I am the product of good parents, and good youth ministry. I was headed in the wrong direction very early in life. I was a pretty messed up kid by the time I was in seventh grade. Thanks be to God, He rescued me. I don’t know where I would be today if He hadn’t. Going into eighth grade my parents forced me to go on a retreat that changed my life. I realized on that retreat that the Faith isn’t just something to do “on the side”, but that it has everything to do with who I am and what gives life meaning.