That same year, I got a phone call from a friend about 3 am on a Saturday night. He told me that my girlfriend had been at a party, she had been drinking, she got drunk, a guy slipped a pill into her drink and she was raped. I was devastated. I actually for the first time in my life was not strong enough for myself. I couldn't shake the anger I had built up inside no matter how hard I tried. One of my friends asked if she could pray for me. Well, during that prayer she told me that if I believed Jesus could take that pain from me that he would, that all I had to do was trust. I opened my eyes in tears from that prayer because He had taken away all my pain.

After that point in my life, I began to see more and more what a relationship with Christ meant. And honestly that is where the change took place. I accepted Christ as my Savior and asked forgiveness for my sins and the changes happened. I lost all temptation to drink and began seeing the joy of life in a whole new way. Don't get me wrong, I would still be the life of the party, making a goof of myself on the dance floor, and making people laugh, but without being drunk. God filled me with a joy that was far greater than any relationship, drug, or alcohol ever gave me. And so I committed my life to helping others- helping them see that there is so much to life and that drugs and alcohol will never solve any problems nor help them in any way achieve their goals.

Thank you for allowing me to share a summary of my story. I wish you the best of luck.  I am so excited to see kids getting excited about making a difference!

-Travis King