeling of guilt every Everything you name it was gone instantly nothing and the power of God is amazing I'll put your hands together for Jesus Christ So now how'd you come out about this church and we'll let you hear we see you coming a lot Bring a lot of people coming to morning prayers. What led you here? It's a funny story. Well, my friend Marvin and we grew up in high school. I know you guys know Marvin He's really positive person when high school. He used to purchase drugs from yeah He invited me a few times and after seeing them after years and seeing the change and seeing who he was I'm like wow, you know, he's happy. He's just a different person now. I came once But I still wasn't ready until after that commitment. I came back and I was ready. I was ready to become a part of this family Come on, put your hands together for Jesus Christ Once a drug dealer now becomes a hope to you like come on So Brian, what is your advice now to some people and what is actually your dreams and your goals as I You're giving your life to Jesus. You were committed. What do you want to do now? Well, not pretty much. I just want to use my story use my past my background just to Reach out to the people that need it reach out to the youth before it's too late Before they go through what I went before they start going to jail and juvie and whatnot I want to reach out to them and show them that there's there's a way out. There's a way out in god Come on put your hands together for Jesus christ. Thank you so much, Brian for your wonderful testimony